"Lauren is all of us. She is me. She is my best friend. She is my little sister as she leaves home for her first year in college." @NewsOnLaurenS

https://twitter.com/#!/NewsOnLaurenS

Within days of Lauren's disappearance, @NewsOnLaurenS was launched on Twitter. At the time, we barely knew what Twitter was. At the time we had never met the remarkable person responsible for spreading the news of Lauren's disappearance via Twitter. She is one of those rare individuals who took it upon herself to use her knowledge to help a family in need. Almost a year later, and after thousands of tweets, @NewsOnLaurenS continues to support us with dedication, determination and caring. We will be forever grateful.

Our sincere thanks to @NewsOnLaurenS and Malorie Janasek for creating http://findlauren.tumblr.com/, a photo project to raise awareness to #FindLauren and to all of you who have participated thus far.

Hoping today is the day….

Rob, Charlene and Rebecca Spierer