Raise Money for Orphans

You can raise money and send it to a Christian charity that helps orphans.

Here are some ways to raise money:

• pop can drive
• penny drive
• garage sale
• bake sale
• make and sell Christmas ornaments
• make and sell Holiday baskets
• sell Christmas trees
• collect and recycle scrap metal
• talent show
• art contest and sale
• car washing
• dog washing
• door-to-door window washing
• mow lawns
• read-a-thon or walk-a-thon
• babysit
• birthday donations
• community auction

Cry of the Orphan Campaign in November

Encourage your Christian friends and family to listen to certain radio shows during the Cry of the Orphan week - November 17-21, 2008.

In November, the Cry of the Orphan campaign informs listeners about the orphan crisis and the need for Christian adoption. Christian radio hosts devote a week of broadcasts to orphan stories and information. The participating shows are:

• Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey
• Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson
• Money Life with Chuck Bentley
  

Collect Coins in a Baby Bottle

You can help Vision Trust International care for orphans. Ask others to help you fill a baby bottle with pocket change and then send the money to Vision Trust.

Host a Baby Shower

Have a baby shower to help orphans - at your church or in your home. Ask the guests to bring gifts like:

• clothing (infant- teen)
• bedding (crib - twin)
• diapers, wipes, and rash cream
• baby toiletries
• toys
• soap, shampoo, and dental care items
• Pedialyte
• walkers, and swings.

Then, send the donated gifts to Buckner Orphan Care International

Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid
5405 Shoe Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149

Sponsor an Orphan

Vision Trust Child Sponsorship
Orphans in Brazil, Central African Republic, Dominican Republic, India, Peru, Southeast Asia, and Thailand

Compassion International
You can choose to sponsor an orphaned child.

World Vision
When sponsoring a Hope Child you are helping a child that has been orphaned due to AIDS.

Bethany Christian Services
Orphans in Albania, China, Guatemala, Korea, Romania, and Ukraine

Hopegivers International
Orphans in Africa and India

Philip Hayden China Orphan Outreach
Orphans in China

Shoes for Orphans

Shoes for Orphan Souls is a Christian ministry program of Buckner International. They distribute new shoes to orphans and at-risk children throughout the world. One of the greatest and most immediate needs of these children is a pair of shoes - the ministry has an ongoing need for donations.

Your family can help by sending in a new pair of shoes or hosting a shoe drive for this Christian ministry.

Support Grants for Adoptive Parents

Shaohannah's Hope is where you can donate money to help Christian couples with the expense of adoption. Adoption grants are given to help reduce the financial barriers so that more children can be adopted into Christian families.

Hold an Orphan Gift Fair at Church

Set up a table displaying items that orphan organizations are requesting. People can browse through and pay for an item to be sent to an orphan.

Here are some things that you can display on the table:

• clothing, bedding, diapers, toiletries for Buckner Orphan Care
• hand knitted blankets and hats for Lifeline of Hope
• pairs of new shoes for Shoes for Orphan Souls
• care packs for Global Aid Network
• have laptops displaying the online gift catalog for God’s Kids