[NFBC-SFV] My gift to chapter's adopted child

Tue Dec 6 06:57:31 UTC 2016

Hi Nancy,
Thank you for sending this to me. For some reason I didn't receive the initial email and it didn't go to my junk either. As far as Jocelyn, I will be getting her an outfit and some shoes. For Brianna, below is a link to where the Kylie Jenner cosmetics are sold. They are a bit pricey.
https://www.kyliecosmetics.com/ 
I don't know if we want to pitch in to get her one of the holiday boxes or if we each want to buy her something individually. 

Juanita
> On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:01 AM, Nancy Urquilla via NFBC-SFV <nfbc-sfv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Juanita,
> Below is the email with additional information about Jocelyn that
> Racquel sent out on Saturday.
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Nancy
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I want to introduce to you our chosen adopted child this year, 2016.
> The committee had reviewed the applications we received and had
> decided that our chapter is going to adopt Jocelyn Riddle-Serrano.
> Maria Acosta from Braille Institute is the one that referred this
> candidate to us. Here is the information we gathered about Jocelyn’s
> Christmas wish list:
> 
> 
> 
> Jocelyn’s mother, Brianna, said that the child needs clothes. And as
> far as toys, she would like to have the Harry Potter wand collections.
> Here is some information we gather:
> 
>                Clothes size 12 in girls and her favorite color is gold
> 
>                Shoe size is 3 ½ in children
> 
>                The Harry Potter wand collections can be bought from
> Barnes & Noble in Burbank
> 
> Maria provided me a link for this wand collections and it costs
> $159.00 with six wands from different characters. But when I called
> the store, I was told that this one is more for collections or for
> display only, not much really something you can play with. They have
> other wands in individual boxes that are priced from $20 and up that
> light up at the tip and makes sounds. Given Jocelyn’s age, I’m
> thinking she may still want to play with these. Or I can ask the
> mother which she thinks Jocelyn is wishing for. My thoughts and
> suggestion is we can contribute in like what we did in previous years
> and get the $160 wand collection if this is what Jocelyn wants. But if
> she still likes to play with them, then we get her a couple or three
> of them in individual boxes. What do you folks think? If we decide to
> do this, I can volunteer to go to Barnes & Noble to purchase whatever
> we decide.
> 
> 
> 
> Joy Stigile also mentioned that she was looking into getting her the
> Harry Potter books in Braille since our Jocelyn is a braille reader. I
> will double check again what she already has so we do not end up
> getting her something she already has.
> 
> 
> 
> For those who enjoy shopping for kids and may want to get her clothes
> or shoes feel free to do so. Please just let us know in this thread
> what you decided to do.
> 
> 
> 
> We also asked the mom what’s in her wish list for Christmas. According
> to Maria, she thinks Brianna like's Kylie Jenner's make up, the
> Holiday collection for Christmas. Do any of you familiar with this
> brand? Since Jocelyn is an only child, can we or should we consider
> getting her mother a gift?
> 
> 
> 
> Here is additional information about Jocelyn to get to know her a bit more:
> 
> Our adopted child this year is Jocelyn Riddle-Serrano
> 
> 9 years old born on February 4, 2007
> 
> She is on 2nd grade and she goes to Van Ness Elementary School
> 
> They live in Sylmar. Her mother’s name is Brianna Suzanne Riddle. She
> is an only child and lives with her mother, grandpa and grandma and
> great grandmother.
> 
> Her cause of blindness is Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. Optic Nerve
> Hypoplasia (ONH) is the under-development or absence of the optic
> nerve combined with possible brain and endocrine abnormalities. It is
> also known as Septo-Optic Dysplasia or DeMorsier's Syndrome.
> 
> Jocelyn’s hobbies are reading Harry Potter books and watching movies.
> She is also musically talented, playing the drums and part of the
> Academy of Music School for the Blind.
> 
> Her mother is a single mom. The committee thought it would be nice to
> adopt Jocelyn so we can hopefully help her and her mother as she grows
> and they could probably use assistance in finding resources and
> information as she gets older.
> 
> 
> 
> For those who are participating in our chapter Adopt A child program,
> hopefully these information have been helpful. Please let me know if
> you have questions. You may call at 818-457-1482, or email back in
> this thread. Either I or anyone in the committee will do our best to
> answer your questions.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you in advance for your participation.
> 
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