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#ThankfulThursday This sweet girl took on Gladney's Milk Bottle Challenge in a big way! She created a PowerPoint about Gladney and adoption and presented it to her classmates. She and supporting students raised a total of $305.97! Have you joined the Milk Bottle Project? There's still time. Just visit https://iamgladney.org/130milkbottle and request your bottle today. #GladneyIs130 #MilkBottleProject #ThisIsGladney

#Gladney130Facts - Prior to its former site at 2300 Hemphill Street, Gladney was located two blocks North at 2110 Hemphill Street. The Board of Directors purchased two old apartment houses in the early 1960s, which were converted into apartments and a recreation center. Administrative offices were housed in an adjoining home. #GladneyIs130 #TuesdayTrivia

#Gladney130Facts - I.Z.T. Morris was among the first adoption advocates to focus on the interests of the child. He traveled and sought out children in need, interviewed prospective parents and raised money. Today, Gladney continues that legacy of helping children in need. In our Waiting Child program, we find families for children ready to be adopted in the U.S., China, Colombia, and Taiwan. Learn more about some of these children on http://achildtolove.org. #GladneyIs130 #ThankfulThursday #WaitingChild

#Gladney130Facts - At one point, Mrs. Gladney was so disenchanted by the fictional elements of the movie Blossoms in the Dust, she privately referred to it as "Buds in the Dirt," rather than by its true name, Blossoms in the Dust. Regardless of some fictional elements in the movie, Edna Gladney continues to be one of our favorite superheroes. Share a photo of your superhero today on #NationalSuperheroDay by posting here or emailing it to [email protected]. #GladneyIs130

Celebrate Gladney's 130th Birthday With a Gladney T-Shirt! http://squ.re/2oF1QM1 #GladneyIs130

#Gladney130Facts - In 2009, Gladney named the road coming down the hill on to the Gladney Campus Mike McMahon Way name in honor of his 20 plus years leading the Gladney Center for Adoption. #GladneyIs130

#Gladney130Facts - The Transitional Care program has 15 families who volunteer to care for babies. Between the time a baby is discharged from the hospital and placement day, he or she may be cared for by loving Transitional Care Families. These families are volunteers that have opened their hearts and homes to care for Gladney babies and children waiting to be adopted. #GladneyIs130 (at Gladney Center for Adoption)

#Gladney130Facts - Mrs. Gladney was once again the subject of national press attention in 1954, when the Woman's Home Companion ran a full-length story on her entitled, "I Gave Away 10,000 Babies." #GladneyIs130