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WOW! I'm a doctor, a lawyer, and thanks to all your incredible donations, we hit our goal for MY FOSTER KIDS DESERVE MORE project! Best day!
via Crowdrise 1 month ago
CROWDRISE MEMBER SINCE: Feb 02, 2010
HOME: Portland, Oregon, United States
PERSONAL WEBSITE: www.trw-law.com
ROCK PAPER OR SCISSORS: Rock
HOME: Portland, Oregon, United States
PERSONAL WEBSITE: www.trw-law.com
ROCK PAPER OR SCISSORS: Rock
STUFF ABOUT ME:
I grew up in Michigan surrounded by a really close family, and it's that closeness that drives me to give back to families because that's the number one thing that I believe in - family and togetherness. Family roots, experiences, opportunities, respect, communication, and relationships shape us and generations to come.
So, for a career, I became an attorney for children and parents in the foster care system. I also handle other cases that deeply affect a family, like adoptions or domestic violence cases. While it sounds like intense conversation or high burn out work, having two incredible business partners, who are friends first, a great community, and seeing reward, one family at a time, still makes this my dream job.
After working as an attorney for several years, I am constantly trying to think of creative ways to improve the system. That is the spirit behind this first Crowdrise Project!!! There are so many inspiring people in my community who have done so much for the foster care system and it is my effort, through the platform of Crowdrise, to accomplish what they hope for this system and give everything we can to foster kids.
Why? I was getting my hair cut one day. After talking over the usual, she asked me - if you had to give one difference between a foster child and, let's say, (her) child, what would it be? That very day, an eight year old foster child had, again, been asking for a bike. He didn't have one. His caseworker was 'submitting a request' for funding for a bike through different agencies and looking for pots of money to get a bike for him. That's the difference, I said. Three days later, she dropped off one of her son's barely used BMX bikes at my house.
In case you were wondering, I don't like to bike, but love to cook, hike with my dog, read and write, hang out with friends, and go to the beach and the mountain. I also like to travel and am looking for a cooking trip to learn how to make the perfect pizza!
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME:
There are so many great Projects on Crowdrise, so vote for me, and do what matters to you!
I grew up in Michigan surrounded by a really close family, and it's that closeness that drives me to give back to families because that's the number one thing that I believe in - family and togetherness. Family roots, experiences, opportunities, respect, communication, and relationships shape us and generations to come.
So, for a career, I became an attorney for children and parents in the foster care system. I also handle other cases that deeply affect a family, like adoptions or domestic violence cases. While it sounds like intense conversation or high burn out work, having two incredible business partners, who are friends first, a great community, and seeing reward, one family at a time, still makes this my dream job.
After working as an attorney for several years, I am constantly trying to think of creative ways to improve the system. That is the spirit behind this first Crowdrise Project!!! There are so many inspiring people in my community who have done so much for the foster care system and it is my effort, through the platform of Crowdrise, to accomplish what they hope for this system and give everything we can to foster kids.
Why? I was getting my hair cut one day. After talking over the usual, she asked me - if you had to give one difference between a foster child and, let's say, (her) child, what would it be? That very day, an eight year old foster child had, again, been asking for a bike. He didn't have one. His caseworker was 'submitting a request' for funding for a bike through different agencies and looking for pots of money to get a bike for him. That's the difference, I said. Three days later, she dropped off one of her son's barely used BMX bikes at my house.
In case you were wondering, I don't like to bike, but love to cook, hike with my dog, read and write, hang out with friends, and go to the beach and the mountain. I also like to travel and am looking for a cooking trip to learn how to make the perfect pizza!
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME:
There are so many great Projects on Crowdrise, so vote for me, and do what matters to you!
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Hello Robin:-) how are you doing? here is my septembervote for you;-) you are doing great things for charity here at Crowdrise, keep up the awsome work! Take care. Cheers Dr. Elise Marie