Life2Orphans is a wonderful non-profit organization established to help the orphans of the country from which we are adopting. They have many different programs that help children in orphanages all over this country. One is a sponsorship program for the children at the orphanage where Dana lives. Sponsors can choose the child they wish to help and send packages at least twice per year to that child. It is very likely that for the children who receive these packages, it is the first time they have ever been given a gift or even owned an item that belongs to just them.
We are sponsoring two children through Life2Orphans. One, of course, is Dana! :) We recently packaged everything up and took it to the post office to ship. We had so much fun shopping for her. I especially had fun buying pink clothes for a change! We included 3 outfits, a pair of pajamas, socks, mittens, a super soft blanket, hair bows, a baby doll, a necklace and bracelet set, a princess ball, a teddy bear, crayons, construction and drawing paper, coloring books, toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, and animal crackers. We also sent a letter (translated into Russian by Life2Orphans volunteers), photos of our family, and pictures the boys drew for her. We hope she likes everything!
All the goodies we sent.
Matthew and Sam each drew a picture for Dana.
Sam and I attempted to add some color to the box.
There are lots of ways you can help orphaned children through Life2Orphans. Many of these programs would make wonderful family projects. Check out their website http://www.life2orphans.org/ if you are interested in learning more.
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