Friday, November 25, 2011

Another way to celebrate Black Friday

If anyone out there braved the crowds to do some Christmas shopping and saved a lot of money, and is looking for something to do with a little of the money you saved, you can go to http://reecesrainbow.org/ and make a donation to help some of these children get home.  Little Olga

 has a family who wants to adopt her, but since they just did another adoption earlier this year they don't have the money yet to bring her home.  If they are unable to get their documents submitted, she faces being transferred to a mental hospital (yes, a mental hospital set up to warehouse adults with psychiatric problems) when she turns 4 in December.  In Eastern Europe, children with mental or physical disabilities are usually moved to these horrific places when they turn 4.  Most will die there within a year.  Reece's Rainbow is an organization who tries to bring some of these children to our attention.  They are finding more and more families every year who want to bring these children, who especially need families, home.  I didn't go shopping this morning, since sleeping was much more appealing, but I've made a donation to a family who is raising money for another adoption.