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Another New Partner for TCH!
TCH can now accept donations in Hong Kong Dollars
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| True Children's Home is excited to announce our affiliation with Captivating International,
a non-profit organization working in China to "elevate children out of poverty
giving them the chance to reach out for a better tomorrow". While True Children's
Home and Captivating International remain separate entities, we are both
committed to making a difference in the lives of orphans in China. |
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With this new partnership we have the ability to also accept donations in Hong
Kong Dollars. Visit www.truechildrenshome.org and click on "Donate" and
then "Donate to US on ammado". Under the "Amount" use the drop down menu to
find Hong Kong Dollars. Choose this currency and then proceed with the amount
and method. In the "Add a Message" section be sure to indicated "True Children's Home". All donations are
tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. |
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| Visit Captivating International at www.captivating.org to learn more about their good works. |
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Huan Yan |
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Zhong Rou
Born October 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip and palate
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Wei Wei
Born July 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip and palate
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Born October 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip and palate |
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Ci Bei |
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Born August 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip and palate |
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Zhong Mao prepares for
cleft lip/palate surgery |
Hao Er after cleft lip/palate surgery |
Hao Yi after lip/palate
surgery |
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Ci Mei prepares for cleft palate
surgery |
Zhong Hua prepares for
anal atresia surgery |
Chi Chu prepares for cleft palate
surgery |
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Yu Zhu
Foster Care Father - Zhong Rong Tian
Foster Care Mother - Wu Xue Hong
First time foster parents |
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Ci Yue
Foster Care Father - Ou Yang Jun Qiang
Foster Care Mother - Ou Yang Yun Di
Second time foster parents |
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Xin Xu
Foster Care Father - Ou Yang Er You
Foster Care Mother - Jiang Bai Jiao
Third time foster parents |
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Hai Ling
Foster Care Father - Chen Wei Qiang
Foster Care Mother -Zhou Ying Di
Third time foster parents |
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TCH foster children and foster mothers gathered along with the Humen Volunteer Group at Humen Park
for the quarterly “Friends in the Park” outing. |
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TCH friends from SQCC visited the children and
shared in birthday celebrations. The visiting group
brought diapers for the children as well as funds
to sponsor surgeries and home care for several
children. |
At a recent luncheon Dongguan Women's International
Club presented funds raised at their Wine Tasting
Fundraiser to Jenny Smith, Executive Director of
True Children's Home. |
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The American Charity Group Guangzhou visited
the children and brought toys and snacks to share. |
Wal-Mart staff members visited the children and
brought with them clothing, supplies and umbrella
strollers for the children. |
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Gino DeFlippo (right)
and friend Stefania
visited TCH where
they spent time with
the children. They
also brought stuffed
animals and clothing
for the children. |
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Women from Door of Hope Christian Fellowship
visited the children. |
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Thank you
Skechers for
donating over 600
pairs of
shoes. TCH
shared the shoes
with other organizations
that work
with children and
adults. |
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Wendy Tse brought clothing
for the children from her company,
BoBo House. The girls
were excited to try on their
"pink" clothes. |
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When friends Matthew and Andy heard that
Matthew's aunt was going to visit orphans
in China they kicked into high gear. The
two boys went through their neighborhood
collecting donations for the children. The
boys sent $120 to help the children. |
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Dedicated Volunteer |
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| Monique Mole moved to Dongguan 16 months ago with her husband and two children. She is excited to
have the opportunity to volunteer at True Children's Home. Initially she focused her time on interacting with
the children and helping them reach developmental milestones, picking up supplies for TCH, collecting and
delivering donated items and transporting children to the hospital. Most recently, Monique has been devoting
her time to supporting Treasures of Hope, an outlet store located in Dongguan whose proceeds benefit True
Children's Home. Monique has utilized her background in marketing to increase awareness for the store and
generate donations. The heartwarming smiles of the children at True Children's Home is the inspiration for
this True Hero to dedicate her time and energy to make a difference in the children's lives. Monique Mole,
you are a True Hero! |
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Yang Hua and his family from the US |
Ao Ni and her family from the US |
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AiZhe and his family from the US (left). Ai Zhe's parents had a chance to meet his
foster parents (right photo with another foster child). |
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Theodor (Zhi Yang)
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Dear Friends,
Greetings from Sweden and our son Theodor (Zhi Yang). Theodor
is a very happy little boy who is very happy that the snow and the
cold winter weather have finally disappeared, and that spring and
warmer weather are now coming. He really likes to be outside and
to discover all the things in our neighborhood. He likes to run and
climb. He has a good appetite and his physical growth is normal.
We wish you all a Happy Easter Holiday!
--Theodor and Family
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Matthan (Jin Ping)
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Matthan (Ping) is officially a 4 year old now. I can't believe how
fast the time has flown by. He was just 20 months a few weeks
ago right? :) He is attending preschool and doing well. He became
a big brother this past Christmas and loves it. He says
Micah is his best bud. He is still my little genius and I have a
hard time keeping up with him:) He amazes me with how his
brain works. He still looks at the baby book we were given and
has even asked if we can go to China some day to eat Chinese
food. We said yes of course!
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Hi there,
Things here in Canada, and in our home, are blessed and
wonderful. Miah is doing beautifully well, both in her own
right and with her "big sister" Angelina and with us too. I
wonder, did you notice any musical gifting when Miah was at
TCH? We have noticed she has a talent for pitch, rhythm,
etc. She seems particularly taken with the piano at
church. It will be interesting to see where this leads. Miah
is currently very much into the idea of "her birthday” (and
also her birthday cake"). Angelina just turned 5 in February
and of course Miah was very much a part of that, so she is
more than ready for her 3rd birthday this month. We also
have Miah enrolled in swimming lessons. It will be interesting
to watch her take on that challenge.
God bless - thank you for all that you do.
--Miah and family
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Miah (Hua Yi)
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Jack (Ai Yu )
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Dear Friends,
It is hard to believe that our precious Jack (Ai Yu) turned four years old in
March. We celebrated by having a costume party at our house. There was no
question what Jack wanted to be - a firefighter! In lieu of gifts we asked party
guests to consider bringing a donation for True Children's Home.
Jack is doing amazingly well. He wears his hearing aids all day, every day. His
speech has become much clearer and his vocabulary gets more varied each
week. This fall Jack will keep the same school schedule as this past year - three
days a week in the class for hearing impaired preschoolers and two days at a
regular preschool. We fully expect him to enter regular Kindergarten in Fall
2011.
We're so fortunate to have a new cleft surgeon who moved to our town. His
work and reputation are very good, and we will be looking into Jack's first maintenance
procedure on his lip and nose before the end of the year.
We hope you're all doing well! --Jack and his family |
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Hello,
We would like to let you know that Matt is doing super well. He feels quite at home
here and knows our house and neighborhood inside and out. He is a happy little
man who knows exactly what he wants, is very funny, social and artistic, and loves
to cuddle. Matt likes tinkering and prefers to play outdoors. We hope that the snow
will vanish quickly and summer comes soon - so he can play outside in the
pool. That is his favorite activity! Water, water, water...he needs to take a bath everyday
otherwise his day is not complete.
We are still in contact with the other couples who were with us in China to meet their
adoptive children. Being in China was such a special time and the contact with the
other couples is very special for all of us.
Out of gratitude for the love and care you gave Matt during his time in China, we
certainly would like to stay in touch with True Children's Home. It is so important
that all the children get the same love and warmth as Matt enjoyed. They will carry
it for the rest of their lives in their hearts. We are very proud of the work you do
every day. Matt sleeps every night under the blanket you gave him at the handover.
The name Matt means "gift of God" and that is how we experience him every
day! Since we wanted Matt to carry his Chinese roots in his name we chose Zhan
for his middle name. In a couple of years we certainly want to make a "roots" trip
and if possible we would like to show him your home. Until then we wish you and all
the children you keep a very bright future with oceans of love and warmth!
Please continue your mission - it's so important for the future of the children!
Many greetings from the Netherlands, --Matt and his family |
Matt (Hai Rong)
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| Children who received care—126 |
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| Surgeries performed—141 |
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| Children transitioned to foster care—82 |
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| Children adopted—72* |
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| *Children have been adopted into families in China, Canada, Spain, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and the U.S. |
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| True Children’s Home relies on donations from individuals, organizations and corporations. One hundred percent of donated funds goes into one of our four programs: children’s home, medical care, foster care or community outreach. Donations to TCH are completely tax deductible. All administrative expenses are underwritten by Alan and Twila True. |
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| Donations can be made by credit card at www.lotusbuds.org; be sure to designate "True Children's
Home." Donations by check should be payable to "Lotus Buds International" with "True Children's Home" written
in the memo section. Checks can be mailed to: True Children's Home, 2052 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92606. |
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| Apatchina Yahoo Group |
| Adoptive Parents of Alumni of True Children’s Home—China |
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| ClaraMillDesigns.com |
| Order hand-painted necklaces to benefit the children of True Children’s Home |
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| Madebynikki.blogspot.com |
| Blogs for a cause donated funds from the January orders to True Children’s Home |
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| Blanketsforbabies.net |
| Providing the gift of blankets to children throughout the world |
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Working together we can make a difference in the lives of children…
one child at a time! |
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