Do you enjoy holidays with friends and family? Do you get a lot of gifts? Unfortunately, many foster children would answer “no” to these questions. Many foster children were mistreated before entering foster care. These children not only need to cope with the trauma or neglect they may have faced in their pasts, but they need to adapt to their new foster environments. Fostering-A-Smile Program delivers care bags, hosts community events, and purchases holiday gifts for all of the foster children in Ashland county. This program gives these children not only moments of happiness, but hope for a better future.
The Fostering-A-Smile’s Hope for the Holidays silent auction is the main fundraiser for the program. Individuals and businesses donate items, hotel packages, and event tickets for the auction. Those attending the silent auction have the opportunity to help foster kids by bidding on items. We rely on donations in order to help these kids. Fostering-A-Smile is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving gifts to the
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That may seem like a small number, but it adds up quickly. With that many children entering foster care, our services are in higher demand. Unfortunately, we are a small organization. With your support and donations, we could expand our program. Then, we could reach out to more foster children and hopefully touch more lives. In conclusion, Fostering-A-Smile is a non-profit organization that gives gifts to foster children during the holidays. Please consider helping us touch the lives of children. One way you can do this is by donating items for the Hope for the Holiday’s silent auction. Another way you could help, is by giving a monetary. Lastly, you could volunteer at Hope for the Holiday’s silent auction, community events, buying the gifts, or wrapping the gifts. As the number of children entering foster care increases, our services are needed more, and so are