BY NATALIE PRESNELL

Sad. Scared. Confused. Worried. Anxious. Nervous.

These are all feelings that children in foster care experience on a regular basis due to the uncertainty of what their future may hold.

If you have a heart for children in foster care and are looking for a way that you can support children in your very own community, I encourage you to donate to the Iredell County Department of Social Services’ Lonely Children’s Fund.

Donations made to The Lonely Children’s Fund are used to cover expenses for children in foster care throughout the year. These donations help give the children a sense of normalcy in this very difficult time in their lives.

The Lonely Children’s Fund covers expenses for children in foster care, including but not limited to activities such as school field trips, summer camp, joining a sports team, taking music lessons, attending school dances and receiving Christmas gifts.

Loved. Wanted. Cherished. Valued. Supported. Adored.

These are all feelings that children in foster care can also experience on a regular basis when they are afforded the opportunity to engage in normal childhood activities with their peers. You can become a part of bringing joy and happiness to children in foster care in Iredell County by donating to the Lonely Children’s Fund.

Please send checks and money orders payable to:

Lonely Children’s Fund”
Attention: Iredell County DSS 
549 Eastside Drive 
Statesville, NC 28625

Contributions

♦ Anonymous: $250
♦ Julie McCall: $50
♦ The Baxter Brady: $100
♦ Joanna Murphy, in memory of Jo Beatty: $20
♦ American Legion Auxiliary (Unit 86), in memory of Joan Montgomery Beatty: $25
♦ Martin Oehler, Jean White and Family, in memory of Joan Beatty: $150
♦ Robin Pam Robinette, Ladonna, Frankie Robinette and Stacey Burge, in memory of Jo Beatty: $100
♦ Michaele Autry, in memory of Jo Beatty: $50
♦ Richard and Becky Wilson, in memory of Jo Beatty: $100
♦ Dennis and Kathy Kerr, in memory of Jo Beatty: $50
♦ Mary and Steve Robinette, in memory of Jo Beatty: $100
♦ Dennis and Kelly Hawkins, in memory of Joan Beverly Beatty: $100
♦ Jack and Mickie Borders, Gloria Wright and Kirk Beatty, in memory of Joan Beatty: $40
♦ Susan Robertson, in memory of Angela Williams, $250
♦ Nimesh and Zankhana Shah, in honor of Manju and Tika Shah’s birthdays: $103.04
♦ Women Investors of Statesville, in memory of Jo Beatty: $100
♦ Nimesh and Zankhana Shah: $57.23
♦ Marc Meyer, in honor of Jo Beatty: $50
♦ Nimesh and Zankhana Shah: $104.13
♦ Susan Robertson, Books for Birthdays: $300
♦ Nimesh and Zankhana Shah, in memory of Manjula Shah: $107.23
♦ Cardboard Castle Production: $1,000
♦ Rose Chapel Methodist Men: $500
♦ Anonymous: $3,000
♦ Blake Palmer: $300
♦ Winthrop Friends Meeting: $450

2024 Contributions: $7,456.63
GOAL: $30,000