[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION ON ITS 20TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 19, 2012

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Dave Thomas 
Foundation for Adoption on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
  This foundation, established in 1992 by Dave Thomas, has continuously 
strived to help every child in foster care find a loving, permanent 
family. It has dramatically increased the number of adoptions, 
including finding families for 3,000 children in the United States 
foster care system, and for that I commend them.
  The Foundation shows its commitment to the foster care system by 
awarding grants to public and private adoption agencies all across the 
country. As a founding member of National Adoption Day, it has helped 
brighten the lives of countless children.
  Last year's awarded grants totaled more than $8 million and focused 
on supporting adoption professionals who assist the longest-waiting 
children from foster care into adoptive families. This genuine program, 
Wendy's Wonderful Kids, has increased children's likely hood of being 
adopted by up to three times.
  As an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving 
Alliance, Standards for Excellence certified, the Foundation has 
received the highest possible rating on Charity Navigator, an 
exceptional honor.
  For these reasons, I am proud to applaud the Dave Thomas Foundation 
for Adoption for representing Central Ohio through its extraordinary 
contributions to the United States foster care system.

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