Coffee Fundraiser
If you are interested in purchasing organic and Fairtrade coffee from Ethiopian farmers, we have paired with Just Love Coffee for an adoption fundraiser. Just Love Coffee sells organic and Fairtrade coffee from around the world and donates $5 a bag to us for our adoption.
You can order from our store at:
www.justlovecoffee.com/OurEthiopianDaughter
You can order from our store at:
www.justlovecoffee.com/OurEthiopianDaughter
The cost of Adoption (Why we need a fundraiser)
What we've paid so far:
Application Fee $250
1st Installment of Program Fee $1500
Home Study $1200
Adoptive Parent Training $175
USCIS Fee and Fingerprinting $830
2nd Installment of Program Fee $2000
Post-Adoption Report Deposit $1000
Dossier Service and Translation $800
1/2 International Program Fee $3750
When we receive our referral we will pay:
3rd Installment of Program Fee $1500
1/2 International Program Fee $3750
Post Placement Admin Fee $385
Visas/Embassy Fee $440
In-Country Travel Package (first trip) $1400 - $2500
In-Country Travel Package (second trip) $1000 - $2000
After we bring our child home we will pay:
Post-Adoption Admin Fee $385
Post-Adoption Visits $300
Re-Adoption $300 - $1000
A very important note to families considering adoption:
Do not be scared away by the expense! There are adoption grants, low-interest loans, a $13,000+ tax credit and there are generous people willing to donate to fundraisers like this one! We were scared of the expense for a long time, but we've learned that once you take that first step - things will start to fall into place for you. More eloquently put:
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
- the German philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749- 1832).
Application Fee $250
1st Installment of Program Fee $1500
Home Study $1200
Adoptive Parent Training $175
USCIS Fee and Fingerprinting $830
2nd Installment of Program Fee $2000
Post-Adoption Report Deposit $1000
Dossier Service and Translation $800
1/2 International Program Fee $3750
When we receive our referral we will pay:
3rd Installment of Program Fee $1500
1/2 International Program Fee $3750
Post Placement Admin Fee $385
Visas/Embassy Fee $440
In-Country Travel Package (first trip) $1400 - $2500
In-Country Travel Package (second trip) $1000 - $2000
After we bring our child home we will pay:
Post-Adoption Admin Fee $385
Post-Adoption Visits $300
Re-Adoption $300 - $1000
A very important note to families considering adoption:
Do not be scared away by the expense! There are adoption grants, low-interest loans, a $13,000+ tax credit and there are generous people willing to donate to fundraisers like this one! We were scared of the expense for a long time, but we've learned that once you take that first step - things will start to fall into place for you. More eloquently put:
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
- the German philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749- 1832).