I must admit that recently I have become a little depressed when thinking about the goal of getting ALL of the older kids up to and over $50 in their grants by July 4th.
We WERE doing well - but recently it seems that more and more children have been newly listed, meaning many many new children with less than $50.
Many with ZERO, or close to it.
In fact - the precise count from this afternoon was 103 older children with less than $50 in their grants - this number includes 16 children with ZERO, and twenty-six children with less than $20.
HOWEVER
I looked back at the original zeros again. The children who were listed back in the fall when I started the zero the zeros campaign - back when there were 184 older children with a big, fat ZERO in their grants.
184 children with nothing.
184 children who had just about no chance of being adopted.
184 children desperately in need of a family.
Out of the original zeros
THIRTY ONE children who had nothing in their grants at all - thirty one boys and girls - 31 families saw them and chose them despite them being older, despite them having next to nothing in their grants.
THIRTY ONE children - saved from a lifetime of misery in an institution - chosen because their mommy's and daddy's saw their face, fell in love, and jumped in to start their journey home.
WOW !!
Also - there are now SIX of the original zeros on the sizable grants listing - six who had NOTHING now have at least $2500 in their grants !!!
Looking at the numbers - seeing those faces - seeing the grants growing - certainly helps get over that feeling of helplessness.
The only downer is that out of the 184 original zeros - there ARE STILL 45 children with less than $50 in their grants. These children had NOTHING last fall - and still have a way to go to get over that $50 wall.
I'm being realistic - I can't see HOW we can get every single older children over the $50 wall before the 4th of July.
Maybe we can - maybe we can't.
BUT - I KNOW we can get the original zeros ALL over that wall.
They all have AT LEAST $20 in their grants.
ALL it would take to get EVERY SINGLE ORIGINAL ZERO up to $50 is
$1068.50
While I am sure that you don't have that kind of cash laying around ready to be donated, I'm also sure that you probably DO have a spare $5, $10, maybe even $20. I have seen the power of the Reece's Rainbow family. I have seen you all rally around and raise thousands to help families in desperate need. I'm not asking for thousands.
I'm not asking for anything.
Just a few spare dollars - for the kids who are worth SO MUCH MORE than ZERO.
Please - look at the list below - look at how far so many of them have come since last fall - and look how little some of them have.
Please - help them jump that $50 wall.
They deserve the chance of a family.
Those still with less than $50 are in bold - click on their name, look at their face - look into their eyes - please, help them !
Down Syndrome Boys aged 6-9
- Will #21-1 - MFFM
- Samuel #3-2 - $20
- Sheridan - $439.50
- Maksim S. 14G - $67.50
- Nikita K. - $50
- Denis D. - $61.50
- Ahmed R. - $50
- Cyril S. - $50.60
- Kyle #7-1 - $2728
- Jordan - $20
- Nicholas 2H - $884.18
- Sasha - $2506.50
- Ruslan - $7088.50
- Andrue #6-4 - $50
- Davey - Not currently listed?
- Mickey - $110.70
- Alexei - $40
- Zane - MFFM
- Kyle - $51.50
- Grant - $1140
- Andrew - MFFM
- Luke - $20
- Jeff - $130
- Drew #6-1 - MFFM
- Marty #6-7 - $50
- Mikale #6-6 - $30
- Madden - $55
- Dylan - $190
Down Syndrome Girls aged 6-9
- Ellie 46 -$57.65
- Catherine P. 8W - $2279 +$10,000 agency grant !!
- Danielle 2H - $1028
- Megan - $50
- Dasha - MFFM
- Anjelica - $25
- Isabelle #2-2 - MFFM
- Trista - MFFM
- Jolene 26HA - $77.50
- Tiana 26HA - Not currently listed ?
- Claire 26HA - MFFM
Other Angel Boys aged 6-9
- Alan $32.50
- Russ $52.50
- Artem 13G - $464.93
- William $101
- Gregory J. 8W $194
- Donald $50
- Ross $101
- Matvey $33.50
- Nathan - $20
- Alexander G. 13G - $109
- Troy - $20
- Carter - MFFM
- Patrick 2H - Not currently listed ?
- Joey - MFFM
- Alix - MFFM
- Sealey - $50
- Samson - $1053.50
- Anderson - $30
- Silas - MFFM
- Dane - $100
- David - $135
- Jason - $38
- Evan - $20
- Bobby - $1004
- Harrison - MFFM
- Glenn - $20
- Dmitri - $24
- Phillip - MFFM
- Andrew - $20
- Caesar - $20
- Parker - $36
- Sasha - $103
- Niko - $103
- Arthur - $50.60
- Vitaly - $100
- Galen - $500
- Walter - $30
- Kristopher - $149.80
- Erik - $20
Other Angel Girls aged 6-9
- Marley #60-1 - MFFM
- Samantha & Kristina - $120
- Christine S. 8W - $30
- Janna - $1020
- Elaine - $20
- Iryna $140.05
- Olive - $55
- Erin - MFFM
- Patti - MFFM
- Marina - MFFM
- Nastya - $133.65
- Leila - $55
- Chrystyna - $87
- Allie - CH - $20
- Anastasia - $197.50
- Alisha - $30
- Natalia - $1336.75
- Yasmine - $220.61
- Lauren - $50
- Berkeley - $167.50
- Noel - $50
- Brittany - $53
- Elise - $50.50
- Linda - $20
- Judie - $20
HIV Boys and Girls aged 6-9
- Susan - MFFM
- Steffie - $23
- Jenny - $23
- Yuri - $24
- Ilyssa - $36
- Andrew P. 26HA - $25
- Drew B. 26HA - $145
- Mark 14 - $31
- Alicia - $497
- Eric - $50
- Avery 3G - $20
- Andrey - $51.50
- Benjamin 15H - $50.60
- Maggie 2H - Not currently listed?
- Rafferty - MFFM
- Katerina 2H - MFFM
- David 2H - Not currently listed?
- James - MFFM
- Greg 2H - Not currently listed?
- Marjorie - $27.50
- Christian - $21
- Taylor - MFFM
- Yelena - $26
- McKenna - MFFM
- Cindy - MFFM
- Drew B. 26HA - $145
- George - $65
Down Syndrome Boys aged 10+
- Kade #16-2 - $100
- Daniel 15H - $105
- Brett #19-1 - $102.70
- Kolya 15H - $1140.50
- Heath - $9133.94
- Andruis - $387
- Dylan #17-3 - $51.80
- Adam $16-1 - $56
- Michael - $65
- Tanner #31-1 - $50.60
- Daniel #14-2 - $55.70
- Daniel - $145
- Marlowe #18-1 - $103
- Dixon #2-3 - $30
- Cullen #12-4 - $133.50
Down Syndrome Girls aged 10+
- Heather - $173
- Stephie #49-4 - $237.30
- Veronika L69 - $50
- Amelia #2-1 - $175.50
- Dawn #17-1 - $52
- Lynette #17-2 -IN LOVING MEMORY, Tsveti
- Emilija L64 - $20
- Natalija L60 - $24
- Angelia - $20
- Harmony - No longer listed.
- Margit #6-4 - $210
Other Angel Boys aged 10+
- Maxim O. - MFFM
- Emmitt - $1678.50
- Tyler - MFFM
- Andrew $209
- Alex - $104.40
- Lance - $24
- Frank - $50.60
Other Angel Girls aged 10+
HIV Boys and Girls aged 10+
- Jack 23 - MFFM
- Brian - $30.60
- Estelle - $405
- Gerard - $67.30
- Marat - MFFM
- Tim 26HA - $4365
- Yana - $1231.70
- Vlad - $51
- Devon - $55
- Larissa - $719
- Irina 26HA - $145
- Kate 26HA - $102
- Ana 26HA - $51
!! THANK YOU !!
