We started our weekend with a pretty big party at our place, followed it by driving 1.5 hours to Chris' parents' to throw another party and driving home. Yesterday, Carter and I made the drive again so that I could give a presentation to the local Rotary Club about UjimaCare. Every bit of it was fun and exciting, but I'm exhausted! So exhausted in fact that I'm just going to link to my mom's blog post about the party we threw.
Check it out here.
and here
We are fortunate that we don't need anything (besides one more car seat) to be ready to bring Coen home, but a shower is a fun part of any baby's anticipated arrival. So, this was a fun way to keep the excitement of a new baby and raise money for a good cause. We raised about $1200!
If anyone else is adopting and would be interested in throwing a "shower" to support UjimaCare, I would be more than happy to supply you with all the templates to recreate the party. Just shoot me an email! Heather_Roberts@ujimacare.org
Showing posts with label orphanage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orphanage. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Orphanage information/update
First, I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to donate to this amazing cause! We have a LONG way to go to complete the puzzle, but we're on the right track. I'm still waiting for the puzzle to actually arrive, and then I'll get it put together (wish me luck) and start adding your names and/or quotes and show pictures throughout the process.
I've gotten a few questions about the orphans and the orphanage itself and thought I'd share just a bit more. Some people have thought that our child will be coming from this orphanage. Not the case. There is NO orphanage currently. When our child is identified as needing a home and family, the chances are that he/she is living on the streets. Those that do have some sort of home, are not living in sanitary conditions. Many are starving.
To give you an idea, you can check out this blog. They adopted their son a little bit ago, but she shows you what his birthmother's "kitchen" and house consisted of and tells you a bit more about the life they were living. From the looks of it, I would guess that he is one of the luckier children in Ghana.
When the orphanage is complete, children without parents will be able to live there and attend school. Also, those with only one parent who is unable to take care them will also be able to live there and attend school. The plan is to hire single mothers who need work, for any of the orphanage jobs (cooking, cleaning, laundry, sewing) allowing them to earn a living while their child is given a roof over their head, food in their tummy and an education.
All of that said, we need to HURRY up and get this orphanage built! These children deserve so much more. If you haven't donated already, please consider doing so. All it takes is a click on the "donate" button to the right.
I've gotten a few questions about the orphans and the orphanage itself and thought I'd share just a bit more. Some people have thought that our child will be coming from this orphanage. Not the case. There is NO orphanage currently. When our child is identified as needing a home and family, the chances are that he/she is living on the streets. Those that do have some sort of home, are not living in sanitary conditions. Many are starving.
To give you an idea, you can check out this blog. They adopted their son a little bit ago, but she shows you what his birthmother's "kitchen" and house consisted of and tells you a bit more about the life they were living. From the looks of it, I would guess that he is one of the luckier children in Ghana.
When the orphanage is complete, children without parents will be able to live there and attend school. Also, those with only one parent who is unable to take care them will also be able to live there and attend school. The plan is to hire single mothers who need work, for any of the orphanage jobs (cooking, cleaning, laundry, sewing) allowing them to earn a living while their child is given a roof over their head, food in their tummy and an education.
All of that said, we need to HURRY up and get this orphanage built! These children deserve so much more. If you haven't donated already, please consider doing so. All it takes is a click on the "donate" button to the right.
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