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From when it was first conceptualized in 2018 to today, A Perfect Love has continually grown and sought out new ways to help struggling families and kids.
2018.
After two months of communication with adoptive families, as well as with the head of Chinese Children Adoption International (CCAI), Steven Shen, Chairman of China-US Business Summit, decides to formally establish a foundation for American families experiencing financial difficulties in adopting abandoned Chinese children with disabilities.
DECEMBER
2019.
JANUARY
"A Perfect Love" is decided as the foundation's official name, and state registration work is started. Steven Shen and Bing Liang, principal of Suzhou Bo'ai School are recognized as co-founders.
The first charters of the foundation are established.
FEBRUARY
"A Perfect Love" is successfully registered in California, symbolizing the official establishment of the foundation.
The organization's consultants, a group of experts with experience in foundation operations including Kim Holland, Kevin Foster, and others are gathered to ensure the foundation's long-term and positive progress.
A Perfect Love's first press conference is organized in the Hilton San Gabriel. Steven Shen receives donations on-site.
MARCH
APRIL
2 U.S. adoptive families (15 people total) are invited to Los Angeles to attend fundraising events.
Opening ceremony of A Perfect Love. U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, local mayors including Jason Pu and Andre Quintero, attend the event.
Charity auction events are organized during the 10th Annual China-US Business Summit's cocktail party.
MAY
A Perfect Love goes to adoptive families to provide donations, taking care of all expenses beyond insurance coverage for the Kimberly family.
The official bilingual website of A Perfect Love goes online.
JUNE
A Perfect Love donates smartphones; 6 of the latest model of Huawei phones are gifted to 6 adopted children.
JULY
The 2nd edition of the foundation's charter is enforced. Adjustments to the donation criteria are made: families who adopt one child with a permanent disability (e.g. blindness, etc.) qualify.
AUGUST
The "Rebuilding Mother Tongue" program for adopted Chinese children begins so they can be taught Chinese for free. The head of A Perfect Love reached an agreement with the R&D team to develop a one-on-one Chinese language learning app.
SEPTEMBER
A ceremony is held in Beijing for issuing certificates to Ms. Zhongyan An, a co-founder of A Perfect Love. A group of entrepreneurs and Zhaohui Yang, painter and consultant of the Beijing Women Entrepreneurs Association, promise to donate to the foundation. A total of 1.12 million yuan is pledged.
The 501(c)(3) tax-exemption is approved by IRS and A Perfect Love officially became a non-profit organization in the United States.
OCTOBER
The "Rebuilding Mother Tongue" app version 1.0 is completed and gifted to U.S. families with adopted Chinese children.
2020.
JANUARY
An honorary certificate is issued to Ms. Li Zhao, co-founder of A Perfect Love. The ceremony is held at the San Gabriel Hilton in Los Angeles.
Cooperation begins between CCSER (China's Child Safety Emergency Response) and ICMEC (International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children); a formal talk is held in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.
FEBRUARY
Cooperation continues with Chinese Children Adoption International in the U.S. to assist families with urgent needs.
A donation is made to Alicia Doyon, a single mother who adopted 2 Chinese children with disabilities.
JUNE
Received a U.S. Small Business Administration loan of $58,800.
All raised funds transferred into SunStone Management for investment.
DECEMBER
Sent Christmas gifts to 17 adopted Chinese children as well as their parents.
2021.
JANUARY
Sent a donation check to Katie Hurst. In the meantime, according to the orders of the donation organizer for the Hurst family, donation activities were stopped.
Accepted a donation from the Trinity Treasure Team.
Started cooperation with Holt International.
FEBRUARY
Communicated with Lisa Lumpkins' family regarding assistance after the purchase of their new house.
APRIL
Based on the story of the Lumpkins family adopting six Chinese children with special needs, the president of A Perfect Love wrote a literary report titled "My Children Deserve the Whole World." The article had a widespread impact, prompting hundreds of people in both China and the United States to donate to the Lumpkins family. This led to the initiation of A Perfect Love's second "Forever Home" project.
MAY
The first donation check for the Lumpkins family was mailed out. Original articles in English were published.
Contacted more foundations regarding donations for Lisa’s family.
JUNE
A Perfect Love invested in producing a documentary telling the story of the Lumpkins family, an American adoptive family that adopted and raised six Chinese children with special needs. The documentary was titled "A Perfect Love."
JULY
A short video of "A Perfect Love," funded by A Perfect Love, was released on China-US Business Summit video channel, triggering a widespread response. It also sparked a new wave of donations for the "Forever Home" project for the Lumpkins family.
AUGUST
2022.
JULY
The documentary "A Perfect Love," fully funded by A Perfect Love, was completed. From this month onwards, it began submitting entries to 162 film festivals worldwide that compete in the short documentary category. This marked the beginning of a global promotional tour for American adoptive families.
NOVEMBER
On November 20th, the president of A Perfect Love was invited to give a presentation on "American Adoptive Family Stories" for the Los Angeles Elite Lions Club. Subsequently, three representatives from the Lions Club, including their leader, flew to the Lumpkins family for a special visit and donation. A total donation of $30,000 was contributed.
DECEMBER
A Perfect Love donated to the Grace family, who are American adoptive parents, to help them build a cottage for the adopted Chinese children. This is A Perfect Love’s second "Forever Home" project.
Before Christmas, A Perfect Love once again carried out its annual "Wishlist Express" project, delivering Christmas gifts to groups of American adoptive families. This is the third consecutive year that A Perfect Love has conducted this activity
2023.
JANUARY
The "Never Give Up" project was launched, specifically to donate to American families who engage in "second-time adoption." This refers to the families who initially adopted children from China to the United States but due to circumstances they are unable to continue the adoption and instead place the children in American adoption agencies for a new family to adopt them. The first family that received this donation was Brenda Brown, a single African-American mother from Memphis, Tennessee.
A Perfect Love fully funded the documentary "A Perfect Love" to pay tribute to American families who adopt abandoned Chinese children. The documentary entered mainstream theaters in the United States. On February 9th, A Perfect Love representatives watched the documentary at the Laemmle Royal Theatre in Los Angeles.
FEBRUARY
The premiere of the documentary "A Perfect Love" funded by A Perfect Love was held at the Pacific Palms Resort in Los Angeles. Over a hundred people attended the event. The documentary received unanimous praise from the audience. After the screening, Lisa Lumpkins, the protagonist of “A Perfect Love” from Kentucky, was invited to interact with the audience via a video call.
MARCH
MAY
The president of A Perfect Love was invited to attend the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival in Wales. The documentary film "A Perfect Love," funded by A Perfect Love, was nominated at the festival. During this visit, the documentary promoted the great love of American adoptive families.
JULY
The "Education Fund" project was established.
As the children adopted in the United States continue to grow up, more and more of them have reached the age to complete 12 years of compulsory education. Most of them need to enter college or vocational schools to learn and become self-sufficient in the future. Education in the United States is a significant expense, especially for families with more than one child, it becomes a heavy financial burden. Some families are now facing the situation of being unable to afford these costs.
Therefore, A Perfect Love established a education fund specifically for these children to support their education and provide direct financial assistance to these families. At the same time, A Perfect Love calls for others to help these children get through difficult situations. The first batch of education funds will be awarded to Mylee from the Yager family and Molly and Olivia from the Lumpkins family.
AUGUST
A Perfect Love successfully applied for a long-term work visa for Liang Liu, a renowned Chinese children's musical producer, to work in the United States. This marks the official launch of the foundation's 16th project, "Stage of Love." The project is based on the touching stories of American adoptive families supported by the foundation, with the growth process of each adopted child as the main creative character. It aims to bring these heartwarming stories to the stage and closer to us.
This project will be funded by A Perfect Love and will raise charity funds through live performances, merchandise, post-production publicity, and global tours. Special roles will be tailored for children with special needs who are willing and have the ability to perform, allowing them to experience the "Stage of Love."
SEPTEMBER
A Perfect Love established the "One World" project. Over the past four years, among the 91 American adoptive families that A Perfect Love has supported, we have discovered a group of families who have adopted children from countries other than China, children who have lost their biological parents. These adoptive parents have shown the same love that transcends any borders. And these adopted children have thrived in this love.
Therefore, A Perfect Love believes that our funds and support should and can go beyond the existing borders of China. Starting from September 2023, we have expanded the scope of donating to children - any abandoned children adopted by American families from Asia, as long as they meet the criteria, will also be included in our donation scope.
The first family to receive donations under this project is Dave and Mandy Litzke, who have adopted a total of 15 children, including one from Hong Kong, three from South Korea, and one from Vietnam.
This month, A Perfect Love also made a donation to a special American adoptive family. The Yager family has adopted 11 abandoned children from China and 3 from Colombia. At the same time, A Perfect Love promised to fulfill the children's dreams - inviting the whole family to come to Los Angeles to see the ocean and visit Disneyland. A Perfect Love will cover all expenses.
OCTOBER
The representative of A Perfect Love made a special trip to visit the Lumpkins family in Kentucky and personally delivered the latest donation. So far, the foundation has raised a total of $148,049.18 dollars for their "Forever Home" project.
On the 7th, the documentary "A Perfect Love", won the Best Documentary award at the Louisville International Film Festival in Kentucky. The Lumpkins family watched the film at the festival and attended the award ceremony.
NOVEMBER
At the 12th China-U.S. Business Summit held in Beijing, the documentary "A Perfect Love" was screened. The documentary tells the story of the Lumpkins family who adopted six abandoned children with special needs from China and moved many of the attending entrepreneurs. Some entrepreneurs pledged to donate $10,000 on the spot after watching the film.
DECEMBER
On the 10th, the representative of A Perfect Love was invited to attend the 30th anniversary charity gala of the International China Concern (ICC).
International China Concern (ICC), which translates to "国际关心中国" in Chinese, is dedicated to helping abandoned children with special needs in China. This aligns perfectly with the mission of A Perfect Love. The representative of A Perfect Love met with David Gotts, the head of ICC (高永恩 in Chinese), and reached agreement to explore future collaborations and jointly organize charity events.
Before Christmas, A Perfect Love carried out its annual "Wishlist Express" project again. Christmas gifts were sent to groups of American adoptive families. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the foundation has organized this activity.
2024.
JANUARY
A Perfect Love established its 20th major project, the "Legal Aid" Project.
This project involves providing donations for adoptive families in the United States who encounter legal issues in the process of raising children, incurring costs that they have difficulties to afford.
The first recipient of such assistance is Cheryl from the state of New Jersey. She is a retired single mother. To secure guardianship for her adopted daughter Lyla, who has epilepsy, Cheryl needs to undergo a series of legal procedures and bear related expenses. With her limited income already strained from raising two Chinese abandoned children with special needs, A Perfect Love has made a donation to support her.