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Letter
SASE
Rush Service 

12 Questions
Call For Answers
Send Family Photos

Film Retrieval
Add Camera
Photo Pillow

Money Gift
Greeting Cards

Flowers & Fruit
Fresh Cake
Yummy Treats

Important - When paying by PayPal, please use your own home address as the shipping address. We will get the orphanage or foster family address directly from you.   View Package Delivery Information.    View Disclaimer.
Add a Letter    
A Pre-Adoption Letter is strongly recommended if you are sending a package before you receive your child. The letter explains the package to orphanage staff. 

Click here to view the pre-adoption letter. You may copy the text, add your changes and Email it to Adele at lehall88@yahoo.com.

Pre-Adoption Letter Translation
US $25
Post-adoption letter -  This is for parents who have already adopted a child and want to send gifts and let the orphanage know how the child is doing.

Click here to view the post-adoption letter. You may copy the text, add your changes and Email it to Adele at lehall88@yahoo.com.

Post-Adoption Letter Translation
US $16
12 Questions - About Your Child  
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You may add twelve Standard Questions about your adopted child.  We send a Chinese translation of the questions with the package.
View the Standard Questions.
12 Questions
US $12  (a $19 value!)
SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope  
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You may include a SASE for the orphanage to send a reply to your letter. Including a SASE will greatly enhance your chances of receiving a reply. International postage is expensive for ordinary Chinese families, and orphanages and foster parents appreciate the gesture. If you want to include a SASE, please email your mailing address to Adele at lehall88@yahoo.com.
We use envelopes and postage specified by the Chinese Post Office for international mailing.
SASE
US $12
Call Orphanage - to see if they will send answers  
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If you send questions with your package, we can call the orphanage to see if they will return answers to us via email, mail or fax. There is a non-refundable $25 fee for calling the orphanage.  We cannot predict whether they will cooperate with us. Note: If they do send us answers to your questions, there is an additional charge to translate them into English. Translation fee is based on wordcount and is 12 cents per word. Minimum charge for translation is $20.
We check with the orphanage to see if they will send us answers to your questions.
US $25
(This fee is non-refundable)

Rush Service  
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If you plan to travel to China within the next two to three weeks, Rush Service is highly recommended.


Adele can process your care package order within 3 business days after payment. Total time for your package to arrive at the orphanage is approximately 6 to 8 business days.

 This service includes the Chinese equivalent of UPS-style delivery in the USA.
Rush Service
US $25
Send Photos of Your Family    
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We send your photos to China to be printed in a photo shop as regular 3.5 x 5 prints. Our associates will send the photos with the package. E-mail your photos to Adele at: lehall88@yahoo.com, or send them via postal delivery to P.O. Box 690202, San Antonio, TX 78269. The optional photo album is a soft cover booklet. When you order a photo album, we insert the photos into the album before sending them with the package.
1 or 2 Photos
US $10
3 or 4 Photos
US $16
5 or 6 Photos
US $21
Each additional
photo over 6
US $3
Photo Album
US $8
Add a Camera  
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If your child is in the orphanage or with foster parents, you may add a camera for taking pictures of your child. Cameras have flash and are loaded with 36-exposure film.  

In your letter to the orphanage, you can ask the orphanage to take pictures and return the camera and film to you at adoption time

For an additional fee, we offer a service to retrieve and develop the film and email you the pictures before you go to China (see below)

One Camera US $20

Please develop the film in China. The film may be sensitive to airport x-ray machines.

Film Retrieval Service
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This service retrieves the film from the camera you sent to the orphanage or foster parents in the care package, develops the pictures and emails them to you.

Please note that this service is not appropriate if you plan to travel to China within 35 days after placing an order.

 

Part 1: Check with Orphanage

We first check with the orphanage or foster parents to see if they will send the film back to us.  There is a non-refundable $25 fee for calling the orphanage.  We cannot predict whether they will cooperate with us.

We check with the orphanage or foster parents to see if they will return the film.

US $25 (This fee is non-refundable)

Part 2: Get Photos

If the orphanage or foster parents agree to send the film to our contacts in China, then we can go ahead with the film retrieval service.  Fees include the money for the orphanage or foster parents to mail film back to our contacts in China, calling them (usually several times) to encourage them to mail the film, photo-processing fee, and emailing the photos to you.

Option 1: We retrieve the film and email you the photos. 
Important: do not order this until we complete Part 1.
US $50

Option 2: We retrieve the film, email you the photos, plus send the negatives to you via registered mail from China.
Important: do not order this until we complete Part 1.
US $70
Money Gift  
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We send money gifts through a secure service of the Chinese Post Office. We charge an additional fee to process the order and pay the post office for the service.

(Money gift prices are with purchase of package forwarding or a care package.)

Include $50
US $65

Each additional $50
US $55
Photo Pillow
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Your adopted child can become familiar with the faces of a new family while hugging this soft, inviting pillow. The pillow is approximately 12 inches wide. Your photo is printed on a washable broadcloth flap that is tied to the pillow with ribbons. The photo is printed into the cloth in a way that preserves the soft texture of the fabric.

E-mail your picture to Adele at: lehall88@yahoo.com, or send it via postal delivery to P.O. Box 690202, San Antonio, TX 78269.  We will process the picture to the correct dimensions and send it to China to be transferred to the pillow. 

(Pillow Prices are with purchase of a care package or Package Forwarding Service.)

PINK - No Buttons
(For children under age 3)
US $49
PINK- With Buttons
(For children 3 and over)
US $49
BLUE - No Buttons
(For children under age 3)
US $49
BLUE - With Buttons
(For children 3 and over)
US $49
Fresh Cake
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Orphanages love to get cake!  If your adopted child is going to spend a birthday in the orphanage before you arrive, he or she will love to get a birthday cake!   It is culturally appropriate to send a birthday cake any time, even after the birthday date. We order fresh cake from a Chinese cake service.  Cakes are delivered 1 to 2 days after we place the order. The orphanage staff can present the cake to your child along with your care package.

       (Cake prices are with purchase of a Care Package or Package Forwarding Service.)    

Red Dragon Cake Dragons are very popular symbols in China for all occasions. For girls and boys. Includes greeting card. (Cake133)


Red Dragon Cake
US $49


Heart-shaped cream cake with pink icing. Includes greeting card. (Cake115)

Pink Heart Cake
US $49

Two Red Dragon Cakes
US $88

Two Pink Heart Cakes
US $88
Flowers and Fruit Baskets
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Adoptive parents like to send warm wishes to orphanage directors, nannies and foster parents before and after adoption.

We order your flowers from a company in China. They can be delivered to almost any location in China.

(Flower prices are with purchase of a Care Package or Package Forwarding Service.)


SG110


SG115

Paradise and Fruit 2
Birds of Paradise, Golden Lily, Carnations, Snapdragons and Fruit.
US $53
Fruit Basket
Oranges, Grapes, Bananas, Apples, Mangos and Star Fruit.
US $49
Yummy Treats  
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Honey Dates and Yupi Peanuts are delicious and highly appreciated gifts in China. One bag of each. Combined weight is 1000 grams (a little more than 2 pounds). 

Honey Dates and Yupi Peanuts
US $13
Chocolate is becoming popular in China, and the candies are always a favorite. One bag of each. Combined weight is 1000 grams (a little more than 2 pounds).

Chocolate and Candies
US $19
Greeting Card
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Send a greeting card with any package. You may send a 25-word message which we will translate into Chinese and write in the card.

If you do not send a message, we will write this message in Chinese characters to orphanage staff or foster parents: Thank you for taking such good care of our child.  Sincerely, Jim and Linda Smith

Greeting Card
US $8
Birthday Card
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Send a birthday card with any care package if your child is going to spend a birthday in the orphanage before you arrive. 

We will write this message in Chinese characters in the card to your child:

Dear (your child's name),  We are coming to bring you home soon.  We love you very much. Happy Birthday! Love, Mom and Dad
Birthday Card
US $12

Package Delivery

Compare our packages with sending your own internationally.

Cake and flower gifts arrive 1 to 2 days after we place the order.  Pillow packages arrive in 4 to 7 days. All other package options include Chinese Super Express Delivery which is the Chinese equivalent to UPS delivery in the USA. Total time for your package to arrive at an orphanage is approximately 11 to 14 business days after you place your order. We notify you by email when the package arrives. Need faster delivery?  We also offer Rush Service.

Disclaimer

It will be up to the orphanage staff to take photos with any cameras we send on your behalf. We do not have any agreements with them regarding photography. We do encourage them to take pictures with the cameras when we call to confirm delivery, but we cannot guarantee that orphanage staff will take good photos or return all of the items or answers to your questions when you receive your child. Orphanages are sometimes overwhelmed with managing the adoption process and can forget to bring some items when they meet you.

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Call Adele (210) 509-4821

If you cannot reach Adele, please leave a voice message with your name,
phone number and a brief message and she will get back to you very soon!

Email Adele at lehall88@yahoo.com

 

 

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