Those who work in adoption field know for a fact that perspective adoptive parents mainly desire to adopt young kids: babies or toddlers. Kids who are 4 and up are considered for these clients to be ‘too old’. Please think about it! Even combination of such words as ‘kid’ and ‘too old’ is an awkward combination. However, many orphans who dream about parents might never have an opportunity to experience family life because perspective adoptive parents consider them to be ‘too old’. At the age of 5, a kid might be too old to be desired by a loving family!
Adoption Ark’s mission is to help orphan kids, especially kids who need it the most – special needs kids and older kids!
Adoption Ark proposes a new program “Happy Holiday, Kid!” We think that it is a good time to be reminded about orphans who might never have a chance to be adopted and might never experience holidays shared with caring family members! We invite everyone who might be interested in making an orphan’s life a bit brighter, to participate in the program!
We have information on children that would love to hear from you. We propose that you write greeting cards to one or a few of them (you can choose as many as you want) – on major holidays the child of your choice celebrates in his or her orphanage, in his or her home country.
How does this program work? You can choose one or a few kids and sign up to participate in the program. The process of signing up is easy, quick and absolutely free. You will receive the child’s first name (only! please be informed in advance that there is no possibility for us to release any confidential personal information about the child) and a list of MAJOR holidays in his or her home country.
The only thing you will have to do is to send greeting cards to us (to Adoption Ark), addressed to the kids you want to support and we will forward your cards to the regional representatives, who will bring them to the specific orphans to whom they are addressed. A few simple words of care, a funny picture on a greeting card, a smiley face, a silly drawing, anything of such nature may bring a smile to the child’s face and brighten his or her day.
We want to state it clearly: we will not accept any monetary donations or any gifts for the kids. This program is designed to put the message across – that we, adults, do care for orphan children regardless of their race, regardless of their nationality, regardless of their ages! This program is designed to raise awareness of older kids who grow and live in the orphanages.
Participation in the program is absolutely voluntarily and you can stop to do it at any time – no questions asked. Adoption Ark will not send you any reminders or any requests for cards --- it should be your pleasure to write a few words for the orphan of your choice.
If you have never met an orphan, you can not even believe how happy the kid might be when he or she receives a greeting card from abroad. Think about these kids –affectionate or reserved, polite or mischievous, proper or funny, active or shy – they all need attention, love and care! Please consider your participation in the program. We promise to deliver all cards to the kids of your choice. A simple holiday greeting card can brighten a day for a kid in a foreign country. They all look up to the sky. They all see bright stars. They all make wishes. Let’s just send them our greetings and hope that their wishes will come true. Happy Holiday, Kid!
For the full list of kids and for the free application to sign up for the program, please inquire at kids@adoptionark.org