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Have you ever found yourself moved by a story you heard?  Have any of the stories that touched you included stories of children who are in foster care?  Have you head about the thousands of children who are waiting for families?  Or are you waiting for a child to become a part of your family?

Now is the time to step forward and transform the life of a child in foster care.  Child S.H.A.R.E. invites you to a special event to learn about foster care and adoption. At the event, you will hear from families who are currently fostering and have adopted.  We welcome you to come and meet these wonderful families and hear their stories.  They will tell you all about the joys they have experienced as foster and adoptive parents, as well as their challenges.  This is your chance to get an authentic glimpse at the transformation that occurs when an abused child finds a safe and loving family.

I know all about this transformation, as I grew up in a home where my parents and my Grandmother were foster parents.  The experience growing up with kids in foster care has greatly impacted my life and I am honored to share that joy and experience with others.  It is my hope that everyone will have an opportunity to experience the joy of fostering a child in need.  You won’t want to miss this unique event.

Saturday, October 22nd 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship
6642 Reseda Blvd.
Reseda, CA 91335

Please send your questions and RSVP to me, Jenna Harding at 818.649.8020 or jharding@childshare.org

Child S.H.A.R.E. gratefully acknowledges the partnership of Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship for hosting this event and all that they do for the children of Los Angeles.

On September 8, when the sun sets in the West, where will you be? Glendale Galleria’s red carpet event awaits you. This Can’t – Miss Event Of The Year offers access to style gurus with sage advice, insider secrets from in-the-know experts, accessory filled fashion vehicles, sips and savories and “lipstick reader.”

Your shopping benefits Child S.H.A.R.E. at Glendale Galleria, where fashion happens. Join us for one-night-only events, promotions and savings, 6pm – 11pm on September 8, 2011

Child S.H.A.R.E. receives $5.00 for every $100.00 you spend. Additionally be part of the exclusive group to receive a swag bag filled with goodies when you donate $25.00.

Help transform the lives of children placed in foster care with a donation to Child S.H.A.R.E. at Fashion’s Night Out at the Glendale Galleria.

Click here  http://bit.ly/qTq4rd to donate $25 and receive a swag bag

Bare Escentuals Century City has partnered with Child S.H.A.R.E. for an exclusive event called BE S.H.A.R.E.’s

Patrons are welcome to bring a new, unwrapped stuffed animal [with tags still attached, please] in exchange for an amazing gift from Bare Escentuals at the Westfield Century City on September 9th and 10th, during regular store hours. Several other stores in theWestfield Century Plaza will also promote the event to their customers and have donated great raffle prizes for those participating in the event. Come one and all to learn the art of Bare Escentuals signature “swirl, tap, buff” make-up application process, while their children have their faces painted and raffle prizes are given away. Don’t forget to bring a stuffed animal to donate to Child S.H.A.R.E.!

“We love to partner with the community and Bare Escentuals has given us a rare opportunity,” explained April Steele, Executive Director. “One of the great things about our program is the joy that we can bring to children placed in foster care by delivering a welcome basket that may represent the first time, after a hectic and uncertain experience in foster care, where they can just be a kid and receive something new that is wholly their own.”

Child S.H.A.R.E. and Bare Escentuals hope that many will find that they are called to take action to help transform the lives of children placed in foster care.

For more information about this event, please contact Bare Escentuals Century City at 310.734.1911.

For more information about Child S.H.A.R.E., please contact Loreena Garcia, Special Events Manager, at 818.649.8017 or lgarcia@childshare.org.

Esmeralda Lopez-Reed has been selected as the 2011 Founder’s Alumni Scholarship recipient by Child S.H.A.R.E., according to April Steele, Executive Director. The award will be officially presented on September 24^th, 2011 at the 26^th Annual Child S.H.A.R.E. Gala at the California Club in Downtown Los Angeles.

“Esmeralda is the perfect choice – she is a vivacious and intelligent young lady,” explained April Steele. “She is talented and energetic; we look forward to watching her blossom into a very successful part of the community and Child S.H.A.R.E. is extremely proud of our choice.”

Barbara and E.J. Reed, Esmeralda”s adoptive parents, were warned soon after her birth that, as a “failure to thrive” baby, she was not likely to survive. Mrs. Reed firmly told the social worker handling her case: “I have not had a baby die on me yet, I am not starting with her. I have waited too long for a daughter.” After spending the first four months of her life in the hospital, the Reeds visited Esmeralda for months before they were able to take their daughter home, and as Mrs. Reed explained: “Esmeralda is a miracle.”

Since entering the Reed home, Esmeralda has thrived; she is the only daughter amongst 8 boys. She has been an active leader on her high school campus, serving as the President of the French Club and Student Leadership, as well as an accomplished competitive speaker, placing 2nd at two major competitions. Esmeralda is a leader in the community as well; she has served as a student leader at Highlands Church, and she has participated in 7 mission trips to Mexico. Esmeralda is also a member of the California Adopted Youth Advocacy Team (CYAT) through Children’s Bureau of California; Esmeralda has worked to increase education and awareness about children waiting to be adopted from the foster care system.

Esmeralda plans to attend 2 community colleges this fall and winter in anticipation for her spring 2012 enrollment at Simpson University in Redding, CA, where she will study speech pathology. Esmeralda views adoption as a “good thing,” as foster and adoptive parents are like “mosaic makers” in that “they take broken things and make them whole and beautiful.”

The 2011 Child S.H.A.R.E. Gala will honor Dr. T. Scott Daniels as this year’s Guardian Angel Award recipient, and the program includes gourmet dinner, a live musical performance and silent and live auctions.  Tickets for the September 24^th event are still available.  For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact Loreena Garcia, Special Events Manager, at 818.649.8017 or lgarcia@childshare.org.

Don’t delay and shop for your gifts with Child S.H.A.R.E. today.  This Father’s Day give the ultimate gift of family with Child S.H.A.R.E.

With two great looking Father’s Day Card options, you can treat your father, uncles, grandfathers, brother-in-laws or godfathers to an extra special Father’s Day!

To view card options, pricing and to place an order please visit the Holiday Cards section of our website:  http://childshare.org/donate/store/holiday-cards/

If you would like to order Father’s Day Cards offline, or if you have any questions, please contact Loreena Garcia at 818.649.8017 or lgarcia@childshare.org

Dr. T. Scott Daniels, 2011 Child S.H.A.R.E. Gala honoree

Dr. T. Scott Daniels has been chosen as the 2011 Guardian Angel recipient by Child S.H.A.R.E., according to April Steele,  Executive Director.  The award will be officially presented on September 24^th, 2011 at the 26^th Annual Child S.H.A.R.E. Gala at the California Club in Downtown Los Angeles.

“Dr. Daniels exemplifies the vision of Child S.H.A.R.E.  He has mobilized his congregation to help solve the foster care crisis in our community by finding loving homes for abused kids amongst his congregants and opening the PazNaz doors to host Christmas Parties, backpack drives, monthly Resource Support Groups and the list goes on and on; all for Child S.H.A.R.E. foster and adoptive families,” explained Pat Dahlson, President of the Board of Directors of Child S.H.A.R.E.

Founded in 1985, Child S.H.A.R.E. has successfully recruited over 1,600 families, providing stability for over 2,800 children.  Since 2002, one in four children in foster care in Child S.H.A.R.E. homes have been adopted, which is over twice the Los Angeles County 11% average, and two out of three children stay with the same family until they are reunited with relatives or adopted.  On any given day, 700 children are lovingly cared for by Child S.H.A.R.E. families.

Dr. Daniels is the Senior Pastor at First Church of the Nazarene Pasadena having received his post in April of 2006.  Dr. Daniels received his Ph.D. in Christian Ethics and Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2000 and has a distinguished reputation as a pastor, professor, as well as a board member of Fuller Theological Seminary, Nazarene Publishing House, Bresee Foundation and District Advisory Board member for the Los Angeles District Church of the Nazarene.  On May 10, 2010, Dr. Daniels was named the Dean of Azusa Pacific University’s School of Theology in Azusa, California.

As a guest speaker, Dr. Daniels has spoken in churches, camp meetings, lecture series and college campuses.  He has also contributed to the academic discourse on a variety of topics, published reviews and presented at conferences around the country.  Dr. Daniels is the author of First 100 Days: A Pastor’s Guide just released in May, 2011, and Seven Deadly Spirits: The Message of Revelation’s Letters for Today’s Church.  His next book, Cycle of Victorious Living: Commit, Trust, Delight, and Rest in Jesus Christ is due to be released in the fall of 2011.

Dr. Daniels is an honored recipient of the Large Church Pastor of the Year Award 2005,  from the Dallas District Church of the Nazarene and the Excellence in Teaching Award from Southern Nazarene University, 2001-2002.  Dr. Daniels and his wife Debbie live in Monrovia, California with their four children.

The Gala includes gourmet dinner, a live musical performance and silent and live auctions.  Tickets for the September 24^th event are still available.  For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact Amanda Bell, Acting Director of Development of Child S.H.A.R.E. at 818.649.8016 or abell@childshare.org.

It was a cold and rainy day for Team Child S.H.A.R.E. as they began the Pasadena Marathon on Sunday, May 15th at Pasadena City College.  Child S.H.A.R.E.’s team of 36 bikers, runners and walkers participated on behalf of children in the foster care system who so desperately need loving homes.  However, inclement weather did not stop the team and they were rewarded with their efforts.  In fact, the sun eventually came out to warm Kid’s Fun Run participant, Steven Lopez.

Steven’s mother, Laurie Lopez, an avid supporter of the work of Child S.H.A.R.E. explained, “Being able to participate in my first 5K was a wonderful experience, especially alongside my 5 year old son.  We both had a great time and I was proud to see him cross the finish line as our family cheered him on.  As a former foster parent, it was also great to have my friends and family support the work of Child S.H.A.R.E.  I wish I had known about Child S.H.A.R.E. when I was a foster parent.  They’re truly doing great things for children.”

To view pictures from the event, please visit Child S.H.A.R.E.’s Facebook Page – Don’t forget to “Like” Child S.H.A.R.E. and “tag” yourself or your friends in the photos.

Child S.H.A.R.E. would like to thank all of our participants, volunteers and those in the community for supporting the efforts of our Pasadena Marathon Team.  Together we are transforming the lives of abused children in our community.

Thank you to our Volunteers:

Sophie Steele
Sage Steele
Galen Steele
Lorraine Arzara
Becky Camou
Ellen Joe Lee

Top Fundraisers:

TEAMS:

The Hiller Family                                        $3500.00
Temple City Bike Shop                              $2110.39
FS Analysis and Design                             $540.47

INDIVIDUALS:

Laurie Lopez                                                 $725.77
Teresa Lopez                                                 $377.69
Danalyn Castellanos                                   $98.08

Thank you from Team Child S.H.A.R.E and we hope to see you next year!