What impact can a gift card make?
“I’ve never had a teddy bear before.”
Michelle is 5 years old and recently entered foster care after years of being neglected at home. She’s never received a gift, even on her birthday. Help give Michelle the number one item on her wish list: a teddy bear she has already named “Mimi.”
“We want to focus on gratitude.”
Baby Kami is visually impaired and is in Wayfinder’s early intervention program. Her parents, John and Stephanie also care for John’s elderly mother. John was laid off when the restaurant he worked for shut down during COVID. The family has been struggling to make ends meet but John says, “I just want to cook a Thanksgiving meal this year and focus on being grateful for our health and family.”
“I want him to believe in Santa.”
Richard and his little brother were placed in foster care last year just before the holidays. His foster parents told him they wanted to give him an allowance that he could save or spend on whatever he wanted. But Richard asked his foster parents if he could use his new allowance to buy gifts for his little brother. “I want to leave him lots of toys under the tree so that he knows Santa can still find us. I want him to believe in Santa.”
Start a Gift Card Campaign
DID YOU KNOW? You can start a gift card campaign for Wayfinder in your community!
Download this toolkit or for more information contact Vanessa Botshekan, Associate Vice President of Development and Donor Relations at (323) 295-4555 Ext 205 or vbotshekan@WayfinderFamily.org
You can also start a fundraiser on Facebook
