Tuesday February 7, 2012
I'm a child of the 80's so I totally remember the old lady asking, "Where's the beef?" (I loved those commercials.) Now we can capture a bit of the past by purchasing a vintage-style "Where's the Beef?" T-shirt at http://www.wendys.com/shirt/ for $20, with a portion of the proceeds going to Wendy's Wonderful Kids (WWK). T-shirts available through March 31.
If that's not enough, another fun way to support children in foster care is to create your own T-shirt design. WendyThreads Design Studio, a new Facebook app where you can create a unique tee. You have until February 29th to create your look. The designs will be put to the vote and then the top 10 styles will be reviewed by celebrity judges Trey Songz, Erin Andrews and Whitney Port. The top three will receive $5,000 and have his or her T-shirts produced and sold by Homage LLC. Wendy's will donate $4.25 from each shirt sold to benefit children in foster care. The winning T-shirts from the Facebook contest and the retro, "Where's the Beef?" tees will be available for purchase until March 31.
Wendy's Wonderful Kids is the signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and helps place foster children in adoptive homes. WWK has given more than $7 million in grants to adoption agencies and organizations, which has helped more than 2,200 foster children.
Are you going to buy or create a t-shirt? I think they'd make a fun gift!
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Monday February 6, 2012
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I enjoy training PS-MAPP a lot. It's always a neat experience watching a person's viewpoint grow and change as they learn more about the needs of foster children and their birth families.
Many people enjoy listening too and learning from experienced foster parents. This really helps with the decision making process. So, experienced foster parents - What Advice Would You Offer to Those Considering Foster Care? If you have parented a child or children in your home through foster care, share any and all advice you may have for those considering becoming foster parents.
Some questions to get you thinking:
- How did you make the decision to become a foster parent?
- If you knew then, what you know now or what you'd do differently.
- How did you handle telling your family about your desire to foster children in need?
- How did you prepare your children? Were they happy or upset with the decision?
I've really enjoyed reading how you'd change the foster care system, now it's your turn to share a bit with those considering working within the foster care system as foster parents. Please, use this form to share your foster parenting wisdom.
Suggested Reading: Want to be the kind of foster parents that can help a child move on from a life of abuse and neglect? Sign up for a free e-course today, Learn How to Be a Great Foster Parent in 5 Weeks.
Monday January 30, 2012
I've been finding the presidential race interesting, and as always there is drama. Of course, each of the Republican candidates have a different stance on gay adoption, abortion, and other adoption issues.
Tax season is coming up and there was a lot to update, including listing the changes in the adoption tax credit for 2011.
I also updated some international adoption statistics as well as a new article explaining Form I-604, utilized in non-Hague convention adoptions.
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Saturday January 28, 2012
Most of us love to talk about our children, but there seems to be something extra special about adoption stories. If you have added a child or children to your home through adoption, and created your own forever family, we'd love to read your adoption story. Asking readers to share their adoption stories has become our January tradition over the past few years.
Here are some of our newest adoption stories:
