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PLEASE SEE LINKS BELOW TO HELP BRING CHILDREN HOME!

Christmas is just around the corner...we will all spend money this Christmas, buying gifts for our family, children and friends. I want to encourage everyone to consider buying their Christmas gifts from the following families. All the families below are in the process of adopting children and are needing to raise money to help bring their children home. They have fabulous items that can be shipped quickly and inexpensively. Please browse the following links for those special people on your Christmas list! Not only will you be giving a great gift at Christmas - you will be truly helping children and families be united!

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LOCAL FAMILY HERE IN PEI - MITCHELL FAMILY - adopting from Ukraine. Come to the Eliot River Craft Fair THIS Saturday (that's tomorrow!) and browse this family's booth. They have made beautiful wooden decorations for Christmas and for children's rooms. Some of them say things like "Sweet Dreams", "I Will Always Love You", "Always Kiss Me Goodnight"...They are sweet and can be made in any color to match your house or child's room. They also have shelves and furniture and lots of lovely items. The craft fair is from 9:00-3:00 on Dec 1st at Eliot River School, Cornwall PEI. See you there! Below are some pictures of her "signs". The pictures DO NOT do them justice...these are antiqued and look so charming!

DALE & CASSANDRA'S FAMILY - adopting from China. Items for sale: soaps, Mary Kay products, and other fundraisers. Go to this link to read more about their fundraising products! http://toyfamilystory.blogspot.com/2007/10/while-we-wait.html

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SHAW FAMILY - adopting from China. Items for sale: Swarovski Crystal jewelry, cookbooks, entertainment books and lots of other neat things!!! Check out their blog at http://www.jodiandtomshaw.com/ and see the list of links on the left hand side!!

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BRANDT FAMILY - adopting from Russia - Items for sale: Arbonne skincare, bath products, lotions, makeup, lead free gifts for kids, Usborne books, kid kits, and puzzles. You will find all the products on the right hand side of their blog at http://www.russianblessings.wordpress.com/

Christine is helping 6 families to fund their adoptions! She is selling beautiful Chinese ornaments with 100% of the proceeds going to these families. You can find links to these families' blogs on her site at http://www.holidayadoptionfundraiser.blogspot.com/

MACINTYRE FAMILY - adopting a special needs child from South Korea. Please click on the links on the left hand side of their blog for items. Items for sale: Avon products, Usborne Books, Magazine subscriptions (everyone loves these - a gift for all year around!) Visit http://intladopt.blogspot.com/
This family needs the rest of their adoption money by Christmas!!

HUGHES FAMILY - adopting from China. Items for Sale: Adoption, Family & China themed bracelets, tupperware and magazine subscriptions. The bracelets are all complete and can be in the mail ASAP and under your tree by Christmas!! Go to the link on the left hand side of their blog at http://www.hugheschinaadoption.blogspot.com/

MONIQUE'S FAMILY - adopting from China (with the same agency as we used for Alyssa's adoption - Family Outreach International!!) Items for sale: Name meaning prints, hand made cards and items on e-bay. You can find her items and information at this link bringmaylinhome.blogspot.com. See the right hand side.

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BARKLEY FAMILY - adopting 2 children from Ukraine. Items for sale: sweet teddy bears and beautiful handmade stockings...click on the photos - they are so sweet! http://www.walkinginfaithforadoption.com/index.html

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SHRIVER FAMILY - adopting domestically in the US. Items for sale: scarves, crocheted baby blankets, no-sew fleece blankets, handmade purses, and name signs. Many of the items can be customed made to fit your style/colors. See the top of their blog for the many product links at http://www.freewebs.com/richelle78/.

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SOTO FAMILY - adopting domestically from U.S. Items for sale: home decorating items, kitchen accessories, christmas items...Click on the link for Dec. specials as there are some really great deals!!!

https://www.southernlivingathome.com/wbslah/skins/s01/index.aspx?repid=907915 (link takes a few seconds to load)

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RICH & SIG FAMILY - adopting a 10 year old from Azerbaijan. They have already adopted from Guatemala and have 6 bio children!! Items for sale: beautiful bracelets (sterling silver, swarovski crystals, freshwater earls & real jade). You can find these bracelets at http://www.familygems123.blogspot.com/. You can also visit their family blog at http://www.wayhomeforana.blogspot.com/.

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MELISSA'S FAMILY - Items for sale: Gourment Cupboard products...These are the dry ingredients for recipe mixes that you just add a couple of wet ingredients to and they are delicious! All are handmade mixes. Check out the mixes for hot chocolate, sweet and savory dips, soups, meals, cookies, pies, even palydough for kids! Also, dog bones for your furry family members. Great ideas for teachers, bus drivers, coaches, etc... Visit Melissa's site at

.http://www.gourmetmixes.net/. Email her at mhameline@netscape.com to find out cost of shipping, etc...

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VALERIE'S FAMILY - adopting from China - Items for sale: custom tutus for little girls, size newborn to about size 6, bigger sizes are a little more. Tutus for dogs and cats, too! Businesses, she will sell these items wholesale as well! NOTE: Anyone buying for Alyssa - she would love one of these tutus for her dance classes (size 4) :-) http://www.princesskreations.com/

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SARAH'S FAMILY - adopting from Tawain - Items for sale: soaps of many different varieties. Check out her blog/store at http://alwaysnaturallyyours.blogspot.com/. Scroll all the way down to see soaps, etc... She will be doing up a new blog that will be easier to find items and she will also have many more items such as wedding shower and baby/adoption shower baskets and jewelry. All these items are created and made by Sarah!

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JENNY & RON'S FAMILY - adopting from Russia. They are raffling off many great prizes...keep checking their blog to see what they are selling tickets on!! Right now, they are raffling off 4 Flyers Tickets! Check it out at http://ouradoptionjourney-jennyandron.blogspot.com/

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DEBBIE & JEFF'S FAMILY - adopting from Poland. Items for sale: an awesome cookbook with recipes compiled from many different countries, animal gifts and items for families adopting from Poland (coffee mugs, T-shirts, etc...). Go to their adoption blog and look for all the links!! Scroll down through the posts and see the links for the cookbook, animal gifts and other items.

http://www.adoptingfrompoland.blogspot.com/

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SHELLY'S FAMILY - adopting from China - Items for sale: beautiful photo banners to be used for wedding, birthdays and "welcome home". They also do woven photo blankets, purses and wall hangings. These are really nice and would make fantastic gifts for grandparents, etc..!! Check it out at http://www.gotchaback.net/

Happy shopping everyone!
Tammy