Many of you are familiar with Reece’s Rainbow. For those of you who may be new to this adoption organization here’s a quick overview:
When Andrea and her husband were pregnant with their first son, they weren’t aware of the challenges that lay ahead. The plan was to eventually go back to work after the baby was born. Plans quickly changed when Reece was born with Down Syndrome.
Like many unsuspecting birth parents, she and her husband grieved for quite some time after Reece’s birth. The life they had envisioned for themselves and their first-born-son was turned completely upside down. Nothing would be the same. But they found resources and support. In time, Andrea found the strength to turn a challenge into a mission. Reece’s Rainbow was a vision Andrea turned into reality early in 2006.
Reece’s Rainbow is an organization specializing in finding ‘forever homes’ for children with Down syndrome given up for adoption (or simply abandoned) in countries where anything less than ‘perfect’ simply isn’t acceptable.
I can’t begin to count the times I have visited Reece’s Rainbow, heavy with the knowledge that had Parker been born in one of these countries he would have surely ended up in an institution where his life would have ended in an early death.
My heart breaks for any child who finds themselves in need of a loving home.
But I’m not the only one. Chelle, the inventor of Dapper Snappers, was also touched by these beautiful children. And she has vowed to do something about it.
For June’s Fundraising Week, Chelle is donating 20% of online sales of Dapper Snappers from June 28th until July 4th to Reece’s Rainbow. Even if you don’t need Dapper Snappers, Chelle encourages you to donate to Reece’s Rainbow and help make a difference.
You can find out all the details at Dapper Snappers Blog.
Even the smallest of donations can help to save a child’s life.
Don’t believe me? Talk to these parents:
You can also find Tammy and Parker hanging out at their other blog, Praying For Parker. And on Twitter where they Tweet as ParkerMama.
