Sheridan-Our Christmas Angel

Henthorne Handmade is now a Christmas Warrior through Reece's Rainbow for our dear little angel named Sheridan!  (Orphanage 38)  Sheridan was born June 27, 2005 to a mother that didn't realize how much of a blessing he is!  Sheridan was born with Down Syndrome.  This and his age puts him at an unfortunate disadvantage in being adopted.  But there are families eager and willing to bring children like Sheridan into their forever family!  However, adoption costs are so steep that many would-be adoptive families simply can not afford to adopt!  Most people don't have a spare $25,000-$30,000 (+plus!) just laying around.

So as a Christmas Warrior for Sheridan, we pledge to raise as much money as possible to help cover the adoption costs, and to help send him home with a loving Mommy and Daddy.  Reece's Rainbow has given us a goal of $1,000.  With your help I know we can not only reach, but exceed that amount!

Really, we are supposed to be waiting for November 1st to get started.  However, why not get started a little early?  Well, we did!  And you can help at absolutely no cost to you!

If you search online, then you are already doing enough to raise money for Sheridan!  How?

By downloading our Yahoo powered toolbar absolutely free of charge!

This toolbar will not replace your existing toolbars.  The features on the tool bar are designed to help us send new information to you and raise funds for our dear little Sheridan!  There are no pop-ups, adware, spyware, and your privacy is protected.

By using the Yahoo powered search engine located in our toolbar, and clicking on sponsored links when those links have information you may be interested in, you are helping us raise dollars.  Even a minimum of 2 sponsored links of interest a day will add up towards our goal.  The more people that use the search bar, the better!

What's more...You will be up to date on any news and levels of money raised thru our toolbar's scrolling marquee!  And you will always be one click away from Reece's Rainbow and Henthorne Handmade!

So please download our toolbar by clicking the link below and feel free to refer a friend by either sending a link to this post or by clicking the Refer-A-Friend icon on the installed toolbar.  (It looks like 2 people.)

And don't forget to come back on November 1st to join in our fundraising giveaways!

Click Here to Download Your Toolbar!

Please Help Andrea Help Downs Orphans

Andrea Faris Roberts is a mom of a cute little boy named Reece.  Reece has Down syndrome.  Instead of letting the Downs call all the shots, she stepped up to the plate!  I can tell you from experience with Brooke and Morgan:  to truly know a child with Down syndrome is to know a magic that exists nowhere else on earth!  (I try to tell people that all the time, but you can't really know unless you know!)

Reece, as well as, our own dear Brooke and Morgan, live happily in families that love them.  However, many Downs children aren't so fortunate.  In many parts of the globe, people with Down syndrome are not accepted by society, and tragically, many aren't even accepted by their own family.  Which means that way to many of these magical blessings are ending up in orphanages where they have a slim chance of ever being adopted.  That's where Andrea is Wonder Woman to the rescue!

Andrea started Reece's Rainbow.  Reece's Rainbow is an organization that not only finds loving families for these wee ones, but also works towards global acceptance and understanding of people with Down Syndrome!

How can you help these children, too?  I thought you'd never ask!  ;)

People magazine is hosting a People Reader's Choice Contest!  And Andrea is a contestant!  The winner will receive $10,000 towards her cause!  I've already visited the contest site and read her article.  I voted for her, and posted about her and the contest (with a link) on facebook with encouragement to vote and pass it on!

The voting ends October 8, 2010!  Please stop by and vote for her!

 

 

As always, the links in this post was placed there by me...and with good reason.  I always try to link to my sources and to additional relevant information.  As you can see, I also added the self updating Reece's Rainbow Angel of the Week feature button in my sidebar.  In case you are interested:  Reece's Rainbow Blog

And in late October/early November, I will be signing up to be a Christmas Warrior.  I would love if you could help me raise funds for my little angel!  More about this at a later date, tho!  :)