John Mulvihill Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada Board of Directors

Posted on February 9, 2021

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 30,000 children waiting in Canada’s foster care system. Burlington, ON — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada recently welcomed John Mulvihill, Senior Director, Supply Chain Management at Wendy’s® Quality Supply Chain

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A Message from Rita Soronen About the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on March 19, 2020

Dear Friends, The last few weeks have been incredibly uncertain, as the world navigates the most serious global health crisis we have faced in our lifetime, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Schools are closed, non-essential workers are staying home and social distancing has become essential. We

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Remembering Mrs. I. Lorraine Thomas

Posted on November 25, 2019

Lorraine Thomas Mrs. Thomas (1935 – 2019) shared her husband Dave’s vision to create the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992, with one goal — to ensure that every child in foster care has a permanent home and a loving family. In late 2019, Mrs. Thomas passed away. We lost a friend and the wo

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Celebrating Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiters and Supervisors

Posted on June 26, 2019

At the 2019 Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Summit, the Foundation recognized the following recruiters and supervisors of the year for their life-changing service on behalf of children in foster care who need our help the most. These individuals are representative of the more than 550 Wendy’s Wonderful

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Paramjit Bains Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada Board of Trustees

Posted on March 26, 2019

Foundation committed to finding permanent homes for the more than 30,000 children waiting in Canada’s foster care system Paramjit Bains Burlington, ON — The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada recently welcomed Paramjit Bains as a member of its board of trustees. Bains is a division vice pres

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Every day is a new adventure

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British Columbia, Canada – written by Carly Carly and her husband, John, knew they wanted to grow their family through adoption. The couple from British Columbia has adopted six children, including siblings Alicia and Tristin through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s signature program,

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Q&A: Jocelyne, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Recruiter

Posted on February 1, 2019

Through its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful KidsTM, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption-Canada supports the hiring of adoption professionals, like Jocelyne, who are dedicated to finding permanent families for children who have been waiting in foster care the longest. The following conversat

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Love Has No Boundaries

Posted on January 23, 2019

By Kathryn Kathryn and her husband, John, of Ontario, have adopted three children from foster care: Serenity, Malakai (Kai) and Abigail. Serenity and Kai, who are biological siblings, were adopted through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program in partnership with Ad

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These wonderful kids just want to know you love them

Posted on December 14, 2018

By Michelle, Windsor, Ontario Colton (age 13) with his parents, Scott and Michelle, on Adoption Day, January 15, 2017 My husband, Scott, and I knew we wanted to expand our family. We have so much fun together and love each othe

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