Monday, November 26, 2007

Remaining Donations

I didn't get to visit the orphanages in and near Hanoi. We were on our way there and then got a last minute cancellation. After that, each day was taken up by some adoption activity and surviving first-time parenting. But, I've decided to donate the remaining funds of around $1300 to the new Nam Dinh orphanage. Nam Dinh is where my son was adopted from and the orphanage currently holds only infants. It is quite small and poor. It is a 4 hour drive from Hanoi, so not many people visit. Hence, donations are hard to come by. They are building a new orphanage which we were able to visit. It is a warehouse now, but soon will house children of all ages as well as a work area that will be used to raise funds for the orphanage. If I remember correctly, the work area will be used to make clothing and textiles. I'd have to check on that though. My brain got kind of fried after receiving my son. I have photos of the future orphanage, but I can't access them right now. I'll post them later along with the final total of money raised and what it was spent on.