<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hi Nancy,<br>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.</span></div><div><a href="https://www.kyliecosmetics.com/">https://www.kyliecosmetics.com/</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">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. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Juanita</span></div><div>On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:01 AM, Nancy Urquilla via NFBC-SFV <<a href="mailto:nfbc-sfv@nfbnet.org">nfbc-sfv@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi Juanita,</span><br><span>Below is the email with additional information about Jocelyn that</span><br><span>Racquel sent out on Saturday.</span><br><span>I hope this helps.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Nancy</span><br><span></span><br><span>Hello all,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I want to introduce to you our chosen adopted child this year, 2016.</span><br><span>The committee had reviewed the applications we received and had</span><br><span>decided that our chapter is going to adopt Jocelyn Riddle-Serrano.</span><br><span>Maria Acosta from Braille Institute is the one that referred this</span><br><span>candidate to us. Here is the information we gathered about Jocelyn’s</span><br><span>Christmas wish list:</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Jocelyn’s mother, Brianna, said that the child needs clothes. And as</span><br><span>far as toys, she would like to have the Harry Potter wand collections.</span><br><span>Here is some information we gather:</span><br><span></span><br><span> Clothes size 12 in girls and her favorite color is gold</span><br><span></span><br><span> Shoe size is 3 ½ in children</span><br><span></span><br><span> The Harry Potter wand collections can be bought from</span><br><span>Barnes & Noble in Burbank</span><br><span></span><br><span>Maria provided me a link for this wand collections and it costs</span><br><span>$159.00 with six wands from different characters. But when I called</span><br><span>the store, I was told that this one is more for collections or for</span><br><span>display only, not much really something you can play with. They have</span><br><span>other wands in individual boxes that are priced from $20 and up that</span><br><span>light up at the tip and makes sounds. Given Jocelyn’s age, I’m</span><br><span>thinking she may still want to play with these. Or I can ask the</span><br><span>mother which she thinks Jocelyn is wishing for. My thoughts and</span><br><span>suggestion is we can contribute in like what we did in previous years</span><br><span>and get the $160 wand collection if this is what Jocelyn wants. But if</span><br><span>she still likes to play with them, then we get her a couple or three</span><br><span>of them in individual boxes. What do you folks think? If we decide to</span><br><span>do this, I can volunteer to go to Barnes & Noble to purchase whatever</span><br><span>we decide.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Joy Stigile also mentioned that she was looking into getting her the</span><br><span>Harry Potter books in Braille since our Jocelyn is a braille reader. I</span><br><span>will double check again what she already has so we do not end up</span><br><span>getting her something she already has.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>For those who enjoy shopping for kids and may want to get her clothes</span><br><span>or shoes feel free to do so. Please just let us know in this thread</span><br><span>what you decided to do.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>We also asked the mom what’s in her wish list for Christmas. According</span><br><span>to Maria, she thinks Brianna like's Kylie Jenner's make up, the</span><br><span>Holiday collection for Christmas. Do any of you familiar with this</span><br><span>brand? Since Jocelyn is an only child, can we or should we consider</span><br><span>getting her mother a gift?</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here is additional information about Jocelyn to get to know her a bit more:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Our adopted child this year is Jocelyn Riddle-Serrano</span><br><span></span><br><span>9 years old born on February 4, 2007</span><br><span></span><br><span>She is on 2nd grade and she goes to Van Ness Elementary School</span><br><span></span><br><span>They live in Sylmar. Her mother’s name is Brianna Suzanne Riddle. She</span><br><span>is an only child and lives with her mother, grandpa and grandma and</span><br><span>great grandmother.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Her cause of blindness is Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. Optic Nerve</span><br><span>Hypoplasia (ONH) is the under-development or absence of the optic</span><br><span>nerve combined with possible brain and endocrine abnormalities. It is</span><br><span>also known as Septo-Optic Dysplasia or DeMorsier's Syndrome.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Jocelyn’s hobbies are reading Harry Potter books and watching movies.</span><br><span>She is also musically talented, playing the drums and part of the</span><br><span>Academy of Music School for the Blind.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Her mother is a single mom. The committee thought it would be nice to</span><br><span>adopt Jocelyn so we can hopefully help her and her mother as she grows</span><br><span>and they could probably use assistance in finding resources and</span><br><span>information as she gets older.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>For those who are participating in our chapter Adopt A child program,</span><br><span>hopefully these information have been helpful. Please let me know if</span><br><span>you have questions. You may call at 818-457-1482, or email back in</span><br><span>this thread. Either I or anyone in the committee will do our best to</span><br><span>answer your questions.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you in advance for your participation.</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBC-SFV mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NFBC-SFV@nfbnet.org">NFBC-SFV@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbc-sfv_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbc-sfv_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBC-SFV:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbc-sfv_nfbnet.org/juanita.herrera91%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbc-sfv_nfbnet.org/juanita.herrera91%40gmail.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>