Jessica Simpson Helps Orphanage

Adoption Friends:

It's always to good hear when someone is helping children who need a home ...

According to an article on People.com, Jessica Simpson has been helping Casa Hogar Elim orphanage in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. She's in the process of donating a new seven passenger van to the orphanage, and is currently auctioning the red dress that she wore in a 2007 Super Bowl Pizza Hut commercial to benefit the orphanage on eBay.

Interestingly, some are critical of Jessica Simpson because donating the van isn't costing her any money. Apparently, she won a sports car as part of the MTV's music video awards and, instead of taking the car, asked Chrysler to change it to a van and sent it to the orphanage instead.

Personally, I think what Jessica Simpson is doing is great! Of all the things she could have done with the sports car she thought to help children in need. Of all the things she could have done with the dress (including simply putting it in the closet), she thought to use it as a way to help the orphanage and raise awareness of its needs.

I still vividly remember leaving the orphanage in Russia with my youngest son, thinking of all the children left behind who weren't going home that day to their forever family. There's so many children who need homes all over the world. My kudos for Jessica Simpson for thinking of the children in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and choosing to help!

Robin Bartko

PS: Interested on seeing how the auction is going on eBay? Click here. I hope the auction is a great success!

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