David Kim endowment

“I am blessed to be a witness to a life lived with such

About David Kim

self-sacrifice. It shows us how one person can posi-

Dr. David Kim was the first

tively influence the lives of so many. ­Simply put, there

employee hired by Harry

is no greater advocate for children than David Kim.

Holt when he arrived in

And while his impact resonates across generations of

Korea in 1956. ­

families around the world, it ­touches many of us per-

they

sonally. It is because of his work that I was adopted

­modern era of i­ ntercountry

and because of his ­example that I have adopted. This

­adoption. It was Dr. Kim’s

is a cycle of i­nfluence that has repeated itself many

knowledge of Korea and his unwavering tenacity

hundreds of times. David’s example has taught me

that helped Harry Holt maneuver through uncharted

that there is love, there is commitment and there is

­procedures and bureaucracy. More than 55 years lat-

­humility and somewhere out there just beyond are

er, Dr. Kim is an eloquent champion for homeless and

children, and they wait for us with open arms.”

abandoned children throughout the world. For more

­ Together,

­ pioneered

the

than five decades he has moved and inspired others by

Tim Larson Design Principal ­— Downstream

his selfless and unwavering commitment to the dream of Harry Holt that “Every child deserves a home of his own.”

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs honors his 55 years of dedicated service to the

“Many children hear about guardian angels but few actually ever meet one. I have had the e­ xtraordinary experience of meeting two of mine: Bertha Holt and David Kim. For many years ­David Kim was simply the name of my legal guardian on my adoption ­papers. Then I went on the Holt Motherland Tour and met David. The first thing that I noticed about him was a sense of calm, the kind that can only come from inner peace based on faith and commitment to

tens of thousands of children whose lives he touched and forever changed.

“Absolutely no alternative or substitute can take the place of a permanent loving home for homeless children in ­institutions and abandoned children throughout the world.

We must

endeavor to realize this vision, no matter how difficult ­ the task, and regardless of what obstacles we may have to ­overcome.” — Dr. David Kim

one’s life work. It was a great privilege for me to meet

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs

one of the people who helped make my life possible.

I can think of no better way to honor David Kim than to help ensure that his life work continues. He has served as a guardian angel to thousands of children.

His heart and thoughts are always on how to make life better for those who can’t take care of ­themselves.

Any success that I have had in life is because David and the Holts were lead to this great work.”

Margaret Fitch-Hauser, Ph.D. Chair, Dept. of Communication & Journalism — Auburn University

PO Box 2880 (1195 City View Street) • Eugene • OR 97402 Ph 541.687.2202 • www.holtinternational.org

“All children are beautiful when they’re loved.”

Of the $1,250,000, 92% will go into an endowment to generate ­ongoing support for special needs adoptions and services. A small portion (8%) will offset administrative/printing/mailing costs.

– Bertha Holt

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs: •

Ensuring that cost is less of a barrier between a loving ­adoptive family and a waiting child with special needs

•

Expanding post-adoptive­ ­resources for parents who adopt children with special needs

•

Helping provide support for the children and adults at Ilsan

The $1,150,000 David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs, expected to grow over the coming years, will enable ­

Today, in order to build on the pioneering commitment and spirit of Holt’s

Holt to:

founders, Holt International is launching an initiative to help more of the most

1.

Reduce adoption fees for families whose ability to ­parent exceeds their financial means, giving Holt greater

vulnerable of these children ­— those with special needs.

­flexibility in placing children.

Orphaned or abandoned children who are older, have medical ­conditions, and/

2.

or are part of a sibling group must often wait a long time - sometimes years

adoptive families and prepare them for the unique and

– to be adopted. For many, finding a family to love and care for them ­never

challenging medical, emotional and social needs that

­materializes. We intend to increase our services to children with special

must be met so that these children can flourish.

needs, ensuring that many more of them find permanent, loving homes and families. Those who are placed often present additional parenting challenges,

3.

To enable Holt ­International to care for more children with ­special needs and to

increase the number of such children who are ­adopted into ­loving families, we are establishing The David Kim ­Endowment for Children with Special Needs. Interested donors are ­being challenged to commit $1,250,000 to this fund that will be celebrated at a reception in Dr. Kim’s honor ­during the International Forum of Holt International’s 55th ­ Anniversary, ­ April ­14-17, 2011, in Washington, DC.

45% of the c ­ hildren Holt placed with adoptive ­families in 2009 were ­children with ­special needs.

Expand post-adoptive services.

Holt International –

the organization that pioneered intercountry adoption

and so families need expanded ­post-adoptive services.

Holt simply does not walk away from children who need a family.

Increase the capacity necessary to identify prospective

and maintains a demonstrated commitment to placing ­children with special needs into adoptive families – will be at the forefront of providing resources and support for parents who have opened their hearts and homes to ­children with special needs. Adoption is a lifelong ­commitment, and Holt will be there with the families who step forward and say, “This child is to be my son or ­daughter.”

4.

Support Ilsan, located outside of Seoul, South ­ Korea.

Ilsan has a long and special relationship with Holt ­International:

An Opportunity to Transform the Lives of Orphaned/Abandoned Children with Special Needs

•

Originally built by Harry Holt and David Kim

While every gift — no matter what amount — will be welcomed and appreciated, reaching our $1,250,000 goal by the

in the 1950’s as a temporary orphanage, the

spring of 2011 will require generous donors to step forward with major gifts. Some may choose to make a one-time

Ilsan Center has transitioned into a center for

gift. Others can do more by making a pledge, payable over three or more years. The usual pattern of gifts necessary

­children with moderate to severe disabilities.

for success is as follows:

Some of the residents are now in their fifties and have been at Ilsan their entire life. For those ­residents Ilsan is home.

Number of Gifts

Gifts Needed For Success

Cumulative Total

6

$100,000 ($600,000)

$600,000

with disabilities.

4

$50,000 ($200,000)

$800,000

and adults live and develop life-skills at Ilsan.

8

$25,000 ($200,000)

$1,000,000

Some find adoptive families; some are trained

20

$10,000 ($200,000)

$1,200,000

and supported for independent living. Most,

•

NOTE: An additional $50,000 will come from smaller gifts Holt welcomes estate/planned gifts to help children with special needs.

Ilsan also serves as a training facility for o ­ thers Today, nearly 300 children

however, remain at Ilsan throughout their lives.

Ilsan Center serves as both a home and a training center for children and adults with moderate to severe disabilities.

“All children are beautiful when they’re loved.”

Of the $1,250,000, 92% will go into an endowment to generate ­ongoing support for special needs adoptions and services. A small portion (8%) will offset administrative/printing/mailing costs.

– Bertha Holt

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs: •

Ensuring that cost is less of a barrier between a loving ­adoptive family and a waiting child with special needs

•

Expanding post-adoptive­ ­resources for parents who adopt children with special needs

•

Helping provide support for the children and adults at Ilsan

The $1,150,000 David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs, expected to grow over the coming years, will enable ­

Today, in order to build on the pioneering commitment and spirit of Holt’s

Holt to:

founders, Holt International is launching an initiative to help more of the most

1.

Reduce adoption fees for families whose ability to ­parent exceeds their financial means, giving Holt greater

vulnerable of these children ­— those with special needs.

­flexibility in placing children.

Orphaned or abandoned children who are older, have medical ­conditions, and/

2.

or are part of a sibling group must often wait a long time - sometimes years

adoptive families and prepare them for the unique and

– to be adopted. For many, finding a family to love and care for them ­never

challenging medical, emotional and social needs that

­materializes. We intend to increase our services to children with special

must be met so that these children can flourish.

needs, ensuring that many more of them find permanent, loving homes and families. Those who are placed often present additional parenting challenges,

3.

To enable Holt ­International to care for more children with ­special needs and to

increase the number of such children who are ­adopted into ­loving families, we are establishing The David Kim ­Endowment for Children with Special Needs. Interested donors are ­being challenged to commit $1,250,000 to this fund that will be celebrated at a reception in Dr. Kim’s honor ­during the International Forum of Holt International’s 55th ­ Anniversary, ­ April ­14-17, 2011, in Washington, DC.

45% of the c ­ hildren Holt placed with adoptive ­families in 2009 were ­children with ­special needs.

Expand post-adoptive services.

Holt International –

the organization that pioneered intercountry adoption

and so families need expanded ­post-adoptive services.

Holt simply does not walk away from children who need a family.

Increase the capacity necessary to identify prospective

and maintains a demonstrated commitment to placing ­children with special needs into adoptive families – will be at the forefront of providing resources and support for parents who have opened their hearts and homes to ­children with special needs. Adoption is a lifelong ­commitment, and Holt will be there with the families who step forward and say, “This child is to be my son or ­daughter.”

4.

Support Ilsan, located outside of Seoul, South ­ Korea.

Ilsan has a long and special relationship with Holt ­International:

An Opportunity to Transform the Lives of Orphaned/Abandoned Children with Special Needs

•

Originally built by Harry Holt and David Kim

While every gift — no matter what amount — will be welcomed and appreciated, reaching our $1,250,000 goal by the

in the 1950’s as a temporary orphanage, the

spring of 2011 will require generous donors to step forward with major gifts. Some may choose to make a one-time

Ilsan Center has transitioned into a center for

gift. Others can do more by making a pledge, payable over three or more years. The usual pattern of gifts necessary

­children with moderate to severe disabilities.

for success is as follows:

Some of the residents are now in their fifties and have been at Ilsan their entire life. For those ­residents Ilsan is home.

Number of Gifts

Gifts Needed For Success

Cumulative Total

6

$100,000 ($600,000)

$600,000

with disabilities.

4

$50,000 ($200,000)

$800,000

and adults live and develop life-skills at Ilsan.

8

$25,000 ($200,000)

$1,000,000

Some find adoptive families; some are trained

20

$10,000 ($200,000)

$1,200,000

and supported for independent living. Most,

•

NOTE: An additional $50,000 will come from smaller gifts Holt welcomes estate/planned gifts to help children with special needs.

Ilsan also serves as a training facility for o ­ thers Today, nearly 300 children

however, remain at Ilsan throughout their lives.

Ilsan Center serves as both a home and a training center for children and adults with moderate to severe disabilities.

“I am blessed to be a witness to a life lived with such

About David Kim

self-sacrifice. It shows us how one person can posi-

Dr. David Kim was the first

tively influence the lives of so many. ­Simply put, there

employee hired by Harry

is no greater advocate for children than David Kim.

Holt when he arrived in

And while his impact resonates across generations of

Korea in 1956. ­

families around the world, it ­touches many of us per-

they

sonally. It is because of his work that I was adopted

­modern era of i­ ntercountry

and because of his ­example that I have adopted. This

­adoption. It was Dr. Kim’s

is a cycle of i­nfluence that has repeated itself many

knowledge of Korea and his unwavering tenacity

hundreds of times. David’s example has taught me

that helped Harry Holt maneuver through uncharted

that there is love, there is commitment and there is

­procedures and bureaucracy. More than 55 years lat-

­humility and somewhere out there just beyond are

er, Dr. Kim is an eloquent champion for homeless and

children, and they wait for us with open arms.”

abandoned children throughout the world. For more

­ Together,

­ pioneered

the

than five decades he has moved and inspired others by

Tim Larson Design Principal ­— Downstream

his selfless and unwavering commitment to the dream of Harry Holt that “Every child deserves a home of his own.”

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs honors his 55 years of dedicated service to the

“Many children hear about guardian angels but few actually ever meet one. I have had the e­ xtraordinary experience of meeting two of mine: Bertha Holt and David Kim. For many years ­David Kim was simply the name of my legal guardian on my adoption ­papers. Then I went on the Holt Motherland Tour and met David. The first thing that I noticed about him was a sense of calm, the kind that can only come from inner peace based on faith and commitment to

tens of thousands of children whose lives he touched and forever changed.

“Absolutely no alternative or substitute can take the place of a permanent loving home for homeless children in ­institutions and abandoned children throughout the world.

We must

endeavor to realize this vision, no matter how difficult ­ the task, and regardless of what obstacles we may have to ­overcome.” — Dr. David Kim

one’s life work. It was a great privilege for me to meet

The David Kim Endowment for Children with Special Needs

one of the people who helped make my life possible.

I can think of no better way to honor David Kim than to help ensure that his life work continues. He has served as a guardian angel to thousands of children.

His heart and thoughts are always on how to make life better for those who can’t take care of ­themselves.

Any success that I have had in life is because David and the Holts were lead to this great work.”

Margaret Fitch-Hauser, Ph.D. Chair, Dept. of Communication & Journalism — Auburn University

PO Box 2880 (1195 City View Street) • Eugene • OR 97402 Ph 541.687.2202 • www.holtinternational.org