Sunday, June 10, 2012

$1068.50







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 have found families !!!!




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+

  • Makayla #11-16 - MFFM
  • Laurel - MFFM
  • Kristie - $90
  • Alexis - MFFM
  • Justine - $100
  • Kiersten - $140.48
  • Prudence - $24
  • Rhonda - $24

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 !!