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The Red Envelope Campaign

Chinese New Year, which begins on January 23rd this year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck, decorate windows and doors with red colored couplets, feast with family members on the eve of Chinese New Year, and end the night with firecrackers. Early on New Year’s Day children like Ben and Lance will don new outfits and receive money in red paper envelopes. But there are many children in China without families to celebrate with them. This year, to honor those children, Love Without Boundaries is running a special Red Envelope Campaign for the children in our Believe in Me Huainan School. Won’t you join us in giving a New Year’s gift to an orphan? Read more.

An Adoption Story: Taking the Plunge

LWB has many programs in Anhui province.  Through the years, we have come to know a number of lovely older children from Anhui who have been waiting so long for their chance to find a family. We have featured several of them in the past few months, such as Brianna, Michelle and Wendy – all students in our Believe in Me Huainan school in Anhui.

Maryn was once a student at the same Believe in Me school in Anhui and was good friends with all of these girls.  She had the good fortune to be adopted and has been home with her family for two and a half years.  When her family learned that Maryn’s friends had the same chance as she did to have families of their own, they decided to share a bit of their story to encourage folks to consider these lovely Anhui girls and older children in general.   They have likened their exhilarating experience to “taking the plunge.” Read more.

An Adoption Story: Ali and Her Dad

Ruby was a much loved student in our Believe in Me Huainan School, and we were excited to see her on the shared list available for adoption. We featured her in the blog “Our Precious Ruby Seeks a Family” and again in “Ruby: A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes.” We knew she was dreaming of a family of her own and even wondered if she was dreaming of her “Prince Charming.” Well, it looks like she has found him! Ruby is now known as Ali, and it brings us great pleasure to bring you the story of her adoption as told by her father.

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Amber: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

We are honored to introduce you to Amber, a wonderful and brave student in our Believe in Me Huainan School. This precious young girl was very nervous and quiet when she first entered the school; the teachers said that she would not speak, didn’t like to play with the other children, and didn’t seem to enjoy any of the games or activities.

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Giving Thanks for New Friendships

Claire and Charmion recently started public kindergarten together through our Huainan tuition assistance education program. New friendships are always an exciting part of going to school, and we are so thankful that we are able to educate the children, while fostering friendships.

It looks like these two girls are going to share lots of giggles together!
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Blossoming Brianna

Brianna is a young girl with big dreams in LWB’s Believe in Me Huainan School. Since we have known her, and likely since birth, she has had some difficulty with her left knee; however, this does not prohibit her from walking and playing with her friends. Over the past few years that she has been in our education program, we have had the pleasure of watching her learn and blossom into a lovely young girl.

Brianna is a hard worker who has hopes and dreams to become a nurse when she grows up.
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Michelle: Sweet as Watermelon!

Sometimes it seems like a person’s favorite color is indicative of their general outlook on life. Michelle says her favorite color is a cheerful yellow, and this seems to mirror her sunny personality! This thirteen-year-old girl is ready and waiting for a family to call her own and doesn’t have much time to find them as she will age out when she reaches fourteen. A student in our Believe in Me Huainan School, Michelle’s infectious smile and outgoing nature has made her many friends, and she has a great capacity for affection. One of Michelle’s great joys is singing with friends. We can imagine how much fun she would have singing karaoke!
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Our Virtual Volunteer Team

I get a lot of letters from people thanking me personally for the work LWB does, and they always make me uncomfortable. The reality is that LWB is a worldwide team of volunteers, and they are the ones who truly deserve the thanks. We couldn’t be the personal foundation we are without the over 175 dedicated people who follow the kids so closely.

It has been suggested that LWB would be an interesting business model to study since our individual programs are run entirely by volunteers, many of whom put in up to 40 hour weeks to make sure the children we help receive medical care, or specialized formula, or a chance at an education.
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Dawn: LWB’s Featured Child of the Week

Dawn is a sweet three-year-old girl from our Huainan foster care program who loves to dress up in fancy outfits and is rarely photographed without her pearl necklace! She also enjoys singing and dancing, talking on the phone, and riding her tricycle with her foster brother, Nick.  Dawn and Nick are very close; if anyone ever tries to tease Dawn, Nick always defends her! In true “mother’s little helper” fashion, Dawn likes to help feed the chickens, and help out around the house. We are told she especially enjoys using the rolling pin while her foster mother makes dumplings!
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Mild Mickey

In the interest of adoption, LWB Community will be profiling some waiting children whose orphanages have asked for help in finding families for them.  However, we do want to be clear that these children are not in LWB programs, and we have no personal knowledge of them.

Mickey is a sweet five-year-old boy from Deyang orphanage in Sichuan province with a mild, easy personality.  He was born with congenital cataracts in both eyes.  As a baby, he received cataract extraction and then had lens implantation surgery in May 2009. Bright lights can bother Mickey, and he will put his hands over his eyes in these situations.
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