After we got our referral for Grace, we sent a care package to her orphanage through a great organization called "Blessed Kids". It is run by a Chinese American woman that lives in the US. She will pack and ship care packages to Chinese orphanages with a letter indicating that the person is very happy to get a referral for their child, and other things related to adopting a child from China.
In our Blessed Kids care package I sent a stuffed panda, two disposable cameras, two packages of candy for the orphanage workers, and a letter stating that I'd really appreciate it if the workers got the candy, Grace got the panda bear, and that the cameras were used to take photos of the orphanage and Grace's caretakers and playmates. When we got Grace, we got back the cameras. Her nanny told us that she was not able to bring back the panda bear because of being so busy. I can imagine that this was the case, so we were very grateful to have the cameras with photos from the orphanage back. These are priceless to us, and I know will be to Grace someday too as they are one of the few direct connections she'll have of her life in China before being adopted.
Here are some of the photos. Just in case you can't tell, Grace is in the black and white outfit with the light blue sandals.
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