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Event To Raise Money, Awareness in Case of Missing IA Girls

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Evansdale, IA -

The families of two missing Iowa girls say police have told them tips are increasing in the case. With renewed hope, folks in Evansdale, Iowa held a chili cook off fundraiser over weekend. Two-thousand dollars was raised from the cook-off and more importantly the family says events like this help keep awareness alive. Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook went missing last summer. With the earnings from the cook-off Elizabeth's parents will compile a list of all the convicted sex offenders in Iowa who have failed to re-register with the state. Even though law enforcement hasn't said they suspect a sex offender, the Collins' plan to present the list to authorities in December.