A 13-year-old girl raises funds after viewing the loving care of foster families in China
Danica Ruud traveled with her parents, Keith and Joan, in 2008 to welcome the newest member of their family, Lilah, into their family. Lilah had lived with a foster family in China for almost all of her 16 months of life, where she received attentive care until she entered into the loving arms of her permanent family.
While in China, the Ruud family had the opportunity to visit an orphanage in Nanchang, where Danica was especially moved by what she saw.
Due to loss of funding and the tough economic times, many children in the care of loving foster homes were in danger of being sent back to orphanages and institutional care. Holt, committed to keeping these children with their loving foster families and out of institutional care, asked for funds in July that would help foster families provide for the children until permanent families could be found for them.
“When Holt appealed to Holt families for donations to keep children with their foster families, Danica was very moved and hoped to raise enough money to fund at least one child,” said Joan.
Danica started her very own “Campaign for Chinese Foster Care”, and to date has raised just over $2,000 for children in Holt’s care in China and the foster families who take care of them.
Caring and generous people, like Danica, who is now in 7th grade, truly make the difference in the lives of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. Because of Danica’s selfless giving and loving heart, children in China are receiving the care they need.
Lilah was able to receive the care she needed when she was in China, but there are so many other children who are in desperate need of the most basic necessities . One way you can help these precious children, is by providing them with a Gift of Hope this holiday season, and funding critical items that will keep them safe, warm and give them the hope of one day having a permanent family of their own….
Give a Gift of Hope to a child in need this holiday season….click here to learn more.
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