Stillwater Family Adopts 2 Orphans From Haiti
STILLWATER, Minn. (WCCO) — With six kids, Mary and Bill Kratz had a big family. It got even bigger early Wednesday when two new members of the family arrived from Haiti. Lucius is 7. Maria-Elena is...
View ArticleMore Than 2 Dozen Minn. Families Adopt Kids From Haiti
By Liz Collin, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the wake of Haiti’s quake, more than two dozen Minnesota families have welcomed new children into their homes. The adoptions of 39 kids headed here were...
View ArticleGarage Sale Takes Donations To Help Orphans
By Lindsey Seavert, WCCO-TV ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (WCCO) – You may have noticed that signs and cars are lining the streets in your neighborhood already, because it’s officially garage sale season. In St....
View ArticleSt. Thomas Student Sells Headbands For Hope
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – A sophomore at the University of St. Thomas is doing more than studying these days. She’s also raising hope for kids in Africa. Lindsey Landgraf creates headbands and sells...
View ArticleOrphaned Siblings Join A New Big Family
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Given an opportunity for adoption, a pair of brothers wanted their younger sibling to have a home first. Touched by their selflessness, a St. Paul family is now on a journey that...
View Article98-Year-Old Woman Recounts Experience As ‘Orphan Train’ Rider
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – It seems unimaginable now, but adoption for some families used to be as easy as showing up at the train depot. Word would go out when kids were coming from the East Coast....
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