Erin Runnion Quotations

I am truly humbled and inspired to be recognized among the incredible women who share this honor, ... I am grateful to REDBOOK for helping us raise awareness about the nature and prevalence of crimes against children. Together, we can prevent the vast majority of these crimes by working together to ensure that every family has the community support it needs and every child has a network of people watching out for them.

Our mission, ... is to continue to unite and uplift our nation's communities in protection and wonderment of all children.

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.

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.

The attention that Samantha garnered when she was taken was outrageous,

There's very little room for anger. It's all hurt. It's all sadness,

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.

I don't think there's a way to prevent this,

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.