BY AMBER RICHARDS
This time of year is special to share with our families and to make memories. The foster children that we work with at the Iredell County Department of Social Services sometimes struggle to be able to make these memories through no fault of their own.
Contributions to the Lonely Children’s Fund help these children make special memories through activities, gifts, clothing, furniture, and so much more.
Over the past 16 years, while working with DSS, I have witnessed how the Lonely Children’s Fund has helped make foster children’s wishes come true. By providing things as simple as school uniforms, a school calculator, swim lessons, tutoring, a new comforter or shoes, the Lonely Children’s Fund helps provide things that many of us take for granted. The fund has helped children go to prom, or paid for summer camp or a school field trip.
These things could be thought of as trivial to some, but to the children we work with these small gestures can make a huge difference in making core memories for their childhood.
The Lonely Children’s Fund is so important to help make these memories happen for these children. Thanks to the support of our community, this program continues year after year to bring hope to these children’s lives in a special way.
Amber Richards is a Foster Care Social Worker.
HOW TO GIVE
Please send checks and money orders payable to:
Lonely Children’s Fund”
Attention: Iredell County DSS
549 Eastside Drive
Statesville, NC 28625
RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS
♦ Ed and Wanda Poteat, in memory of Bill and Brenda Leakie: $50
♦ Arthur and Mckinney Jr. in honor of Madison, Ben and Abby: $250
♦ Mr. and Mrs. Larry Black, in memory of grandson Joel Kegan McInnins: $100
♦ Mountain View Methodist Church Methodist Women: $100
♦ Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Stafford Jr., in honor of granddaughter Sadie Rose Martin, in memory of Edd and Selma Tilley, in memory of Will and Cordie Stafford, in memory of Anita Tillie Austin: $125
♦ Providence Methodist Church Men’s Club: $125
♦ Barry and Anna Gordon, in honor of Ken and Melanie Davis: $150
♦ Michael Tucker: $500
♦ S. Diane Davis: $250
♦ Edith Rummage: $20
♦ Libby Powell, in honor of my three grandchildren, Hunter, Coy and Chip: $75
♦ Wanda Barnes: $200
♦ Timothy R. Bell, in honor of Judge Chris Collins: $100
♦ Bob and Laura Johnson, in honors of our grandchildren, Denny, Allie, Henry and Charlotte: $200
♦ In honor of William J. Hicks, Emily A. Corriher, Austin B. Corriher and Caroline C. Corriher, grandchildren of Patsy M. Corriher of Statesville: $400
♦ Bill and Beverly Ratcliff: $100
♦ Don and Peggy Koepnick, in memory of Brad Koepnick: $1,000
♦ S.F. and D.H. Wilderson, in memory of Papaw, Matty, Sammy and Gabey: $100
♦ Donald and Lena Wall, in memory if my loving wife Lena Wall and my wonderful children and grandchildren: $500
♦ Dan Mitchell: $100
♦ IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: $100
♦ Charles and Karen Neilson, in honor of our grandchildren by Karen and Grahm Neilson: $30
♦ Walter Mason: $30
♦ Sue Sherill, in honor of my grandchildren, Logan, Kathryn and Carson and great grandchildren, Wyatt and Charlie: ♦ $100
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE: $20,475.63
GOAL: $30,000