http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories Precious Child, Precious Life Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:57:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Miss Bella turned one year old in July!  Look how darling she is.  Bella is thriving in her healing home and is on the way to adoption.  We're so proud of her and so thankful for the many people who have helped Bella reach this milestone! http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=314&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Look at our precious Iris walking all over the place in her new wheels! Thanks to Austcham (Australian Chamber) Shanghai, Baobei is now two walking devices richer!  They were custom built for our children and paid for entirely by Austcham Shanghai.  Devices like these are critical to the development of children ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=313&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Ann and I were talking today about the importance of foundational relationships, those you know will always be there and and stand the test of time.  Bonita Lim and Jesse Price have been these friends to Baobei since the inception of our foundation.  Before we had our name, Bonita and ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=312&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Baobei Foundation was blessed with two wonderful interns from Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) during the last two weeks of May. Now graduates of CISS and both heading into pre-med programs, Dorothy Lam and Lauren Burton worked so diligently to help our foundation in any way they could. Ann and ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=311&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Kelly Thompson has touched each Baobei child's life in ways most of us will never fully know.  In her role as Healing Home Director, she has loved our healing families and the babies they care for with all of her heart.  While it's so hard to say good-bye to Kelly ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=310&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 The first grade girl scout troop, lead by Missy Kotkin, gave Baobei a sweet donation from their hearts today.  They each brought 30 RMB (some more) to help Baobei save lives.  Thanks, girls!  Keep up the great work! First Grade Concordia Girl Scouts http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=309&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Liv Svanheld and Jaden Deneef, 3rd graders from SCIS Pudong, are already talking about starting their own charity after visiting Baby Wade at SCMC.  Liv's mother, Inga, said, "They feel so privileged now and want to help children less fortunate than themselves." The Svanhelds are moving to Singapore soon, and Liv had ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=308&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 A little late for the blog, but had to document this mark in history... we recently celebrated our 2 year birthday!  Rebecca Neilsen, Baobei volunteer, hosted this lovely event which took place near the Bund at the lovely, historic Hamilton House restaurant.  We had about 80 guests, including Dr. Bao ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=307&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 Liu came into our lives in 2007 via BaoBei Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Shanghai that provides life saving surgeries for Chinese orphans. She was born with an Encephalocele (a rare condition which causes hydrocephalus). Liu was abandoned at an early age, and was subsequently taken into ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=306&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465 TEACHING children about helping others while also encouraging their creative talents was the aim of a recent competition held by Shanghai coffee chain Wagas. In collaboration with four international schools and pre-schools, the chain held a competition for students to design artwork. Jacquelyn Wu, 10, of Concordia International School, Jessica Wang, seven, ... http://www.baobeifoundation.org/stories/?p=305&owa_from=feed&owa_sid=1458650465