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March 2012


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Ending the cycle of moves
Luncheon: join us May 14
Like Amara on Facebook!

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We deeply appreciate the corporate and foundation partners who have supported Amara since January 1, 2011. With their invaluable support, and with gifts from hundreds of individual contributors, Amara is finding permanent homes for vulnerable children.

 

Corporations

Amazon

American Family Insurance

Anchor QEA

Banner Bank

Columbia Hospitality

Costco Wholesale

CRG Events

Ferguson Construction & Gene Colin

Laird Norton Tyee

Lakeside Industries

Lane Powell

Microsoft Giving Campaign

Moneytree

Nintendo

Pacific Medical Centers

Perkins Coie

Premera

Puget Sound Business Journal

Puget Sound Energy

Rainier Investment Management

Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union

Seattle Police Employees Charity Fund

Sheraton Seattle

Sprague Israel Giles

Sweeney Conrad, P.S.

Tutta Bella

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

 

Foundations

Anderson Foundation

Anonymous

The James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation

The Anne E. Borghesani Community Foundation

CFOS Foundation

Charis Fund

Cooper-Levy Trust

drugstore.com Foundation

Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound 

Frazier Family Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation

Gibson Family Foundation

Grace Episcopal Church

Catherine Holmes Wilkins Foundation

McKinstry Company Charitable Foundation

Moccasin Lake Foundation

The Norcliffe Foundation

Northwest Children's Fund

OneFamily Foundation

Pleas Family Foundation

Pride Foundation

RealNetworks Foundation

The Seattle Foundation

Sharkey Family Charitable Foundation

Stuart Foundation

Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund

United Way of King County

George A. & Marion M. Wilson Foundation

Windermere Real Estate/Capitol Hill

Thomas C. Wright Foundation

 

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News from Amara



You helped Isaiah, Nate and Amber become a family. Thank you.

 

With support from our generous community, Amara can continue to engage, guide and prepare more adoptive families. So that more children like Isaiah find their permanent home and lifelong family.

 

Please join us on May 14 for the Amara Luncheon, our largest annual public event. It is an inspiring celebration of our collective dedication to finding lifelong families for children who most need them. Stay tuned for luncheon updates on Facebook.

 

Thank you for your continued commitment to children in our community who need both a home and a family.

 

With gratitude, 

John Morse, Executive Director 

Ending the cycle of moves: Isaiah is home

 

Just 20 months old, Isaiah had been moved in and out of six different homes. He had entered foster care as a baby, lived with several relatives, and reunited with his birth mother only to re-enter foster care. The frequent changes left traces: Isaiah didn't know any boundaries. Luckily for Isaiah, his sixth move was his last. Amber and Nathan committed to adopt the boisterous, energetic toddler.

Isaiah is home

 

"Isaiah was pretty naughty when we first met him," said Amber. However, thanks to the love and consistency she and Nathan were able to provide, Isaiah began to blossom. He learned to follow rules, to get along with other children, and to fit in. "We were pretty impressed how resilient Isaiah was. He just needed a lot of structure and attention."

 

One year later, Amber and Nathan finalized Isaiah's adoption in court, breaking the cycle of going from home to home. When his adoptive parents asked Isaiah "What does adoption mean?," Isaiah responded "forever and forever and ever." 

 

Adoption Finalization website 

 

Photos courtesy of Andria Lindquist

Luncheon: Join us May 14
 
Learn. Be inspired. And celebrate permanent, loving homes for children in foster care. 
 

Reserve your seat today.

Become a table captain and invite your friends.

 

Questions? Please contact Laura. 

 

I am hosting a table at Amara's luncheon for the third year in a row. Amara is making a difference for the foster children in our community who need a home and loving parents. Amara's work is a difference maker and they need our support. Paul Delay, Table Captain 

 

Thank you to the following companies who have already committed to sponsor the 2012 Amara Luncheon.  

 

Leadership Sponsors: Anchor QEA ∙ Ferguson Construction & Gene Colin ∙ Laird Norton Tyee ∙ Lakeside Industries ∙ Nintendo

Benefactor Sponsors: American Family Insurance ∙ 

Lane Powell ∙ Pacific Medical Centers ∙ Perkins Coie ∙ Premera ∙ 

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union ∙ Tutta Bella

Community Sponsors: Puget Sound Energy ∙ Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland ∙ Sheraton Seattle ∙ Sprague Israel Giles ∙ Sweeney Conrad

 

Sponsorship opportunities still available. Please contact Laura.

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