Speechless is how I have felt since doing a fundraiser this past March for the children who live in the orphanage in Africa where my daughter lived. How do you sufficiently say "thank-you" to people who selflessly helped to raise more than $16,000?
The 200+ people who attended the fundraiser event, and the many more who donated even though they couldn't be there, was very overwhelming and encouraging. I partnered with my good friend, Rebecca Siegrist who has adopted two boys from the same country as our Della.
This success certainly was not due our skills as fundraisers..... as we have never done anything like this before. Even more encouraging is how the children at the orphanage have improved:
60% of 87 children were moderately to severely malnourished in March 2013. Six months later 100% of the children at the orphanage have seen an improved nutritional status. Six children have progressed from severely malnourished to moderately malnourished and six more children have gone from malnourished to within normal weight ranges. Improvements continue daily and, in total, the kids at the orphanage have gained 49 pounds and grown 24 inches.
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