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Any Adoptive Families From Norman, Oklahoma?

Okay, adoption blogging community. . .I have a wonderful opportunity!!! Andy spoke to our staff during our staff training week and he talked about adoption at one point and how you can help without being an adoptive parent. Anyway, to make a long story short, one of our staff girls got inspired! She is head of something in her sorority at OU and she gets to decide where their "charity" money goes this year from this certain fund raiser she is putting together. Last year they raised $9000 and this year her goal is ten. Well, she has gotten permission to raise the money for an adoptive family in Norman, Oklahoma. NOW SHE JUST NEEDS THE FAMILY!!!!

So, if you or anyone you know is from Norman and are adopting and need financial help, please let me know and I can get you hooked up with this sorority. They will pick one family to help.

Prayerfully this will catch on with my staff and around the country and many people can be blessed by sororities around the country!

So fun!!!

Comments

Ashley Smith said…
We are in Stillwater which is about an hour away...but we are also home to OU's rival school Oklahoma State. So I doubt we would get picked :) What sorority is it? I myself am a sorority girl. Maybe that would help :)
Courtney said…
that is AWESOME! gave me CHILLS!!!
Kelly said…
So COOL Jamie... I will post this on my blog!!!!
Kristyn said…
Oh my gosh, that rocks! God is awesome and resources are out there!!!
Jennifer said…
That is awesome!
Sandi said…
A friend of mine sent me a link to this blog. What an answer to prayer today...in so many ways. I really enjoyed reading about your family. What a blessing! We live in Norman and are adopting from Bulgaria. We would LOVE information about how to apply to the sorority. Our names: Gordon & Sandi Hegeman. email: gshegeman@mac.com Thank you.
Hi there...we are not in Norman, but we are in OKC. Would that count?!? This is such a blessing for any family. If we "count" our names are Jordan & January and our email is teamjdavis@mac.com. We are an AWAA family adopting through the Ethiopia program. I got your information from Kari on our Yahoo Group. So...if we "count" amazing, if not then I'm so excited for whoever ends up being blessed by this!!
Leah Reeves said…
That is great! This will be a huge blessing for some family.
Teabo Chica said…
Seriously I bet this is an answer to someone living in Norman. Can you imagine, someone needing 10,000 more and then bam God is awesome! Cant wait to see!
Sydney said…
We live in Shawnee, OK so we probably won't count, but we are an AWAA family in the Ethiopia program. We are 5 months into our wait for a young sibling group. If we can apply please email us at sklp316@yahoo.com. I think it is so exciting some OU students raised that much money for adoption. God Bless You,
Sydney

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