Nathan Solis/ Record Searchlight

Mark Cox directs volunteers on Sunday morning in a neighborhood north of Redding in the search for Sherri Papini, who was reported missing Wednesday afternoon.

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By Nathan Solis of the Redding Record Searchlight

Four days after the disappearance of a Redding woman last seen jogging in her Mountain Gate neighborhood, organizers met Sunday morning in hats and jackets to continue the search in the rain.

Sherri Papini, 34, was last seen Wednesday wearing a pink jogging top near Sunrise Drive and Old Oregon Trail, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, who called her disappearance suspicious and said the mother of two is at risk.

On Sunday morning volunteers fanned out into the neighborhood near Sundust Road northeast of Redding to ask residents if they had seen or heard anything suspicious in the area.

Volunteers noted homes with surveillance cameras pointing out to the street. They will pass along that information to the Sheriff's Office.

Over the three days of searching the surrounding neighborhood volunteers have found only a few bits of items that would be worth mentioning, said Trudy Nickens, organizer with Nor-Cal Alliance for the Missing. They will pass along any information to the Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit.

"The public did a great job," Nickens said. "They really tried hard to get out there and look. It is so nice to see the community come in and take this seriously."

Members of the Shasta Support Services were also part of the search group on Sunday.

Mark Cox, a friend of Papini's family, led a group of 13 along Portero Drive, east of Old Oregon Trail. Volunteers walked in the rain and a neighbor pointed the group to a nearby pond. The group walked a dirt trail and saw that the area was undisturbed.

Maria Schwartz and her husband, Lee, met Papini's parents at a social event and kept in touch through social media. They walked the neighborhood with the rest of the group.

"As a mother I can't even imagine what they are going through," said Maria Schwartz.

The volunteer group knocked on doors along the street and called out Papini's name in the open fields. They ducked their heads into storm drains and yelled to the homes behind locked gates.

Earlene Solly and her husband, Mike, did not know Papini or anyone in her family, but felt the need to join the search efforts.

"It's the least we can do," Earlene Solly said. "Having more people asking questions will be better for everyone."

Art Apple of Redding, and Jeff Taylor of Paradise walked the neighborhood with the group. Taylor's known Papini's family for several years and felt compelled to be part of the search.

Along the way the group stopped at Martin Schuler's house. Schuler went to high school with Papini and learned of the news from a friend.

"It's just so sad," Schuler said. "She was a few years younger than me, but we knew the same friends growing up."

Search organizers plan to meet again later in the week.

Papini's sister, Sheila Koester, said Saturday that $40,000 has been added to a previous reward of $10,000 offered through Secret Witness of Shasta County. Money for the added reward was pledged through private donations.

Anyone with information on Sherri Papini is asked to call the sheriff's office at 245-6540 or the Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit at 245-6135. Tips can also be submitted via email to mcu@co.shasta.ca.us.