Monday, March 13, 2006

Thank You

We want to thank our family and friends for their supportive efforts to make this adoption a reality. Through this process we have been so overwellmed by the generosity and encouragment everyone has shown us.

We want to thank the following people for their financial contribution to our adoption.

Kent and Fran Hadley (Rachel's parents)
Norman and Candy Stolpe (David's Parents)
Joyce Zeitler (Rachel's aunt)
Chris Lehman (Friend of family)
Jon and Leanne Stolpe (David's brother)
Steve, Lori, Sarah, Lydia, and Simon Hartman-Keiser (Friends of the Family)
Pam and Larry Halter (Friends of the family)
Ellen and Mark McGaughey (Airstream Friends)
Steve Blake (Friend of Rachel's parents)
Karin Jones (Family friend and Rachel's employer)
Harold and Doris Stolpe (David's grandparents)
Elizabeth and Chris Harned
Nettie Daniels (Friend of the family)
Renee Schmaling (Creative Memories Consultant)
Charlie Miller (David's Grandfather)
Ann and Howard Redless (friends of the Stolpes from NJ)
Alan and Janet Lomika (David's sister in law, Leanne's, parents)
Sarah Mast and Dovely Quilts
Tim and Cathy Marcy
Shelly and Mike Maldanado
Howie and Jeni Silver (Rachel's uncle and aunt)


We want to thank the following people for donating cell phones and print cartridges to our adoption fund.


Rick and Rosa Kastenmeier (David's Friend & Colleague)
Donna Pierce (David's Friend & Colleague)
Brenda Jones (David's Friend & Colleague)
The people at West Suburban YMCA who gave phones to Fran Hadley
Dennis Franklin (David's friend)
Rob Hannas at Radio Shack
Jeri Thiem (David's Friend & Colleague)
Tiffany Helmke (David's Friend & Colleague)
Jeanne Schueller (Rachel's Friend and CM Customer)
Pam Halter (Family Friend)
Medical Day Treatment Services at St.Charles
Shannon Fenceroy (David's Colleague)
Audrey Sinner (Airstreamer)
Steve and Connie Blake (Friend of the Hadleys)
Jan and Karen Gravenkamp (Friends of the Hadleys)
Bonnie Gartley (Calvary Church member)
Kathy Posey (Airstreamer)
Jeff Grover (Friend of David's)
Jack Braun (Friend of David's)
Matt Barton (Colleague of David's)
Brimeyers (Friends of Rachel and David)
Hartman-Keisers (Friends of Rachel and David)
Kathy Zeitler (Rachel's cousin) (She is collecting them at work and sends us huge boxes full!)
Mike and Nadine Wolff (Grandma Fran's cousins)
Beth and Barry Karon (Grandma Fran's cousins)
Beth and Dave Stauff and Cramer Engineering (friend and Creative Memories Consultant)
Jean and Jeff Bernstein
Craig Hubbs (David's supervisor)
Michelle Etzle (Creative Memories Consultant)
Monica Baures (David's Colleague)
Cathy Connolly (President of Saint Charles)
Saint Charles
Pam Weisen (Unknown Contributor contacted by Monica Baures)
Johnson-Evers family (Milwaukee Mennonite friends)
Mast-Hochstedler Family (Milwaukee Mennonite friends)
Barb Cotton


We want to thank the following people for donations of items to sell at the Adoption Fund Rummage Sale. We raised $500 at the first sale, even though it was cold and raining that day. We did it again August 10-12 and raised $1400.

Grandma and Grandpa Stolpe
Tim Firley
Lois and Paul Heiss
Kristen Baker
Karin and Marques Jones
Neighboors of the Hadleys
Lorna Peterson and others from the West Suberban YMCA
Rosemary Francis (YMCA)
Jean and Jeff Bernstein
Jim Hickey
Sally Addington (YMCA)
Judy Wyman (YMCA)
Polly Wilkerson (YMCA)
Dena (Rummage customer)
Todd Clark (David's friend and colleague)