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Special Thanks!
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Heartfelt thanks to our 2012 Luncheon sponsors
Leadership Sponsors
Anchor QEA
Ferguson Construction and 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
Sheraton Seattle
Tutta Bella
Community Sponsors
Puget Sound Energy
Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland
Sprague Israel Giles
Sweeney Conrad
Media Sponsor
Puget Sound Business Journal
Thank you to our dedicated table captains
Toni Anders
Amanda Beane
LaShaun Bellamy
Maureen Brotherton
Jane Brown
Anne Bryson-Beane
Ndudi Chuku
College Success Foundation
Cynthia and Steve Cordial
Monica Cripe
Michael Deal
Paul Delay
Stacey Devenney
Christopher Drajem
and Patrick Sexton
Tracy Duany
Barbara Duffy
Marcia Ellis
Alan and Mary Frazier
Dorothy Graham
Amy Hall
Danielle Hermeler
Susan Hettinger
and John Brottem
Steven Judd
Lori Langston
Martha Lunbeck
and Mike Brown
Megan MacCrellish
Ben Magnano
and Effie Toshav
Jo Ann and David Marshall
Betsy Martin
Leasa Mayer
Andrew McCaffrey
Marilyn McKenna
Louise and Samuel McKinney
Jason Miller
John and Janet Morse
Bob Moser
Mark and Marianne Mowat
Dorothy Nelson
and John Resing
Jaja Okigwe
and Teresita Carral
Pacific Medical Centers
Clay Patmont
Cathy Pew
Eric Pucher
Robin Rothe
Susan Smallidge
Tony Stewart
Scott and Ally Svenson
Bob Toney
Keith Vernon
Sean Walton
Mary Ellen Weber
Jan West
Craig Wright
Walt Zabriskie
And special thanks to
United Way of King County
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Thank you. With your support, this year's Amara luncheon raised over $345,000 to help children exit foster care. You are helping find safe homes and lifelong families for children in our community.
One highlight for me at the event was the debut of this video, featuring 11-year-old Daniel and 8-year-old Ashlyn. This is the essence of "From Hope to Home." If you missed it, we hope you'll watch now on YouTube and share it with your friends on Facebook.
It is stories like Daniel's and Ashlyn's that inspire and fuel our resolve to help more children leave foster care and find permanence. The children cannot wait.
Warm wishes,
John Morse, Executive Director
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Thank you, Benjamin!
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Benjamin, adopted through Amara
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Benjamin, age 4, overheard his mom, a table captain, talking about this year's Amara luncheon. Wishing to help more kids "find mommies and daddies and homes," Benjamin decided to donate his entire piggy bank to Amara. And, in turn, he melted the hearts of our staff!
Thank you to Benjamin and the many generous donors and community partners, of all ages, who make our work possible. The success of this year's luncheon is a reflection of your commitment to the children in our community in need of permanency.
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Honoring an Exceptional Foster-to-Adopt Family
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The Farlow Family with Adam Cornell
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At the luncheon, we awarded Amara's Stella Mae Carmichael Award for 2012 to Randy and Heidi Farlow. The Farlows fostered and adopted Nicholas, a medically fragile toddler with significant developmental delays.
"When Nicholas came to us he couldn't go five feet without falling even though he was 2.5 years old. Now he can peddle a bike, he can gallop, and he can run!" says Heidi.
Since birth, Nicholas had been in and out of foster care and attempts to reunify him with his birthmother had been unsuccessful. In the care of Heidi and Randy, Nicholas is healing from his unstable past and overcoming his physical challenges.
Amara established the award in 2008 in honor of its namesake, Ms. Stella Mae Carmichael of Bellingham, who served as foster parent to hundreds of children during her lifetime. Each year Amara recognizes a family who opens their hearts and homes in an exceptionally kind way to our community's children in foster care.
Read more in Amara's blog post Foster Parents are Heroes!
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We need your help!
Find families for more children by supporting next year's luncheon:
- Join us as a Table Captain and fill a table, a half table, or two tables!--with folks who are likely to be inspired by our mission.
- Share your real-life adoption story.
- Learn more about becoming a luncheon sponsor and enhance your corporate leadership in our community.
To learn more about these opportunities, please email Laura or call her at 206.260.1714. Thank you!
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Follow Amara on Facebook!
With one click, you can help spread the word about the need for permanent families for children in our community.
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