The Camp Hope Benefit Night was a success! On Monday, February 21, the national Lutherans For Life office team from Nevada, Iowa, along with other friends, helped raise support for Camp Hope at the Pizza Ranch in Ames. The total raised was just over $750. All the funds raised through tips and a percentage of sales will go to help bring older Russian orphans to Iowa this summer in the hope of finding Forever Families.
Camp Hope brings eight to 12 older Russian orphan children to Iowa each summer. Approximately $30,000 is raised annually to bring the children here and to find homes for these orphans. Since 2000, Camp Hope has helped more than 165 children find adoptive homes right here in central Iowa! You can find out more about Camp Hope at www.camphope.net. You can also check out Camp Hope on Facebook!
Photo: (l-r) Alex Highby, Nevada (adopted through Camp Hope), Ilona Janvrin, Ames (also adopted from Russia), and Jaime Balvanz, Eldora, (eighth grade student at Timothy Christian, Wellsburg) at the Pizza Ranch on February 21.