Brittany's Hope
Today, I had to sent out an email to 50 people as part of our requirement for receiving an adoption grant from a wonderful organization called Brittany's Hope.
I really hate to solicitate money or donations - it makes me feel all oogey, but without the Brittany's Hope grant, we would not have been able to adopt Nandini. It would have been financially impossible.
I wanted to go ahead and copy that email on here for two reasons:
1. Some of you reading this might want to make a contribution to Brittany's Hope's annual Walk of Love. It's a bit like Race for the Cure. Each grant recipient finds donors to sponsor them for the walk. Since we won't be able to make the Walk this year (it'll be held in PA this May), someone will for walk for us.
2. I wanted to spotlight Brittany's Hope because it truly is an amazing organization. Not only do they provide grants for special needs waiting children, but they also have several humanitarian projects that would be wonderful for individuals, school groups. or churches.
If anyone reading this is interested in adopting a waiting child with special needs, I really encourage you to go their website and read about some of the waiting child who already have grants. These children are generally considered hard to place. Some of the children have more serious needs, while some have minor, correctable needs. It blows us away that Nandini had to wait three years for a family simply because she had a "label". Honestly, if anyone had taken the time to read her files and review her videos, they would have known that although her diagnosis seems really bad, she has surpassed it. I mean, she's remarkable, you know? Sure, she limps and will have to wear a leg brace, but there's no holding her back. She's smart, funny, playful - just a real joy to be around. And, really, every child - whether they're 100% healthy or whether they have serious needs - every single child on this earth needs a parent.
Here's the email I sent. I hope you'll take the time to read it. If you are not able to make a contribution - and, believe me, I know times are tough - would you at least visit the Brittany's Hope website and look at the children who are waiting for families and maybe say a prayer? Thanks.
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Dear Friends and Family,
Three months ago today, my mom and I walked into an orphanage in Pune, India and met a scared and shy little girl. She had spent over three years in an orphanage waiting for a family to call her own - all the while watching her friends being adopted one by one. The reason she waited so long for a family is because she has two significant special needs: porencephaly (a brain cyst) and cerebral palsy. Fortunately, an organization called Brittany's Hope recognized her potential and raised money to provde a significant grant to offset the costs for the family willing to adopt her.
That family was us.
Three months later, we cannot even begin to tell you the changes that we've seen since we brought Nandini home. Anyone who knows Nandini knows that she is full of life. She's an extremely spirited, joyful, and playful little girl. She is not defined or limited by her needs. In fact, she doesn't even know that she has something that others would term a "disability". Her potential is limitless.
Brittany's Hope enabled us to adopt Nandini. Without their grant, none of this would have been financially possible. Sadly, there are thousands and thousands of children around the world - including the U.S. - who are waiting for a family to call their own. One hundred and forty-three MILLION to be exact.
As part of our contract for accepting Nandini's grant, we agreed to invite our friends and family to make a contribution to Brittany's Hope's annual Walk of Love. The money raised will help provide grants for other special needs waiting children - with the hope that they, like Nandini, will find their forever family.
If you are able, we ask that you would please make a contribution to the Walk of Love. All monies raised will go towards providing grants to help children finally unite with their forever family. If you are unable to do so at this time, we ask that you would please spread the word about Brittany's Hope. They are a wonderful organization, and without their help, we would never have been able to bring our daughter home.
To make a donation, please visit our page at:
https://www.active.com/donate/2008WalkOfLove/nandini
To learn more about Brittany's Hope, their grants and humanitarian programs - or to learn more about children who have grants and who are waiting to be adopted, please visit their website at:
http://www.brittanyshope.org/
Sincerely,
The Thomas Family
Simeon, Leslie, Noah, Eli, and Nandini
I really hate to solicitate money or donations - it makes me feel all oogey, but without the Brittany's Hope grant, we would not have been able to adopt Nandini. It would have been financially impossible.
I wanted to go ahead and copy that email on here for two reasons:
1. Some of you reading this might want to make a contribution to Brittany's Hope's annual Walk of Love. It's a bit like Race for the Cure. Each grant recipient finds donors to sponsor them for the walk. Since we won't be able to make the Walk this year (it'll be held in PA this May), someone will for walk for us.
2. I wanted to spotlight Brittany's Hope because it truly is an amazing organization. Not only do they provide grants for special needs waiting children, but they also have several humanitarian projects that would be wonderful for individuals, school groups. or churches.
If anyone reading this is interested in adopting a waiting child with special needs, I really encourage you to go their website and read about some of the waiting child who already have grants. These children are generally considered hard to place. Some of the children have more serious needs, while some have minor, correctable needs. It blows us away that Nandini had to wait three years for a family simply because she had a "label". Honestly, if anyone had taken the time to read her files and review her videos, they would have known that although her diagnosis seems really bad, she has surpassed it. I mean, she's remarkable, you know? Sure, she limps and will have to wear a leg brace, but there's no holding her back. She's smart, funny, playful - just a real joy to be around. And, really, every child - whether they're 100% healthy or whether they have serious needs - every single child on this earth needs a parent.
Here's the email I sent. I hope you'll take the time to read it. If you are not able to make a contribution - and, believe me, I know times are tough - would you at least visit the Brittany's Hope website and look at the children who are waiting for families and maybe say a prayer? Thanks.
*************************************************************************************
Dear Friends and Family,
Three months ago today, my mom and I walked into an orphanage in Pune, India and met a scared and shy little girl. She had spent over three years in an orphanage waiting for a family to call her own - all the while watching her friends being adopted one by one. The reason she waited so long for a family is because she has two significant special needs: porencephaly (a brain cyst) and cerebral palsy. Fortunately, an organization called Brittany's Hope recognized her potential and raised money to provde a significant grant to offset the costs for the family willing to adopt her.
That family was us.
Three months later, we cannot even begin to tell you the changes that we've seen since we brought Nandini home. Anyone who knows Nandini knows that she is full of life. She's an extremely spirited, joyful, and playful little girl. She is not defined or limited by her needs. In fact, she doesn't even know that she has something that others would term a "disability". Her potential is limitless.
Brittany's Hope enabled us to adopt Nandini. Without their grant, none of this would have been financially possible. Sadly, there are thousands and thousands of children around the world - including the U.S. - who are waiting for a family to call their own. One hundred and forty-three MILLION to be exact.
As part of our contract for accepting Nandini's grant, we agreed to invite our friends and family to make a contribution to Brittany's Hope's annual Walk of Love. The money raised will help provide grants for other special needs waiting children - with the hope that they, like Nandini, will find their forever family.
If you are able, we ask that you would please make a contribution to the Walk of Love. All monies raised will go towards providing grants to help children finally unite with their forever family. If you are unable to do so at this time, we ask that you would please spread the word about Brittany's Hope. They are a wonderful organization, and without their help, we would never have been able to bring our daughter home.
To make a donation, please visit our page at:
https://www.active.com/donate/2008WalkOfLove/nandini
To learn more about Brittany's Hope, their grants and humanitarian programs - or to learn more about children who have grants and who are waiting to be adopted, please visit their website at:
http://www.brittanyshope.org/
Sincerely,
The Thomas Family
Simeon, Leslie, Noah, Eli, and Nandini
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