Kim Brown joins Ilsan Center residents and staff in seeing a longtime resident go to his adoptive family
By: CEO, Kim Brown
My recent trip to Korea coincided with what would have been Grandma Holt’s 105th birthday. We planned to spend the day with Molly Holt (Harry and Bertha’s daughter) at [...]
Holt Chairman, Will Dantzler remembers his childhood as he connects with the children in Ethiopia
Something happened to me as I hugged and kissed the children at Holt’s Durame intake center in Ethiopia. Walls that had shielded me from dwelling on my beginnings began to crumble, and windows to my past began to open as I [...]
Holt’s CEO attends a service honoring Bertha Holt
by Kim S. Brown, CEO
Ilsan, Korea–A simple service on the hillside overlooking the Holt Ilsan Center seemed a fitting celebration of someone so beloved. Bertha “Grandma” Holt would have celebrated her 105th birthday today.
A handful of friends and Grandma’s daughter, Molly, gathered at the graveside [...]
February 5, 2009 would have been Bertha Holt’s 105th birthday
by John Aeby, Director of Communications
Eugene, Oregon–People who knew Bertha Holt often mention her energy and pace of life. A brisk walk wasn’t fast enough for all she had to do in her day; she ran nearly everywhere she went. News media some
times referred [...]
CEO, Kim Brown is inspired by the dedicated staff at Holt-Korea
by Kim Brown, CEO Holt International
Seoul, South Korea–I am humbled and inspired just being around the staff at Holt Children’s Services of Korea. Seeing the daily activity in this building (it’s really much more than an office), I am reminded of the great dedication [...]
Staff at Holt’s Durame intake center open their hearts, as another abandoned infant enters its doors
By: Phil Littleton, Senior Vice President
Durame, Ethiopia–We’ve spent the last few days in Southern Ethiopia at Holt’s intake care center located in Durame, where we were once again, greeted with smiles and a flower. [...]