By Lynn Raney

Often the holiday time is when we consider what we can give and do for others – for many of us that extends well beyond our family. We might volunteer in a local soup kitchen, make gifts of toys through a local business or school, contribute to the red kettle or make a donation to benefit the children left behind in any one of the countries in which CHI works.

If you are interested in making such a gift to help the children who wait, send your check, made payable to CHI Foundation, to: CHI Foundation, 9229 Lackland Road, St. Louis, MO 63114 or make your gift online using VISA or MasterCard. To do this, visit www.chifoundation.org, click on the giving icon at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions from there. All gifts made online transferred to CHI Foundation without incurring any credit card processing fees; one hundred percent of your donation comes to the Foundation.

When making your gift, please ensure that you enclose a note if your gift is to be designated for any particular country, orphanage or program. If no note is enclosed, we will consider the gift unrestricted. Gifts to orphanages must meet a $200 minimum; gifts of lesser amounts will be held in our account until $200 is accumulated for that orphanage. This is done to assure that our administrative costs are reasonably maintained.

Any questions? Call Lynn Raney, Director of Humanitarian Aid at 314-890-0086 or email her at lynn@childrenshopeint.org.

Thank you for thinking about the children!