My Little Fortune Cookie: Walk of Hope

This weekend, Kayli and I participated in a fundraiser walk sponsored by Families Blessed With The World's Children. The money raised through this event, went to an organization called "Half the Sky"...http://halfthesky.org/en This organization acknowledged research that shows how crucial it is to a young child's growth to be held, rocked, talked to, played with, smiled at, sung to... Children who lack these things often fail to thrive. They decided to begin a program designed to "enrich the lives of orphaned children in China." They "provide model programs and caregiver training designed to offer loving, family-like care to children of all ages and abilities." It is their goal to "ensure that every orphaned child has a caring adult in her life and a chance at a bright future. "
The t-shirts we wore during the walk, had the following phrase printed on the back...“All the children who are held and loved will know how to love others….. Spread these virtues in the world. Nothing more need be done.”- Meng Zi, c. 300 B.C.
We were more than happy to support this cause!
We were encouraged to bring a wagon or bike decorated like a dragonboat...we spotted Kayli's dragon costume in the basement and decided it would make the perfect wagon cover. Then, we strung up some hand made paper lanterns, and voila...

the early morning rain stopped just in time for the walk and cleared the skies for the rest of the morning, just long enough to complete the walk and all the other fun activities at this event...