Candlelight Service/Quake Fund

Dear Kids & Parents,

On Sunday evening a special candlelight service was held in Mesa AZ
to show our support to the families in China that have lost a loved one
and to remember the countless lives lost in the quake. It was a
special evening. Several Kid Care members showed up to decorate in
the morning. Lit candles were all around, our posters were placed to
educate people about our mission. Quinten (Qdog) did a wonderful job
explaining about our mission and inviting others to get involved.
Judy (Xin) Ye also did a magnificent job with her PowerPoint presentation
and showed us wonderful photos of brave Chinese soldiers, success
storied about children saved and sad stores that brought tears.
We touched the hearts of the Chinese at the event. One young
Chinese women came up to me after the event with tears in her eyes.
She was so surprised and touched that we as adoptive moms would unite
and take our time to serve as the voice for the hurting in China.
She could barely talk...this made it all worth while. I will see about
adding video You Tube clips of the service to my blog at a later date.

As of today we have raised $695.00 for our Earthquake Relief Fund!
Lets continue to work hard this summer to raise more money. I would
like to travel to China in September and personally guarantee that
these funds are used to help the quake victims. We are trying to
locate funding to help support our programs at this time. We are going
to be working hard this summer sharing our Wellcome Home video with others.
We are requesting donations from individuals and corporations to sponsor our duplication and distribution fees associated with the video. With their help, we can give this video to adoptive families and orphanages for FREE. What a blessing this will be to families and children!




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Earthquake Relief Fund IS Growing!

Hi Kids,

The word is starting to spread and I have had several more donations come in today and several promises for funds to come. I will post our new total after the service on Sunday.

Kids Care Candlelight Serivce in Mesa Arizona

Community Unites as Advocates for Quake Victims in China

(May 20, 2008-Scottsdale, Arizona) – Members of the Global Child Advocates’ Kids Care Cultural Communication Club are inviting our community to join them in a special candlelight service. The service is being held in remembrance of the lives lost this past week due to the devastating earthquake in China. It is the mission of the Kids Care Club to unite with children in China as advocates to help children in orphanages and foster care around the world. Many children in China have lost their lives this past week leaving their parents childless. Many children have lost their parents and now find themselves orphaned. Kids Care members are taking action to show the world that kids really CAN make a difference. Their club motto is “We all smile in the same language”. Global Child Advocates is a 501 C (3) non profit organization with offices in Scottsdale and Nanjing China. Global Child Advocates has set up an Earthquake Relief Fund. Donations will be used to provide emergency and long term relief to children and families affected by the disaster, including emergency shelter, food and medical care for children orphaned or separated from their families. To make a donation or join the Kids Care Club to make this world a better place go to www.globalchildadvocates.org or call MaLeesa Meyers at 480-585-6279. The candlelight service is being held on Sunday May 25, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockin R Ranch has kindly donated their space located at 6136 East Baseline, Mesa AZ 85206.

Money Raised For Earthquake Fund

As of today, we have raised $45.00 for the earthquake relief fund. We are expecting more donations as a result of Dr. Meyers' Golf Holeistic program. A special thanks goes out to Dr. Meyers and Bob Frost (GCA Board members) for doing such a great job at our Troon Presentation on Thursday.

We are in the process of uniting the Arizona community to join us for a special candlelight service. We will be showing our support and love for the victims and families in China. Just as soon as our location is confirmed I will post this information to the group.

China Earthquake Relief Fund

A massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan province in China on Monday. Because of its magnitude and closeness to the earth’s surface, the quake released so much energy that it caused enormous loss of lives and massive destruction to a number of areas. As of 5/14/08 the death toll has exceeded 12,012 people, 7,841 are missing, 26,206 people are living in temporary shelters. Only 30 children of 900 have been rescued from the collapsed high school in Dujiangyan, Sichuan. At least 20 children were buried in the collapse of a primary school in Liangping, Chongqing.

Advocates from Kids Care Cultural Communications are asking for your kind financial donations to a special Earthquake Relief Fund being set up by Global Child Advocates, Inc. GCA will be working with the Chinese Government to ensure that your donation helps the children and families devastated by this disaster. This fund will provide direct aid to the thousands of children and families who are suffering in the wake of this disaster.

You can make a donation by going to www.globalchildadvocates.org and clicking on Donate (option 2). Your donation is tax deductible. You may also mail donations to:

Global Child Advocates
Attn: Kids Care Club
9309 East Vereda Solana Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Our motto: We all smile in the same language

You Gotta Be...A Song that Inspires

The song that I chose for this blog has special meaning to me. The first time I heard it I was inspired to inspire. It stirs in me the desire to take action and over come adversity. The words repeated in this song are You Gotta Be

Bad
Bold
Wise
Hard
Tuff
Strong
Cool
Calm
*You gotta stay together
*Remember: Love will save the day!

In life when you identify your purpose you may need to call upon these words in order to survive! When people tell you that you are crazy, wasting your time or that your purpose has no purpose you must stand strong.

WELCOME

If you are reading this blog then you must be curious to find out what is happening with Global Child Advocates or you want to become involved in some way. I am glad that you are here and I hope that you check back often. Stay tuned as we utilize this blog to spread the word about our mission.