Erin Runnion
Erin Runnion
continue protection unite uplift
Our mission, ... is to continue to unite and uplift our nation's communities in protection and wonderment of all children.
composure entire girl throughout
That little girl is a warrior, ... She is -- for her to give the description that she did, to have the composure that she had throughout this entire thing.
agree die helps ken purpose
It helps them refocus, just like Ken and I are, on insisting that some purpose be made out of this, ... Because we can't let her die in vain. We just can't. And they agree with that, and it's hard.
attention taken
The attention that Samantha garnered when she was taken was outrageous,
awareness child disappears grateful higher level media national pick ridiculous stories whatever
It is ridiculous that the media doesn't pick up every story where a child disappears from their home. It's horrible. But at the same time, without those stories that do make it ... this wouldn't even be in our consciousness. So whatever the reason, I'm grateful because the level of national awareness is higher than it's ever been.
prevent
I don't think there's a way to prevent this,
anger room
There's very little room for anger. It's all hurt. It's all sadness,
cannot meant takes
I cannot tell you how much all of this has meant to us, ... We come out here every night, and we are working to read everything that you've written, but it takes a long time.