--
It's toward the end, (on the part where the pictures come up) and
shows up on the left hand side. The National Autism Association
must have given it to him, as it is on their Wall of Hope. I'm
going to see if I can get a copy of the video when it's released.
I'm also going to check and see if the local station can play his
song and do some autism awareness activities. If any of you know
people at local country stations, please call them and encourage
them to play this song!
Christi

- In easternokautism@yahoogroups.com, michael dollarhide
<msdollarhide@...> wrote:
>
> DEAR CHRISTI,
>
> WOW! I LOVE IT! IS LANDON'S PICTURE ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT
COMES UP IN THE FIRST GROUP OF PICS? TOWARD THE MIDDLE? HOW DID
THEY GET HIS PICTURE? HOW EXCITING! I'M GONNA PASS THIS ON!
>
> LOVE YA! GINA
>
> christi-kellogg@... wrote:
> Oh....my gosh!!! I was crying as I watched this video,
then I really lost it! I looked up and saw my son Landon's picture
on the video! I can't believe it!!! HE is the blond boy in the black
and white picture! Thanks Cheryl for sending this out!
> Christi
> ---- Cheryl <albummaker@...> wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > This is by Mark Leland and is called "Missing Pieces". PLEASE
check
> > it out!
> >
> > Needless to say, brought tears to my eyes.
> >
> > Go to this site : http://www.frinkfes
<http://www.frinkfest.com/>
> > t.com/ and
> > click on the play button on the right hand side
> >
> > Here is an excerpt from his bio on Mark Leland's website and the
> > reason behind writing this song.
> >
> > The largest motivation behind this CD is the title
track, "Missing
> > Pieces". Leland's manager and long time friend, Tim Calhoun, is
the
> > father of Nathaniel, the inspiration for this song. Nathaniel,
like
> > 1.7 million other children, is autistic. After listening to the
> > stories of the challenges that families face in receiving
treatment
> > for their children diagnosed with autism and watching the pain
his
> > close friend was facing, Leland began to learn more and more
about
> > autism. Together, Calhoun and Leland wrote "Missing Pieces". It
is a
> > touching song that takes a listener through the anguish of
having a
> > beautiful baby whose neurological sense become challenged in the
> > first few years of life. The autism community faces a constant
> > struggle of learning about the causes of this terrible disease
and
> > the ever-changing ideas on effective treatment.
> >
> > The philanthropic loyalty that Leland has towards helping this
often
> > unnoticed group of dedicated parents has been the basis of his
> > decision to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of
his
> > Missing Pieces CD to organizations that can assist families in
> > affording the treatment needed to help their autistic children
> > succeed. As the song "Missing Pieces" is being played more and
more,
> > Leland is frequently asked to perform at autism benefits across
the
> > country. Parents of autistic children who have heard his song
are
> > sharing his enthusiasm with other members of their community.
> > Together, Leland and his fans are spreading autism awareness
across
> > the nation and possibly, the world.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>