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July 2010
Foundation issued $325,000 in new grants to expand Wendy's Wonderful Kids program (see news release) 

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Presents $25,000 to Foundation from second year of program... see news release and photo.


June 2010
DUMAC supports work of Foundation (news release and photo)

May 2010
Wendy's restaurants in
  Columbus, OH
  Toledo, OH
  Detroit, Lansing and   Grand Rapids, MI 
  Portland/Bangor, ME
  Springfield, MA
offer Frosty Key Tags to Benefit the Foundation 


April 2010
BlogTalkRadio Interview:  Executive Director, Rita Soronen, addresses the impact of the health care bill on black adoptions.

Delphi Display Systems contributions to the Foundation exceed $80,000.  See news release and photo.

Miguel Perez joins the Foundation as Deputy Director. See news release and photo.

March 2010
Wendy Thomas (photo) and Doug Nichols (photo) join the Foundation's board of trustees. See news releases.
 
Who are America's waiting children? The Foundation's executive director answers with the help of one family's adoption story in an article for the National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association.

February 2010
Wendy’s restaurants, in partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, will collect donations to help the critical needs of orphaned children of Haiti.

January 2010
Chicago area Wendy's restaurants launch new key tag promotion to benefit the Foundation.

November 2009
"A Home for the Holidays" adoption special to air on CBS.

Rita Soronen, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, will be a guest speaker at the National Adoption Day Ceremony hosted by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius. 

November is National Adoption Awareness Month -- The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption encourages the adoption of children waiting in foster care, addresses Americans' misperceptions and offers free resources. 

October 2009
Announcing the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's new, free resource booklet, A Step-by-Step Guide to Post-Adoption, developed with the support of Jockey Being Family, Jockey International's corporate citizenship initiative.