So, our summer has officially began. So far we are enjoying lots of family time which has been wonderful. Paperwork for the adoption has not stopped. We are currently completing some application for adoption grants as well as finishing up the final steps of our dossier. The problem is that most of the "adoption" stuff is out of our hands. We are waiting on two pieces.
Piece one....our FBI fingerprint clearance. Piece two....our USCIS approval. We have our USCIS appointment this Thursday and once we have that finished, we are pretty much done. The problem is the waiting to process these pieces will end up taking longer then expected. We had planned on traveling to meet our boy in June/July. Now with all the paperwork delays, we are looking at most likely September or October.
This is frustrating, because as a parent you want to swoop in and save our little one as quickly as possible. However, we have had to hold on to a lot of "patience" these last few months, so this is just a hiccup. One bonus is the extra time allows us to do a little more fundraising.
So on to our next fundraiser :-)
We have decided to do a puzzle fundraiser. If you are unfamiliar with how this works, let me explain. We have purchased a 500 piece puzzle. How this fundraiser works is that each puzzle piece is “sold” for $5 each, and the person who buys it gets their name put on the piece. When all the pieces are sold, we will put the puzzles together, frame it and hang it on our wall, so we can see how many people care about him!!!! Just make a $5 TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation for each puzzle piece by using the yellow donate button or click HERE. I will get a donor list, so no need to let me know, just DO NOT donate anonymous if you want your name on a piece!
Because this "Donate button" is thru Paypal, there are fees that come out of the donation. If you would like your full donation to go to us, please consider the option of mailing a check to:
Reece's Rainbow
PO Box 4024
Gaithersburg, MD 20885
Place our name(Turley) of Nigel's name in the subject line and it will be added to our fundraising account, and it will still be tax deductible.
Many families who do this fundraiser choose a puzzle to go on the child's room wall. We have chosen to use a world puzzle because we want it to mean something to our entire family, not just our little one coming from afar. This puzzle will be something that we will cherish for years to come as we are frequently reminded of the generosity of so many!
Please consider being a “piece of the puzzle” in bringing our son home!!!! I know that this is a lot of puzzle pieces, but if you will share our story, maybe others would be willing to spare $5 to be piece of the puzzle too! God bless you all and thank you!!!!
