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Happy Holidays from All of the Children and Staff
at True Children’s Home! |
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FAX, Print, Copy, Scan |
The China office is in need of a machine that can print, copy, scan and fax. If you or someone you know has a
working machine that you would like to donate, please contact gwendolynw@truechildrenshome.org. Your
donation will be much appreciated! |
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Gao Shan
Born June 2009 (boy)
Spina bifida
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Huan Xin
Born March 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip
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Xin Luo
Born February 2008 (girl)
Spina bifida and hydrocephalus |
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Hai Jun
Born February 2009 (girl)
Cleft lip and palate |
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Ci Mei after cleft
lip surgery |
Ci Chu after cleft
lip surgery |
Ci Yue after cleft
lip surgery |
Zhong Gui after anal
atresia surgery |
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Xin Lua after spina bifida
and hydrocephalus surgery |
Xie Zhen after surgery
for cleft palate and
facial cleft surgery. |
Hai Jun prepares for
cleft lip surgery |
Hai Ling prepares for club
feet surgery |
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Ao Hong
Foster Care Father - Ou Yang Jing Rong
Foster Care Mother - Jiang Xin Lian
Second time foster parents |
Jing Lei
Foster Care Father - Chen Rong Guang
Foster Care Mother - Wu Yong Xia
Fourth time foster parents |
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Here are the results of The
Brazilian Women's Association,
along with the
Dongguan Women's International
Club, charity
event. A good time was
had by all at this Old West
event. |
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Volunteers
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Welcome Neighbors! |
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The Dongguan Qiheng Volunteer Group had an outing
with the foster care children. They also donated
many items to TCH and helped celebrate Ao Jing's
birthday. |
The children and staff welcomed Mr. Ou, the
General Manager of Ridgewood Garden Hotel. |
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The Brown Shoes Company donated 50 pairs of shoes to True Children's Home. |
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Friends from West Island School in Hong Kong came to visit and play with the children. |
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GV Kids Club
GV Kids Club, a local activity
center for young children, has
invited the children from True
Children's Home to partici-pate
in activities at the club.
Thank you GV Kids Club for
making a difference. You are
True Heroes! |
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Yang Biao and his family from the US |
Hai Sha and his family from the US |
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En Bao and his family from Spain |
Lin Lin and his family from Spain |
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Foster and Adoption Families Meet
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The adoptive family of Yang Biao was
delighted to have the opportunity to
meet the foster family who had cared
for him. Adoptive families and foster
families alike benefit from knowing
that this child has received, and will
continue to receive, loving care. |
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Miah
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Dear Friends,
We are all so blessed! Miah (pictured right) is doing really, really well.
Not sure if we have updated you in the past so to make sure we cover
everything, we'll rewind back to when we saw you in China. At that
point, Miah was pretty much tolerant of being with her Dad, but wasn't
particularly keen on anyone else. We flew to Beijing shortly after and
during our time there, Miah really started bonding with Angelina - they
started really interacting and playing together. Once we got home,
Miah took pretty much everything in her stride - seemed quite happy to
be here. Also, as Daddy went back to work, Mummy became the new
"favorite". The main challenge we were all running into was around
sleep. Miah really wasn't a big fan of going to bed...it took her forever
to get to sleep and when she did sleep, she was often awake crying 4
or 5 times through the night. So, she was often tired through the day -
and so were we! She settled down a lot once we moved her crib right
alongside Angelina's bed. Now though she's just fine.
Blessings,
Miah and her family |
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Heather |
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Heather enjoys raking leaves in her backyard |
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Maddie (Ai Pian) |
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Maddie was cared for at True Children's
Home prior to her adoption.
Upon their return to the US, Maddie's
family decided to sponsor a
child at TCH. They chose Ai Li as
she was born in November - the
same birth month as Maddie.
Shortly thereafter Ai Li was matched
with a family for adoption - a family
from the same neighborhood as
Maddie! What a joy that these two
girls from China will be reunited. |
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Ming Hui
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Dear Friends,
It has been a little over a year ago since we came
home with our little Ming Hui. The time flies which
we can notice in how much our little son grows. He
is wonderful! So sweet, happy and intelligent. He is
well above the average development and growth
curve.
The teachers at our day care center are so surprised
at his energetic, positive and cheerful personality
which affects both children and staff.
I can't tell you how fortunate we are to have him. We
are the proudest parents "in the World!" And we
have to tell you that we think about you so many
times and how fortunate our son was to have been at
Anji. When we see and hear about many other
adopted children it's so sad that they are not all so
healthy and well-developed as our little "prince" was
when we got him. We are so grateful.
Our warmest regards to all of you from Ming Hui's
family! |
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| Children who received care—117 |
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| Surgeries performed—129 |
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| Children transitioned to foster care—76 |
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| Children adopted—67* |
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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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