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HEADQUARTERS
The Barker Foundation
7979 Old Georgetown Road
First Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-664-9664
1-800-673-8489
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SATELLITE OFFICES
2957 Monticello Drive
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-536-1827
1066 - 30th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-298-7724
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The Barker Foundation
2008 Spring Benefit
May 1 - May 31
You're invited to support The Barker Foundation,
honor friends and families, and participate in a $200,000 Challenge
Grant!
A generous Barker
family has pledged a $1,000,000 gift! To qualify for this gift, the
Barker Community must raise $200,000 in new matching funds in 2008 -- and here's
how you can help.
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Choose one or more
items to donate from our For the Family,
Children's Corner and
Great
Getaways categories in the catalog below.
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Donate as many
items in each category as you like by clicking the Add to Cart
button.
(You may view your donations by clicking the View Cart button
below. Then check out the same way as you would from any online
retailer.)
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You also may
choose to make an unrestricted donation in the
Ads & Giving section at the
end of the catalog through Barker's standard online
donation system, Click & Pledge.
Your donation is tax-deductible and counts toward
$200,000 in new matching funds for 2008.
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For your convenience, we accept PayPal as well as
Visa, MasterCard, AMEX or Discover.
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2008 Spring
Benefit Catalog
For the Family
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Health & Well-Being
Provide 1 prenatal doctor visit for a
birth mother without private insurance or Medicaid
... $100
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The Gift of
Counseling
Sponsor 1 counseling
session and lunch between a social worker and a birth
mother ... $120
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The Power of
Information
Sponsor session for up
to 50 prospective parents, with 3 social workers, info, and
refreshments ... $355
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Share the Love
Give a basket of
flowers, magazines and personal items to a birth mother
without family support during her hospital stay ...
$35 |
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Getting to Know
You
Fund a get-together for
a social worker, prospective family and older child during
the matching process as they build their relationship ...
$100
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Preparation & Planning
Underwrite 1 waiting
parents' workshop with pediatrician, adoption
attorney, child specialist or other speaker ...
$150
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Spread the Word
Underwrite critical
print and web advertising outreach to prospective birth parents (Yellow Pages, Web,
Crisis Counseling Brochures)
$1,000/1 week
$4,000/1 month
Share the Cost for $100
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Children's Corner
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Take Care of the
Basics
Provide a 1-month supply
of diapers and formula for a newborn baby in foster care ...
$200
$100 2-week supply
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Love at First Sight
Fund 1 month of foster care
for a waiting baby... $600
Share the Cost for $100 |
Give Them a Healthy
Start
Underwrite unreimbursed
medical costs for a newborn baby lacking insurance or Medicaid ...
$175/pediatric visit
$525/1 month of pediatric
visits
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Kids Like Company
Fund a needs-based
scholarship for 1 adopted or foster youth to attend a
3-session Barker Kids’ Group for Grades 1-5 ...
$125
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Teens Need Fellowship
Underwrite 1 needs-based
scholarship for a teenager to attend the Barker Teen Weekend
at the National 4-H Center in Bethesda, MD ...
$225
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Great Getaways
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Around the World
Underwrite travel costs
for an International Program staff member to visit 1 of
the countries Barker serves: China, Colombia, Guatemala,
India, Korea, or Ethiopia ... $1,400
Share the Cost for $100
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Exploring Their Roots
Fund a needs-based
scholarship for a Barker teen's Homeland Tour
$2,500 full scholarship
$1,250 half scholarship
Share the Cost for $100
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A Trip to
Tidewater
Fund an overnight social
worker visit
to the Tidewater area for critical
outreach and counseling ... $200
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Learning on
Location
Sponsor an in-service
training session to keep Barker staff current on the
cutting edge of adoption issues ...
$250
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Please note that as items are fully funded,
remaining donations will be designated for the next area of greatest
need
within the category.
Ads & Giving
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Honor Someone
Special
Honor someone special -- a family
member, mother, friend, teacher, newly-adopted baby, Barker
staff… and receive a beautiful card for you to send
notifying them of the donation made in their honor...$50
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Business Support
Companies making unrestricted gifts - $250
and up - will be publicized in the Barker newsletter.
Your donation will be processed through
Barker's online donation service, Click & Pledge, and not through PayPal. |
Unrestricted Giving
Your unrestricted gift in any amount
helps support the ongoing work of The Barker Foundation.
Your donation will be processed through
Barker's online donation service, Click & Pledge, and not through PayPal.
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Your donation is tax-deductible and counts toward
$200,000 in new matching funds for 2008. The deadline for receipt of
donations is
May 31, 2008. Thank you for your support! |
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