Wendy's to Hold National Adoption Night

May 7, 2018

 

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month and Wendy's wants to help raise awareness by hosting its annual National Adoption Night.

Help support foster care adoption by eating at your local Wendy's. On Tuesday, May 8,  from 5 - 8 p.m., 15 percent of purchases will be donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA).

Wendy's locations nationwide raised $900,00 with its National Adoption Night in 2017.

The DTFA was founded in 1992 with one goal, to help every child in foster care find a loving permanent home.

Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder, was adopted, He believed that every child is adoptable. "These children are not someone else's responsibility," he said. "They are our responsibility." The DTFA and Wendy's Wonderful Kids partnership has helped more than 7,000 children find their forever home through adoption .

They also award grants designed to help with pre and post adoption expenses.

 

 

 

 

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