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Family Hosting a Child

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Mending Kids International

Los Angeles Area
4100 W. Alameda Avenue, Suite #103
Burbank, California 91505
Phone: 818-843-MEND (6363)
Fax: 818-843-6365
Email: info@mendingkids.org


Orange County Area
Mending Kids International
c/o Ocean Hills Church
32222 Del Obispo Street
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675

Officers
Robyn Moore Gibson, President
Jenny Hull, Vice President, Chair of Host Family Committee
Ann Drummond, Secretary, Chair of Marketing Committee
Glenn Dabatos, Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee

Directors
Ray Barragan
Jim Gray
Arlene Kamen, MD, Chair of Child Selection Committee
Julia Hans
Dorothy Lucey
Lilian Myers
Howard Wax, Chair of Bioethics Committee

MENDING KIDS INTERNATIONAL STAFF

Full-time
Marchelle L. Sellers, Executive Director
Caren Niewisch, Mission Coordinator
Cristina Farrut, Director of Social Services
Silvia Rodriguez, MSW Social Worker
Dawn Moore, Program Coordinator/Office Manager

Consulting
Keever Rhodes, Social Services Consulant
Jacqui Werbelow, Development Consultant (San Juan Capistrano Office)
Maria Nicklin, Marketing Consultant (San Juan Capistrano Office)
Mike Forgerson, Auditor
David Sellers, IT and Website Consultant
Will Gibson, Interim Office Manager

Interns
Erika Hartley, ASU Bachelors Student Grantwriting Intern
Lia Jacobson, USC Masters Student Mission Intern
Felix Yong, USC Masters Student Mission Intern

Mending Kids International is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization.

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MKI NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Passport to Ethiopia!

Saturday, October 9th at Ocean Hills Church in San Juan Capistrano. Join us for a fabulous evening and recreation of Ethiopia - all to benefit MKI. Special Guest: Dr. Rick Hodes. Check back soon for tickets and details.

Host Family Recognition Picnic
Saturday, September 18 at Ocean Hills Church in San Juan Capistrano. All current and previous Host Families are welcome to a fun afternoon filled with food, games and festivities. This is a true celebration of the great work by our Host Families! Invites going out soon!

Do you Knit?

Newborn AIDS orphans in need of your knitting skills. Make these adorable little sweaters in no time and we will get them to the children who need them! Click here for more information.  Thank you to all of our knitters!  We have sent over 400 sweaters to orphanages in Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru and the Philippines.  

Due to overwhelming need and interest, this program will continue until further notice...so knit away!

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