Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Goals for zeros !!



UPDATE !!  Monday 10th March.

Nathaniel and his team did a great job at the tournament, and came away as champions in their age group !! 

Nathaniel managed to score 3 goals, so if you pledged an amount per goal, and haven't already donated, please do so now !!

There are now just 28 below with zero, as some have already made their donations (thank you !!).

Please pick a child (or two, or three...) - if you click on their name, you will go to their profile on Reece's Rainbow. then simply click on the donate button to donate !

THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!

 
UPDATE FRIDAY MARCH 7TH
We are back up to 37 children with zero, as there are more newly listed children.
Please help !! 
 
 
Wow - a few days ago there were FORTY older children with zero in their grants - but, tonight, there are now only 33 !!!
Thank you SO SO much to those of you who have been able to donate and help zap some zeros !!
 
Now - I have a challenge for you.
I am asking for pledges - or sponsors.
 
This weekend, my 10 year old son, Nathaniel, will be playing in a futsal tournament.  In case you don't know, futsal is 5 a-side soccer, played indoors, on basketball courts.
It is great fun - very fast, furious and frenetic !
 
Nathaniel will be playing on a brand new team - this team is made up of boys born in 2002 and 2003 - boys specifically picked for the team because of their soccer skills.
These boys are from both North Dakota, and South Dakota.
 
They will be playing together for the first time at the futsal tournament this weekend, in Aberdeen, SD.  They will play 3 games, with the possibility of a fourth, if they get to the final.
 
What I am looking for is people to sponsor Nathaniel.
For each goal he scores, you can pledge to donate a certain amount to one of the children below.  It can be $1 per goal, $2 per goal, $10 per goal - the only limit is the size of your bank account ! ;)
 
I'll start off by pledging $5 per goal scored by Nathaniel.
If you want, you can sponsor the team's goals, or just those scored by this little guy.
 
 
Just a warning - he played in a futsal tournament a couple of weekends ago, playing with his regular team - and scored 11 goals in 4 games. 
 
Please help me get a bunch of people doing this - it would be great to know that every goal he scored would be helping zero lots of zeros !!
 
Please comment below with your pledge !!
 
Remember - this is for the kids below - who all currently have ZERO in their grants at Reece's Rainbow :(
     
 
  
           Trixie - $0                         Dacey - $0 
Trixie (1)   Dacey (1)

 
   
 
  Tomo - $0                                Andersen - $0

Tomo  Anderson
                                                           
 
                                                   Chelsey - $0
      Chelsey
 
 


  Haines - $0                            Calder - $0
40225194207 Haines (1)            40223154407 Calder

Gage - $0                              Emma Grace - $0
40224204453  Gage       photogirl

Deacon - $0                       Jacque - $0
Deacon-001   Jacque-001

Brad - $0                                    Belle - $0
Brad    Belle

Gavin - $0                        Lisa Marie - $0
Gavin    Lisa Marie

                             Shirley - $0                             
Shirley  

                   Jiminy - $0                           
Jiminy   

          Aleah - $0                          Mollie - $0                 
Aleah    Mollie (2)

Nella - $0                                     Nelson - $0
40205110952    40205110503 (1)


Calista - $0                                      Edison - $0
40205120325    40205120958



                          Trent - $0                        Graham - $0                                 
40124201017 (1)    Graham Photo 1 Mar-2013 (cropped)


Nigel - $0                                    Reese - $0
Nigel Photo 2 rec. 12-3-12  Reese Photo 4 Sept-2013

                                 Olivia - $0                              
Olivia
 



 
Please help, however you can !!

 

 

Saturday, March 1, 2014

F.O.R.T.Y.




Sorry it has been so long since I blogged !!  I actually did an update a week or so again, but then totally forgot to publish it - oops ! 

There are SO many newly listed children - which, sadly, also means there are far too many children with zero now - it almost makes updating the list too overwhelming - adding more zeros to the long long list that is already there.  I realize that there are many needs, so many families in the midst of adoption fundraising, so many children at risk of aging out, so many children with a greater need, seemingly, than others. We all have our "favorites", I know - and that is what makes the Reece's Rainbow advocates so wonderful. Some focus on one particular child, some focus on older children at risk of aging out, some focus on a particular special need, some focus on families.

I know some may think that zeroing zeros isn't a big deal - and I get that.
However - to ME - it IS a big deal. 
Seeing a big fat zero next to a child's name drives me absolutely crazy.
Why ? 
 What's the difference between a child having just $5 in their grant, and a child having zero ?
I'll tell you what the difference is.
$5 in a grant means that someone, somewhere, SAW that child.
Someone took the time to look at the child's picture.
Someone read that child's profile.
Someone cared enough to click on that donate button.
Someone CARED.
Someone cared about a child that, just possibly, no-one has cared about for many many years.
Chances are, the last time anyone cared about the child was when they were born.
Even though these children were left in hospitals or orphanages by their parents, I'm pretty sure that the parents did that because they CARED.
They knew that in their society, their child would be shunned.
They knew they would have no hope of a normal life, no hope of receiving an education, or therapies, or being treated as a human being.
They cared.
They cared enough to leave their child, with the belief that the child would be better off in the orphanage. 
Maybe with the hope that their child would be adopted, and given a chance.

Then - they are listed, and we see new faces on Reece's Rainbow.
Faces of children who have been waiting for so long.
Children who have never known love.
Children who need a family.
Children with zero in their grant.

There are currently 40 37 older children with zero in their grant.

40 37 children, just waiting for someone to care.

40 36 children, waiting for someone to SEE them - possibly the first person, since their parents - to really see them - and to care enough to start off their grant, to give them a chance - to show, in a very simple way, that they care.

Do you ?

Do you care ?

40 37 children.

40 37 zeros.

Please - 40 37 is just too many.

I care.

Do you ?

 

ZERO
 
            Koda - $0                            Kayla - $0              
Koda   40303182538 Kayla (2)


Oskar - $0                                 Lloyd - $0
Oskar    2007, March 30th, Lloyd
 
 
           Trixie - $0                         Dacey - $0 
Trixie (1)   Dacey (1)

                         
Felicity - $0                                 Sarahfina - $0
Felicity    Sarahfina
 
  Tomo - $0                                Andersen - $0

Tomo  Anderson


Dina - $0                                    Mariah - $0

dina  mariah
 
Charissa - $0                               Chelsey - $0

Charissa (1)      Chelsey
 
Melody - $0                                   Sawyer and Finn - $0
Melody 2     Brothers (4)

  Haines - $0                            Calder - $0
40225194207 Haines (1)            40223154407 Calder

Gage - $0                              Emma Grace - $0
40224204453  Gage       photogirl

Deacon - $0                       Jacque - $0
Deacon-001   Jacque-001

Brad - $0                                    Belle - $0
Brad    Belle

Gavin - $0                        Lisa Marie - $0
Gavin    Lisa Marie

Shirley - $0                                  Kirk - $0
Shirley   Kirk

         Jiminy - $0                            Johnson - $0
Jiminy    Johnson

Aleah - $0                          Colleen - $0
Aleah    Colleen (1)

Nella - $0                                     Nelson - $0
40205110952    40205110503 (1)


Calista - $0                                      Edison - $0
40205120325    40205120958

                             Trent - $0                                  
40124201017 (1)   

 

BABY STEPS TO $15

Banning - $14.40
Heath - $14
Krista - $14
Cheryl - $14
Joseph - $9 $14
Flynn - $13.50
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Paulo - $13.50
Daisy - $13.30
Fynn - $10
Sammy - $10
Dean - $10
Garrett - $10
Artie - $10
Emily - $10
Emily (1)
Venetia - $10
Quilliam - $10
Waniya - $10
Robert - $0 $10
Tirzah - $0 $9.96
Nathaniel - $9.90
Alys - $9.50
Twyla - $5 $9.50
Justin - $9
Bonn - $9
Eloise - $9
Becky - $9
Athens - $9
Brayden - $9
 Manning - $0 $9  
Richard - $8.60
Jolina - $8
Vanessa - $8
Jamie - $7.20
Pavel - $7
Jessica - $7
Amelia - $6.50
Dani - $5.40
Eben - $5.40
Joy - $5.40
Joy
Jack and Jill - $0 $5.21
Sulley - $5.06
Patton - $5
Matty - $5
Miko - $5
Tallis - $5
Palmer - $5
Ellie - $5
Ellie
Adelina - $5
Frank - $5
Hanson - $5
Patrick - $5
Braden - $5
Kent - $5
Coralina - $5
Sandy - $5
Havalah - $5
Trenton - $5
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Willow - $5
Jinger - $5
Malea - $5
Gary - $5
Shayla - $5
Huan - $5
Robert - $5
Benson - $5
Carissa - $5
Russ - $5
Payton - $5
Jonny - $5
Dante - $5
Dante
Leonard - $5
Rhyder - $5
Saul - $5
Miles - $5
Ruben - $5
Frieda - $5
Frieda June 2013
Raul - $5
Gwynne - $5
Ezra - $4.95
Harry - $0 $4.73
Rupert - $0 $4.73
Edward - $0 $4.73
Jacques - $4.50
Merritt - $4.50
Macy - $4.50
Guido - $4.50
Ricky - $0 $4.50
    Andrey - $0 $1.80


STROLLING TO $25

Antonio - $23
Kendra - $23
Sullivan - $23
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Chantelle - $23
Saul - $23
Lizzie - $0 $4.73 $22.73
Piper - $22.50
Charlie - $22.50
Nadine - $22.50
Seeley - $22.50
Isis - $22.50
Nolan - $20
Victoria - $20
Matthew - $19.80
Alice - $18.41
Benji - $18.10
Emery - $18
Laraby - $18
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Kambry - $18
Tracy - $18
Erich - $18
Luigina - $18
Joel - $0 $18
Gene - $0 $18
Ilena - $18
Brad - $18
Ned - $18
Telvin - $18
Israel - $17.10
Delta - $16.71
Manny - $15
 
REACHING FOR $50

Marv - $36 $49.50
Marv (2)
Vera - $45.90
Jerry - $45
Grace - $45
Eponine - $45
Jory - $45
Gideon - $42.25
Jared - $40.50
Lenny - $39.06
Danny - $18 $38.70
James - $37.50
Quinn - $34
Marty - $32
Alexey - $28
Karis - $27.90
Maiya - $27.90
Evelyn - $27.50
Evelyn (2)
Elizabeth - $0 $27
Zephan - $25.65
Sergey - $25


CLIMBING TO $75
Chase - $71
Reid - $70
Luca - $68
Donald - $68
 
Hannah - $65.25
Mariya - $64.50
Gaspar - $63
Nicholas - $60
Cambria - $59
Jake - $57
Leila - $55
Nathan - $54.50
Jeremiah - $54.50
Julian - $54
Melanie - $49.50 $54
Caesar - $51.50
Merlin - $51
Dmitri - $51
Troy - $50.60
Diana - $50
Jojo - $50
Aurora - $50
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Jason - $50
Amos - $50


SOARING TO $100
 
Mario - $84.85 $89.35 $93.85
Cole - $90

Lexi - $87.50
Galvin - $83.30
Sara - $81
Jonathan - $75 $80
Shawn - $77.50
Bailey - $77
Violet - $75
Blaine - $75
Garion - $75
Phoenix - $75
Morris - $75
Fabio - $75
Denzel - $75
denzel
Evan - $75
Levi - $50 $72.50
Canaan - $71

$100 +

Eliah - $90.45 $270.45
Opal - $83.30 $149.90
Ethan - $76.50 $103.50
Nehemiah - $75 $142.50
Laurence - $95 $100
Buddy - $94.50 $100.49
Murray - $47.50 $226.15 $610.45
Susana - $90.90 $100
Apollo - $67.50 $157.50
Josie Lynne - $0 $112.50
Marshall - $0 $112.50    



Please help them.
Donate.
Share.
Pray.
If you don't do anything else - please - care.

My Family Found Me !!!!

Alia - $0
Hallie - $9
Joyce - $36
Emma - $0
Syler - $23
Woodrow - $28
Stephen - $50