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Weʼve raised £1,531 to help Toni and her son meet her biological family who live in the States, for the very first time.
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 18th September 2017
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Story
Toni was left in orphanage in Vietnam during the Vietnam war, which is where I first met her. Her father was an American serviceman, and her mother a Vietnamese girl. Toni was adopted into a family in England and has lived here all her life. She has a lovely son, Isaac. Over the past six years, Toni has been trying to trace her biological parents. She has done this through DNA. It has been a painful and torturous route for her with many dead ends, but at last, with the help of friends, she has found who her father is, and thankfully he is still alive.
The next stage of her journey is to meet with her biological family. They live in North Carolina. Toni is not in a financial position to be able to fund a visit for herself and Isaac in the near future. She has many friends, and I am sure if we each gave a little we can make her dream become a reality. Time is of the essence as everyone is getting older. Toni's father is in a care home as a result of a car accident a few years ago.
Please help if you can. Toni is a kind and generous spirit, who has given much to others. She deserves a bit of payback!
Although the page is in my name, it has been set up with Toni's permission, and all proceeds will of course go to her.
American friends can donate through Paypal on this site.
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- 7 years ago
Anne McCrudden
7 years agoIt is the last couple of days before this fundraising appeal ends. Thank you for all the generous donations. Toni speaks regularly with her dad and brothers on FaceTime. Her dad is quite frail, and we really hope Toni will be able to visit in the next few months.
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- 7 years ago
Anne McCrudden
7 years agoWe have only a couple of weeks to complete this fundraising challenge. We are over halfway. Toni has spoken with her biological father a few times now. She is hoping he may be able to give her more information about her biological mother. It will be another step on her journey. Thanks to your generosity, flight tickets can be bought, something that we did not think would be possible a few weeks ago. Other costs need to be covered, so please share if you can. Only two weeks of fundraising to go!
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- 7 years ago
Anne McCrudden
7 years agoToni has now spoken to her bio father who has given her a little information about her biological mother. She is now planning to try and get to the States in October with Isaac. Thank you for all your help so far, it means such a lot!
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Supporters
55
Caroline C
Sep 17, 2017
£10.00
Mary Eberle
Aug 24, 2017
I hope you & Isaac have a wonderful time on your trip! I hope our paths cross on this side of the ocean or on your side!
£116.00
Anonymous
Aug 19, 2017
Anne McCrudden
Aug 11, 2017
This is a contribution from my lovely friend, Rosie Miller, wshing you good luck! x
£10.00
Anonymous
Aug 9, 2017
Everyone deserve the rights to who they are. I'm so happy for you Toni.
£10.00
Charlotte Harvey
Aug 9, 2017
Good Luck Toni xx
£10.00
Paul Kent
Aug 2, 2017
Given with love Toni, I hope all works out well for you and Isaac, whatever happens you'll always have your great big massive English family of friends and relatives xxx
£50.00
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Anne McCrudden
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
I helped look after Toni in Vietnam during the war years. I know how important it is for her to meet with biological family. I am happy to help her on the next stage of her journey by setting up this Crowdfunding page.