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Mending Kids International

Los Angeles Area
4100 W. Alameda Avenue, Suite #103
Burbank, California 91505
Phone: 818-843-MEND (6363)
Fax: 818-843-6365
Email: info@mendingkids.org


Orange County Area
Mending Kids International
c/o Ocean Hills Church
32222 Del Obispo Street
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675

Officers

Robyn Moore Gibson
MKI President, Board of Directors

Jenny Hull
MKI Vice President and Chair of Host Family Committee

Ann Drummond
MKI Secretary and Marketing Committee Chairperson
President
Gagabah, Inc.

Glenn Dabatos
MKI Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairperson
Vice President Business Development
Interstate Rehab Inc.

Directors

Raymond Barragan
Assistant Planner
City of Santa Clarita

James B. Gray
Vice President/Controller
The Walt Disney Studios

Aurora Arlene Kamen, MD,
MKI Child Selection Committee Chairperson
Neonatalogist
Valley Neonatal Associates, Inc.

Julia Hans
Community Volunteer

Dorothy Lucey
Anchor/Report
Fox KTTV

Lilian Myers
City Manager
Maywood, California

Howard Wax, LMFT
MKI Bioethics Committee Chairperson
Psychotherapist


MENDING KIDS INTERNATIONAL STAFF


Marchelle L. Sellers, Executive Director
Caren Niewisch, Mission Coordinator
Cristina Farrut, Director of Social Services
Silvia Rodriguez MSW, Social Worker
Dawn Moore, Program Coordinator/Office Manager


Consulting
Mike Forgerson, Internal Auditor
Maria Nicklin, Marketing Consultant (San Juan Capistrano Office)
Keever Rhodes, Social Services Consulant
David Sellers, IT and Website Consultant
Jacqui Werbelow, Development Consultant (San Juan Capistrano Office)


Interns
Erika Hartley, ASU Bachelors Student Grantwriting Intern
Karissa Nguyen, USC Masters Student Mission Intern
Felix Yong, USC Masters Student Mission Intern

Mending Kids International is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization.

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MKI NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Passport to Ethiopia!

Saturday, October 9th at Ocean Hills Church in San Juan Capistrano. Join us for a fabulous evening and recreation of Ethiopia - all to benefit MKI. Special Guest: Dr. Rick Hodes. Check back soon for tickets and details.

Host Family Recognition Picnic
Saturday, September 18 at Ocean Hills Church in San Juan Capistrano. All current and previous Host Families are welcome to a fun afternoon filled with food, games and festivities. This is a true celebration of the great work by our Host Families! Invites going out soon!

Do you Knit?

Newborn AIDS orphans in need of your knitting skills. Make these adorable little sweaters in no time and we will get them to the children who need them! Click here for more information.  Thank you to all of our knitters!  We have sent over 400 sweaters to orphanages in Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru and the Philippines.  

Due to overwhelming need and interest, this program will continue until further notice...so knit away!

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