Hand in Hand Grant

We have been blessed by receiving a matching grant from Hand in Hand to help with the rest of our adoption expenses. Many of you have already received donation letters in the mail, but I also want to share the information to our friends who we do not have current addresses for and for others we may not know personally. You can donate to our adoption fund through Hand in Hand and the first $2,500 will be matched by them. All donations are tax- deductible and need to be received by July 15. Below are letters that contain the rest of the information. We truly appreciate all of your prayers and support. Any donation will be a great help in finally bringing our baby home.

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Dear Family and Friends,

As many of you may have already heard, we are in the process of adopting a baby boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa. We have always wanted children and we feel that it is God’s plan for us to build our family through adoption. We have been planning to adopt for several years and finally began the journey in April 2012. Our adoption has been approved in court in the DRC and we hope to bring our baby home in the next 2- 6 months. We are so excited to finally meet our son and to become his “forever family”.

This road to adoption is full of many joys and challenges, the greatest joy being the inclusion of a child into our family and the greatest challenge being finances.  The costs of adoption include the expense of a home study, adoption agencies, lawyers, travel expenses, etc., with the total cost ending up around $34,000.  With the help of our parents, we have already paid a portion of the expenses, but we are still in need of $12,000.

We were recently awarded a matching funds grant to help with the expenses of our adoption through Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. a non-profit private operating foundation.  Hand in Hand will match any funds that are donated through our friends and family for the expenses of our adoption.  All funds received through our friends and family will be matched dollar for dollar by Hand in Hand up to our awarded grant amount.   All donations are tax-deductible.

Please find enclosed a grant award letter that will explain more about the matching grant program from Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. You can find out more about Hand in Hand through their website at www.handinhandadopt.org. If you have further questions about the Hand in Hand matching grant program please feel free to email us at northern_wildflower@hotmail.com.  You may also contact Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. with any questions you may have.  They can be reached at 913-248-5015 or by e-mail at handinhandadopt@gmail.com.

Please send all donations made payable to “Hand in Hand Christian Adoption” postmarked by July 15, 2013 to: (for tax purposes please include our name on the outside of the envelope only…do not put our name on the check itself)

Hand in Hand Christian Adoption, Inc.

Matthew and Cassandra Taylor

18318 Mimosa Court

Gardener, KS 66030

   Thank you for your prayerful consideration in helping a child find a “forever” family.

Walking Hand in Hand,
Matthew & Cassandra Taylor
Email: northern_wildflower@hotmail.com


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Dear Matthew & Cassandra:

We have reviewed your application for a matching grant and are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded a dollar for dollar matching grant up to $5,000. The specific amount received will depend on the amount of funds donated by family and friends on your behalf. The grant amount includes both the funds raised and the funds matched by HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc. If you raise $2,500 from family and friends, HANDinHAND will match those funds for a total grant of $5,000.

All monies will be disbursed directly to your adoption agency, adoption lawyer or other adoption expenses after HANDinHAND has received an approved invoice from one of these sources. Monies already paid will not be reimbursed. Only outstanding balances will be paid by your awarded grant. Monies will be disbursed up to the amount of the final awarded grant. Funds received over the grant amount will go toward your adoption expenses not to exceed the outstanding adoption costs. Funds received over outstanding adoption expenses will help other children find "forever" families through the general fund of HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc.

All donated monies must be in our HANDinHAND office or postmarked by July 15, 2013 to be considered in the dollar for dollar match for your specific grant. Funds received after this time will go toward the general fund of HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc. to continue to help children find "forever" families.

In the case of a disrupted adoption, monies will be held for your use for up to 1 year from the disruption then after that time will be used to help other children and their families through Hand in Hand’s general fund.

We are so excited to be able in a small way to help a child find a "forever" family. Thank you for being obedient to God’s call in your life to help a child. We appreciate your heart and look forward to working with you in accomplishing this goal.

Sincerely,

Trudy A. George
President
HANDinHAND Christian Adoption, Inc.