Beyond our letters and appeals

I was not sure what to title this post. It is a good problem that I have so many thank you posts that I am running out of titles! Over Christmas we had two very generous and very surprising gifts. Both were $500. The first was from David's great aunt Vonnie and her husband Roger. They said that at the end of the year they look to see what they have left and look for a worthy cause to donate the money to. This year (actually last year 2007), they picked us! It was such a blessing and such a surprise. Vonnie is David's Grandma's only living sibling. His grandma Roma died a few years ago. The R in Elizabeth Rose is for Grandma Roma.

The second gift came from friends of ours that I imagine would want to remain anonymous. When they gave us the check both David and I were so surprised and so choked up. They are wonderful friends and have been so supportive, but we never imagined they would be financially supportive too.

Thank you to both families!

More generosity!

God is so good! With in days of getting our referal, we were blessed with not just one, but two people willing to donate their frequent flyer miles! Plus they are both donating large amounts! Thank you so much to Wendell and Suzie in Dallas and Brendan in Milwaukee!

Thank you for responding to our letter

In October, we sent out a letter asking for help with the adoption. The letter was sent to people in New Jersey, where the Stolpes lived. It was not just about financhial help. We also asked for prayers, donations of children's clothing or other items and general support. Below is a list of those that responded. Thank you so much for your generosity! Beyond the financial support, the letters that have come are so touching. Everyone is praying for us in Milwaukee and Elizabeth in China. It is incredible how much people care about us. We are so honored and blessed.

Janet Beith
Paul and ColleenBill and Braun
Cyndy Baumgarten
Jim and Mary Craig (She is also passing the letter around to others in the Mont Holly/Lumberton area)
Jack and Liz Braun
Sheryl, Ray and Scott Markley
Paul and Elsa Nicolette
Mianne Edwards

2007 June Yard Sale Thank You

Thank you to the following people for helping with our yard sale. Thank you for donating items to the sale, helping to sort, price and run the sale.

Kent and Fran Hadley
Jennifer Keough
Karin Jones
Kristin Baker
MaryBeth McNally
Jean Bernstein
Jeanne Schueller
Lisa Hollender
Carmen Brubacher
Johnson-Evers Family
Nigel and Bridget Hadley
Mimi Muelhbach
Apryl Howard
Hartman-Keiser Family
Keiser Family
Michelle Etzle
Sarah Mast
Ben Hochstedtler
Leslie Kim

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)