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Heart Gallery is in Montgomery for National Adoption Awareness Month!
Come celebrate with us at Frazer United Methodist Church, 6000 Atlanta Highway in Montgomery, on Tuesday November 17th at 6pm. There will be a portrait exhibit of Alabama's Waiting Children, sponsored by Beasley Allen, plus a catered reception and adoption information session. The event is free and family friendly, so come and celebrate all of the wonderful families that have been and will be created through adoption!
After the NAM celebration on the 17th, the exhibit will be taken down and moved to Inverness Vineyard Church at 4733 Valleydale Rd in Birmingham and will remain on display until December 11th.
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Help us find families for the 300+ children who are still waiting for their forever family!
Through your generous support, and the support of our community, we together have been able to find permanent, loving families for over 130 children in Alabama's foster care system.
We are good at what we do and our goal is to make foster care truly temporary.
- We have more than 300 Alabama children in active recruitment, and we support more than 1,000 families nationwide, in their adoption journeys.
- This year alone, close to 50 of the children we have photographed have been potentially placed with a forever family.
- We have been able to shorten the time spent in foster care and send these vulnerable children home with their forever families.
There are MANY happy success stories to share, yet there is still more work to do.
With approximately 7,000 children in foster care in
Alabama, we want to help them all find their
forever families. To do so we need your support!
Please join hands with us as we work to
find families for all of Alabama's children.
Together ...we can change their lives forever.
A contribution of $100 will cover one child's photo shoot! Click HERE to make your tax-deductible donation online, or send your check payable to Heart Gallery Alabama to 1801 Oxmoor Rd, Ste 101, Birmingham, AL 35209.
All gifts are greatly appreciated!
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Meet Mikell and Sheldon
Photographed by: Bill Crow
Mikell, born February 1998 is in the 5th grade (2009-10 school year)
and was on the honor roll last year. Mikell needs (and receives) speech
therapy at school. He needs very little redirection and completes his
assigned tasks and chores in record time. He does well managing and is
in a regular classroom setting. He enjoys participating in church and
Boy Scout activities. Mikell also likes to play tricks on his little
brother and there is some sibling rivalry. Mikell enjoys the outdoors
and becomes excited when describing the activities that he enjoys. He
enjoys baseball, bowling and he loves to read. Mikell is very good at
working with younger children; however, he may benefit from an having
an older mentor himself. Mikell exhibits a great smile and is
impressionable with adults.
Sheldon was born in December 2000. He is in the 3rd grade (2009-10
school year) and needs a little extra help in math. He puts forth an
effort to complete his classwork and study. Although Sheldon needs some
extra academic help he challenges himself daily to learn new things. He
also enjoys participating in Boy Scout Activities. He adores his older
brother and is very protective of him. Sheldon has a great sense of
humor and is extremely funny. Sheldon enjoys anything related to cars.
He loves to eat any kind of fruit, chicken and hamburgers. He also
loves dessert! Sheldon plays well alone; however, he often has to check
to see what his brother is doing. Sheldon likes to watch movies and go
bowling.
These boys are very protective of one another and will be placed in
a home together -- despite their need to agitate each other from time
to time.
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Sherry "Beth", born April 1994 is a fun and bright young lady. She
enjoys spending time with her friends and listening to music. She is in
the 8th grade (2008-09 school year) and works very hard to maintain her
grades but sometimes she needs help with assignments and preparing for
exams. Beth has an excellent sense of humor and is very likable. Her
favorite subject in school is English. She enjoys playing volleyball.
Beth dreams of becoming a pediatrician because she loves children.
Beth would like a family with a mom and dad. Beth needs structure
and parents who will teach and promote responsibility. She sometimes
needs to be reminded that others have feelings that need to be taken
into consideration. Beth is very close to her younger brothers and
would like to maintain this relationship once she is adopted.
Inquire about Beth.
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Sierra, born in August 2001 is a cute little girl who is very loving,
kind and has the sweetest little smile. When Sierra smiles and giggles
she makes you want to do the same. She volunteers and likes to help you
in whatever you are doing. She is always busy, likes to be involved in
whatever you do. She could sing all day and loves to listen to
different types of music. She also likes to draw.
Sierra is very fashionable. She loves pretty, girly clothes and
likes to dress up, but she also likes her jeans and t-shirts. Her
favorite holiday is Valentine's Day because you get heart-shaped candy
-- which, by the way, is her favorite food. She loves her hair long and
she likes her pony tail because she says she likes it to swing it back
and forth.
Nick, born August 2000, is a very intelligent boy and his favorite
past time is drawing and tracing pictures. You can ask Nick to "sit at
this table while I go..." and when you look back he's got a piece of
paper and pencil drawing something. He is also very good at coloring
and painting. Nicholas likes school and makes very good grades. Nick
likes to play outside and ride his bicycle. He is mischievous, is very
inventive and likes to know how things work and operate. Nick's
favorite food is ravioli. His favorite restaurant is McDonald's or
Burger King. He wants to be a comedian when he grows up.
Nicholas is a loving little boy who needs lots of love and
attention. He and Sierra love each other very much and it is such a joy
to see them laughing and doing silly playful things together.
Listen to Nicholas and Sierra.
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Meet Demonte
Photographed by: Michelle McCullough
Demonte, born October 1997, is a young man with lots of energy to burn.
He enjoys school and does well in a small environment with lots of
structure. He really likes being the teacher's helper. He currently
attends his neighborhood school but is in a self-contained classroom.
Circumstances surrounding his birth have left him with special
learning needs. A family with some experience and knowledge of special
education would be great for Demonte. Demonte is working on independent
living skills. He has mastered the task of ironing and his foster
mother says he does that really well. Demonte also likes helping out
around the house and in his classroom by cleaning.
Demonte enjoys music and singing and going to church every Sunday
with his foster mother. Like most growing boys, he has a healthy
appetite and as expected, pizza is among his favorites.
Inquire about Demonte.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Fotos, Frames and Fun is set for February 11, 2010 so mark your calendars. It will be held once again at Ted's Garage at 6:30pm.
Silent auction items include:
- a stay in a New York apartment near Central Park
- 4 Disney Park Hopper passes
- a framed and signed matte from the University of Alabama's Nick Saban
- gift certificates from Embassy Suites, Blue Spring Manor, Alabama Adventure and more
- art and photography packages from Virginia Jones, Kevin Pake, Stephen DeVries, Melissa Jones, Barbara Cook
And the list goes on!
Take a look at these Live Auction items:
- Wedding Photography donated by The Foto Atelier plus a free venue at Jones Valley Urban Farm
- Dinner at the Chef's Table at The Veranda on Highland, complete with paired wines for 8 people!
You don't want to miss this!
If you are an artist, photographer or business and are interested in donating a piece of art, portrait package, or gift card/package for the auction, please e-mail Jessi.
Thank you to our Event Sponsors:
- Steve Arnold of White, Arnold & Dowd
If you are interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor e-mail Jessi. Sponsors will receive recognition in all marketing surrounding the event, as well as a reserved table for 8 and extra drink tickets, among other things.
Sponsorships are $750. |
Heart Gallery Alabama is a 501c(3) non-profit organization based in Birmingham, AL. HGA promotes adoption for children in Alabama's foster care system. Our hope is for all 300+ of Alabama's Waiting Children to find a permanent, loving family to call their own. |
To learn more about Heart Gallery Alabama and the children we serve, please visit www.HeartGalleryAlabama.com or call 205.445.1293
Heart Gallery Alabama
1801 Oxmoor Rd, Ste 101
Homewood, AL 35209
"There are no unwanted children. Only unfound families."
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Support HGA and our mission to find permanent, loving families for Alabama's Waiting Children!
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A big thanks to our 2009 Sponsors!
Anonymous
Beasley Allen
Burke Harvey & Frankowski
Carpet Systems of Huntsville
The Cole Foundation
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Extra Space Storage
Elizabeth McCormick
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Lori Hines
Regions Morgan Keegan Trust
Southland International Trucking
Suzanne Ashe
Total Skin & Beauty Dermatology
Wachovia Foundation
White Arnold & Dowd, P.C.
Wolnek Family Foundation
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Another big thanks to our 2009 Photographers - we couldn't do this without you!
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