Update 1

Melanie does not have computer access at her home, and so is not very familiar with the Internet and the resources available on it. That is why she needs someone to help her with this search.

I started my search at Classmates.com, where I set up an account for Melanie. And lo and behold, there is a possibility I may have already found Jennifer! I clicked on classmates.com's "search" tab and did a basic search, which consisted of Jennifer's first and last names. Several hits came up for her name, but only one of them was from Florida--a graduate of Cape Coral Christian High School in Cape Coral, Florida. Her graduation year, 2001, matches the year Melanie's daughter would have graduated. Well, as Jennifer's birthday is in November, there is a chance she could have graduated in 2000 also.

I called up Melanie and got her voice mail. I am waiting for her to get back to me and tell me how she wants me to proceed--eg, does she want me to contact Jennifer pretending to be Melanie (with Melanie dictating the note she wants me to write)?; does she want to type out the e-mail herself?; what does she want me to say to Jennifer?, etc. Of course, we still have to ascertain that this person is her daughter.

Anyway, that is the update for now. I am excited about this promising find.