CURRENT PROJECT
The little girl in the picture above is ABIGAIL, a 2 year old, Liberian girl who's been living with a perforated anus. It's a defect that would normally be repaired at birth but given the resources in her area of the world, she's had to live with this icredibly uncomfortable and life threatening condition for her entire life. Assuming I can raise enough money to make the trip, I will be bringing her from Liberia to the states some time in July so she can have surgery to correct this malady.
As you can see from the photo, Abigail is a beautiful little girl and deserves to have a chance at living a healthy life. Doctors here have donated their time and resources and there is a foster family waiting to care for her while she's undergoing and recuperating from the surgery. All I have to do is bring her here. So, please donate what you can to help make this happen for Abigail.
OVERALL GOAL
My name is Todd Grinnell. I'm an actor from Los Angeles and I volunteer for a non-profit organization called the Next Right Thing which connects children in medical need from around the world with people who can help them.
The children come from the developing world, from countries rich in beauty and culture but lacking sufficient medical resources for their needs.
We first find these kids with the help of locally-based organizations and people on the ground in the developing world. Next, we turn to incredible, US-based non-profit organzations, hospitals and doctors to help find care for the children. Finally, we bring them back home when they're healthy. Click this link to learn more about The Next Right Thing. www.thenextrightthing.org
Now, my role in all of this is to escort the children from their home country to the US for treatment and then back home again after they're healed.
Please visit my blog www.takeitwithme.blogspot.com to see pictures and read about my last trip to Africa when I escorted a happy, healthy, six year old orphan back home to an adoptive family in Cote D'Ivoire.
My hope is to make as many trips per year as I can but I need help to do so. As a volunteer, I am responsible for raising the money to pay for my air fare, visa, food, housing and other travel expenses.