Hello everyone!,

Who is getting excited about Traffick Jam 2013?  I know we still have a while to get everything ready, but it will be here before we know it!  The Hard Places Community Executive Director Alli Mellon spent August and part of September doing a U.S. speaking tour and Traffick Jam is seeing a huge response!  Most of the cities that Alli was able to visit are planning Traffick Jam walks for this Spring.  It is a very exciting time for our work. 
We also have many of the walks from 2013 planning to participate again this year as well as some of you who have heard about us through the web or through your friends and could not sit back and do nothing. 
We are also lowering registration fees to $10.  This does mean that it will not include a t-shirt, but they will be available on the site for anyone who wants one. 
In conjunction with this years Walk-a-Thon, we will also be releasing a compilation record of various artists who are donating their talents to helping us rescue children trapped in sexual slavery.  The record will be released on this April 6, 2013 on with a release show following the events here in Jackson, MS.  The album will be available at various stores in Jackson, MS, on our websites, and through iTunes. 
Be sure to check out the brand new official Hard Places Community website at www.hardplaces-community.org and be on the lookout for a revamped www.traffickjamasia.com.  If you wish to buy a cool HPC t-shirt or a 2013 Traffick Jam shirt then be sure to head on over to www.thehardplacescommunity.bigcartel.com.

Thanks for caring about those in need,

Drew Mellon
Traffick Jam National Director
hardplacesdrew@gmail.com

*painting on this page by John Mark Coon