What is 5/5/5 for Families?

Here is the official answer:

Welcome to our new supporters, advocates, and adoptive families! So many of us have wanted to give to Reece's Rainbow families in ways that make an impact for a few families at a time. That's what 5/5/5 for Families is all about.

Each month, from a pool of nominees, 5 families will be featured. On the 5th of the following month, all the donations to our RR page will be divided evenly among those 5 families. That day, we'll also introduce you to the 5 new families for the next month. We'll share a little of each family's story, and hope you might even consider making a recurring donation to help us bring more love and support to families whose efforts might go unrecognized otherwise.

Here's How to Help:
Helping is easy. Donors are needed to donate $5, $25 or any other amount monthly (just click the "make this recurring" box at the paypal check out). You can also make a one-time gift. These small (and larger) donations really add up and help families who are close to traveling.


Who can be nominated (aka--our best attempt at fine print!):
There will be 5 featured countries each month. Each country will be rotated in alphabetical order) Nominated families must have Family Sponsorship Pages (FSP) set up through Reece's Rainbow. The families will be emailed a nomination form which must be returned by the last day of the month, so make sure you include their email address! 5/5/5 Families will be chosen based on previous fund raising attempts, financial need, and how soon their travel dates are. Families must have an open FSP on the 5th of the following month, as all monies are held and distributed through the 5/5/5 for Families link on the Reece's Rainbow main site. Strong candidates will show that they have tried to raise the money needed for their adoption. If they are selected, families must also be willing to make a $5 donation for 5/5/5 Families for 6 months.
5 families from the current pool of countries will be chosen, not necessarily one from each country. Families who are not chosen will be eligible again when their country comes back into the rotation. Families will remain eligible until their adoptions are complete.


In summary: 


Donors: Make your monthly donation here!  You can set it up as a recurring donation and you don't have to try to remember monthly!


Families: If your country is currently featured and you are getting close to travel, please let us know that you would like to be considered by messaging this page. We will announce the new families on the 5th of the month.


Donors and Families: Please share our facebook page, our blog, our twitter account, and encourage friends and family to donate!


The 5/5/5 committee is made up of 5 women who have been involved in adoptions in Russia, Latin America, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and China. Our goal is to give a little to make a big impact for RR families adopting from all over the world.

Here is the unofficial answer:


We are a group of moms who have adopted (or are adopting) internationally and know the struggles of fund raising while completing an adoption and maintaining a home and family.  We know how hard people work to bring their children home.  We want to help.  None of us are rich and none of us can do it on our own.  But, we all have at least $5 a month, right? 

Our goal is to help 5 families that have been working for months and are almost ready to bring their children home.  We want to help them get over that one last hurdle.

We also want to help people see the power in small donations.  Whether it's $5 a month, $1 a day, $5 a week, $5 a month to each family, $5 a day....whatever amount you have is not too small when we all join forces!