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Best Fundraisers

The best fundraisers are the ones that are fun, fairly simple to organize and - naturally - bring in the most funds for your international adoption.

The number of fundraisers you can organize and implement while waiting for that awesome day when you get to travel and pick up your child are as many as your imagination. From the tried and true garage sale to a mystery dinner to selling candy. Virtually anything can be turned into a fundraiser.

So did you organize a successful fundraiser or two, or three, to help cover the costs of your international adoption? If so, what did you do, and what did you learn from the experience?

Share your best fundraisers with other readers of International Adoption Facts and Information. Using the form below, share with us your best fundraisers and how you successfully raised funds for your international adoption. And thanks for sharing!

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Cash Bash  My husband and I are doing a Benefit for our adoption. We talked with our local Knights of Columbus hall and had a room donated for the event.




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Jigsaw Puzzle Fundraiser  A jigsaw puzzle fundraiser was one way a couple was able to successfully raise funds to help pay for their international adoption.




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My Raffle To Raise Funds for Chinese Child Adoption  Back in August of 2004 my husband and I made the decision to adopt a Chinese girl. We are unable to have children of our own due to infertility problems ...

Chinese Auction  I don't know if anyone is familiar with this fundraiser or not. We have done several of them for missions trips for our youth group, but I'm sure it would ...

T-Shirt Fundraiser  When we were fundraising for our first adoption, we sold t-shirts that spring that said "Jesus Loves the Children of the World" with a cute design on them....

Creative Garage Sale Fundraiser  We coordinated two garage sales to raise funds for our adoption. These weren't your ordinary run-of-the-mill junk fests netting a couple of hundred dollars....

Benefit Gala  On our quest to adopt a baby girl from China, we needed more than $10,000. Since I only had $6,000, my goal for the fundraising was the remaining balance ...

Chicken Dinner Fundraiser  My name is Blake, and my wife's name is Jennifer. When Jen and I were in the process of adopting our little girl, Jamie, from Honduras, we put on a chicken ...

Other Helpful Sources

Are you thinking about pursuing an international adoption? Developing a plan for how you'll pay for that adoption is the first step you should take. Here are some ways to get started.

There are many ways to fund an international adoption. Here are some ideas to help pay adoption costs.

The Adoption Tax Credit is Uncle Sam's way of helping you with your adoption costs. Learn more.

If you're looking for more details about the tax credit, you can read more about the tax credit for international adoption here.

International Adoption Grants are a great way to help with adoption costs. Here are some agencies that provide such grants.

Want to learn about more places to apply for international adoption grants? Here are some more great places to apply.

If you're looking for the affordable international adoption, take heart. It is possible. Here are some ideas to help save money.

Still wondering how you're going to pay those adoption expenses? Here are some more ways to raise funds for your international adoption.

A garage sale is one of the best fundraisers. Learn how to finance an international adoption through a garage sale.

Intimidated by high adoption costs? Don't be. Financing international adoption is like eating an elephant. You do it one bite at a time. Here are some tips.

So what are the costs of international adoption and how much will the total amount be? The answer will depend on the country you choose and whether you choose to go through an agency or pursue an independent international adoption. Learn more here.

Creative Fundraisers are unique ways to raise funds and the best fundraisers for helping with adoption costs. Here are some ideas that are fun to organize.



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