Hi, As you know, I am the coordinator for fundraising for our Adoption Agency's (Adoption Advocates International) Holiday Gift Project. I have just been given this flyer to use in our campaign to collect funds.
This year we are hoping to raise enough money to provide for around 500 Ethiopian and Ghananian Orphans and thier caregivers.
As we all get ready for the holidays, and shell out the big bucks for that 'must-have' gift, I hope that you will take a moment to think about the millions of Orphans around the world, who will not be visited by 'Santa' this year. $20 Goes a long way in Africa.
I am hoping to make the trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this year, to spend my holidays with some of those children (If you would like to contribute to our travel fund, that would be fine too! 3 Round trip tickets are going to be pricey!).
Thank you for reading this note!
And Happy Holidays!
Mandie, Leyton and Ava
adoptionadvocates.org
November 2007
Greetings!
Adoption Advocates International (AAI) has helped and continues to help countless orphans and many families with their adoption journeys in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is a country of great need, with more than 4 million children who have been orphaned because of HIV/AIDS and other causes. The Holiday Project is designed to help more than 500 orphan children with presents and parties.
A donation of $20 will sponsor a child or a staff person in Ethiopia or Ghana. The orphan children living in orphanages will receive a new traditional Ethiopian outfit, a small gift bag of toys, and special food treats, wrapped and ready to open.
Staff members will receive a gift certificate at a local supermarket which will enable them to afford special treats for their own families during the holidays.Additionally, we are gathering funds to provide a holiday party in the towns of Nazret and Mukatore where AAI assists orphan children through our Orphan Student Education Fund which allows them to remain in school and living with relatives or neighbors . We will provide a holiday party (and small gifts) for these children and their caretakers.
Help Make A Child's Holiday Brighter!
The children dressed in the holiday outfits that previous donor funds purchased.
Thank you so much for any assistance you can provide so that we can brighten the holidays for the children in our care and the staff who lovingly care for them. To donate, please send a check to the office or on-line through our secure on-line donations service -- CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW
Sincerely,Rita Radostitz
Director of Fundraising & Communication
Adoption Advocates International
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