http://www.vimeo.com/5302176I think Peter Pan had the right idea; growing up is overrated. Which I believe is why I…
- never pass up a swing
- get such a kick out of kids
- have a soft spot for children’s causes
Like, say, getting kids adopted.
For four years I had a weekly segment called Forever Families where I featured local foster children ready for adoption. But you can’t very well just call up foster kids and ask if you can put them on TV. There’s a process. So the folks at the Adoption Coalition of Texas lined up the “harder to adopt” kids I profiled (teens, sibling groups, minorities, children with disabilities), and I got to show up and play with them! It was the best part of my job. Especially because it worked: 65% of the children we put on TV got adopted. A lot of families that came forward were ones that had never considered adopting, but “met” a child on TV and fell in love. The power of giving kids a chance to be who they are, and tell their story… amazing.
So basically, I’ll do just about anything for the Adoption Coalition, including make this video for their fundraiser last April.
Keep up the amazing work, ACT. I know you will!