Treat your father to a frosty this Father's Day weekend (June 20-21st) for a good cause! 50 cents for every frosty product sold will be donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. You can also create a free Father's Day card HERE and 25 cents will be donated by Wendy's to the DTFA.
This cause is very close to my heart because I know first hand how the DTFA impacts the lives of children in the foster care system. I worked with the DTFA and met the most amazing children and families as a Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Recruiter. Please think of these often forgotten children and help spread the word. Besides, who doesn't love a frosty?!
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Time for another blog carnival post!The topic for this week is to blog about your work outside of etsy.
I’m an adoption recruiter, which basically means I help find families for hard to place children in the foster care system.My job is so much more than a job to me- it is my passion.Yes, it can get stressful and the concept of not bringing my work home with me is foreign to me but I love it.Whenever I tell people about what I do their first reaction is usually “Wow you must see and hear about some pretty horrible stuff!I don’t know how I could do that job”.Yes, I do hear and see some pretty horrible stuff that no child should ever have to experience but more than that I have the privilege of working with the most amazing and resilient children!
I think the majority of people have a skewed idea of what a “foster child” is.A recent study by the Dave Thomas Foundation showed that the majority of people erroneously believe children enter the foster care system due to juvenile delinquency.False, False, False!Children enter the foster care system through no fault of their own and because they were victims of abuse or neglect.Let me tell you a little bit about what a “foster child” is from my 6 years of experience.A “foster child” is simply a child who wants to be loved and wanted.I currently work with mainly teenagers and it is difficult to watch them lose hope and to hear them say that no one wants them.Another common comment I get is “Teenagers need families?”Yes, teenagers need and desire forever families.Think about how many times you have called your parents from the time you turned 18 until now.I’m 26 and I still very much need my parents.
The children that I have worked with have completely changed my perspective on life and have made me a better person.One of the kiddos I work with recently with made me a “Best Caseworker Certificate” and that paper covered in crayon is more valuable to me than any diploma hanging on my wall.
You can contact The Dave Thomas Foundation for more information on the adoption process. You can also browse some amazing portraits of just a handful of children in the Central Texas area waiting for forever families in the Heart Gallery of Central Texas (click on "portraits").
I'll leave you with a music video about adoption by country singer Wayne Warner in collaboration with the Dave Thomas Foundation and The Heart Gallery. Break out the tissue!
I’m an adoption recruiter in the Central Texas area and I have the privilege of working with several children who are waiting for a forever family. We had our annual backpack drive for children in the foster care system today. Something so small as being able to pick out a brand new backpack is not something that these children take for granted.A teen boy who was with his adoptive family came by the backpack drive today to donate a brand new backpack.He told us that when he was in the foster care system that he was given a pink hand-me-down backpack to take to school and he had to color it black with a marker so that he wouldn’t be made fun of.I loved that this child felt that it was so important to come by and donate the backpack he never had.We will be letting children come and pick out their own backpack next weekend at a back to school party.I can’t wait!
One of the kiddos I’m working with really wants a lime green backpack with stars on it so I’m on the lookout for that!;-)
***From August 15th - August 22nd, 25% of my proceeds from my Little Birdie Cards will go to buying school supplies and backpacks for children in the foster care system. ***
Hello! My name is Vanessa and I live in Arizona with my husband (Mr. Designs by Vanessa) and two furbabies. After trying for over 2 years, we're happily expecting a baby boy in August! I blog about crafting and things that I love (stick around to figure out what that is). If you couldn't tell, I also have a love for all things birdie. Who said a girlie girl couldn't have a love for nature?!
Treat your father to a frosty this Father's Day weekend (June 20-21st) for a good cause! 50 cents for every frosty product sold will be donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. You can also create a free Father's Day card HERE and 25 cents will be donated by Wendy's to the DTFA.
