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Total GDP: 15.61 Trillon
GDP per person: $50,000
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Latest News from RetailROI United States Projects
Together We Can Make A Huge Difference
This just in from our partner Children's Law Center of Washington where RetailROI has helped over the years provide funding to help double and triple the work of getting kids who are identified available for adoption expedited through the court system. Because of your support of RetailROI, we have been able to partner with CLCW and these kids have a forever home.
"Just a quick email to share with you our favorite picture from adoptions #560 and 561 in Island County on Monday! Island County is currently the only local county in Washington state still holding adoptions in person, so many of our families -- like this one – prefer to make the drive so that they can have their special day in court to commemorate the special occasion.
The two boys in this picture are twins and – because of YOUR HELP – found permanence with the same family. Even better? The girl in dad’s arms is their biological sister… so through the support of Defenders like you, we were able to help all three of these kids remain TOGETHER in the same family forever.
THANK YOU. We truly couldn’t do this without each of you." - The Children’s Law Center of Washington
Celebrating with our Friends and Partners
We thought this would brighten your day and bring a smile to your face with the help of friends at Both Hands. (Little secret - we want to be just like JT when we group up).
For the last 10 years RetailROI has partnered with our friends at Both Hands. Both Hands creates fundraisers for the families trying to adopt children to cover the fees and costs. The fundraisers are doing extreme honey-do list makeovers for widows in the community. So rather than be sponsored to golf or run, the family adopting and their friends get sponsored to work a day cleaning, fixing and improving a widow’s home. RetailROI plays a small role in helping cover some for the admin costs for Both Hands so they are able to do this for families at little to no cost and increase their effectiveness….and they have gig news to share…from the Grands Ole Opry…that will bring a smile to your face at the end of this week.
Celebrate and enjoy our friends JT, Bethany, and a special guest from country music glory.
Zack and I would like to extend our sincerest thanks for the incredible impact the Giving Back Fund (RetailROI) grant made in our lives and the lives of children in our city over the past year. We just wanted to take a moment and let you know what your generosity allowed us to achieve:
We worked with one of the Pittsburgh Public schools to produce a full-scale elementary musical. This year, our production was Peter Pan Jr. We believe children are capable of taking on large amounts of responsibility when they are diligently coached, encouraged, and excited about a project.
Adoption in the Midst of COVID-19
Good news is always welcome at times like this. Thought you would enjoy this adoption that was completed virtually with the judge. What a neat story. Look at that face…I’m sure his smile brings a smile to you. This young boy was adoption 480 since 2012 for our partner Children’s Law Center of Washington. So we celebrate with this new family!!! Really appreciate you all. Thanks so much and stay safe.
by Greg Buzek
RetailROI supports an amazing organization right here in the United States called The Children’s Law Center. They help help offset adoption costs and expedite them through the system. ROI just learned they recently finalized 3 more adoptions. That is now 270 kids that have found permanence through our partnership and your support!
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS:
Check out the two photos below – adoption #269 and #270. Each of these are extra special and here is why:
For adoption #269, this was the 2nd time we’d been able to help the mom (standing on the right in the picture. The woman on the left holding the child is her sister) adopt kids that were related to her. The boy in the picture is adoption #269, but back in July of 2015, for our 154th adoption, we helped the same mom adopt the older brother of #269. Keeping kids together while in foster care – especially when with their relatives – is the next best thing to seeing them go home to mom. So #154 and #269 have permanence thanks to you!
Similarly, when we did adoption #270, this was the 2nd time we’d helped this wonderful family as well. You can see #270 seated in the judge’s chair… but the boy in dad’s arms? He was adoption #173 back in September of 2015. So again, here are two more kiddos who went into foster care together, but so often can get separated into different homes. But not on our watch! Thanks to the help of the RetailROI and other donors, we were able to help this family provide permanence for kiddos #173 and his baby sister, #270.