Newsletter
2018 Newsletter
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Featured Family
The Carroll Family
We wanted to convey to you a story of sadness with a touching outcome that was made possible by the compassion and generosity of two of the funds loyal supporters.
This wonderful young family on Cape Cod, who previously adopted two brothers, were presented with the opportunity to adopt their younger sister who was newly born. They jumped at the chance and opened up their home to take her in. They felt strongly that the siblings should be united and grow up together in the same home with loving parents.
Soon after, tragedy struck, and the father of the family had a massive heart attack and died. The children understandably are struggling emotionally and behaviorally with the loss of their father. The boys were especially close as their father was the only stable male influence they have known.
When we were made aware of this tragedy, we scheduled a visit to meet the mother and her children to see how we could help. In a combined effort, Joe Ananstasi and Tom Ruane, two of the fund’s key supporters immediately came forward to offer their assistance.
Joe Anastasi came with us to visit the family to understand what their needs might be. With input from the mother, we determined that a program of counseling and therapy would be beneficial to the children.
We then expedited a grant from Stone Adoption to address this need. The fund extends a big thank you to Joe and Tom for helping to make this possible.
Stone Family Adoption
Annual Appeal
The Stone Family Adoption Assistance Fund, since its inception in 2007, has grown from a memorial concept to an organization that assists numerous families every year. It is our mission to provide financial assistance to families wishing to adopt and to families that have incurred economic hardship through the adoption of special needs or foster care children.
We truly appreciate what you, our loyal and dedicated donors, have done so far. It is the collective effort of generous people like you that has enabled us to help deserving families you read about in our newsletter. We understand that there are many charities to donate to and we are especially grateful that you feel strongly enough about our mission to choose to support us.
We would like to ask you to join us as we continue to reach out to the families in need. As the awareness and reputation of our fund grows in the adoptive community, there are more and more families that come to us for assistance. Your support will allow us to carry forward as we help to build adoptive families.
Ed Stone
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE AND SPIRIT OF ANDREW CHRISTOPHER STONE.