Linnea, 15 years old, VA | 1 DAY WAITING | NEEDED BY 11/20

Wish submitted by:

The Friends of Foster Care

Linnea, who has been in foster care for four years, often struggles with sleepless nights filled with her thoughts. Despite feeling isolated, she channels her experiences into kindness by creating personalized bracelets for new girls at her group home, accompanied by encouraging notes. She maintains a bright facade at school, diligently completing her work while hiding her emotions. With dreams of opening a shop that sells her handmade bracelets, she aims to support children arriving in foster care by providing them with welcome bags, ensuring they feel seen and valued.

Linnea has been crafting bracelets from a tangled box of mismatched beads for years, and a bracelet-making kit would provide her with an exciting array of supplies to take her creativity to new heights. With a diverse selection of beads, charms, and cords, she could design unique welcome bracelets for each new arrival, explore innovative styles, and begin building the portfolio for the shop she dreams of owning someday. Each bracelet she creates is not just an act of kindness but also a valuable business lesson in the making. Your thoughtful gift would not only equip Linnea with the materials to elevate her generosity into something bigger but also inspire her to keep dreaming up new ways to help others.