Charity
The purpose of the Nadia Lynn Foundation is to is to provide financial relief, along with intellectual and logistical support and advice that will help alleviate the miscellaneous costs of filing and going through a Hague Convention Case and the headaches and confusion that come along with it.
As a Left Behind Parent (any parent who's child has been illegally abducted and taken to a foreign country) we often experience financial hardships due to the international battle. There are currently 70+ children currently in Brazil being illegally retained, and many American fathers desperately fighting to find, and one day have their children returned. It is my goal to raise at least $8,000 by the end of the year through my G-8 campaign [Help Give 8 Grand].
In order to assist in this process of raising money for the G-8 campaign, I began a five part fashion show series entitled DeMauriDa Presents: UNDEFEATED which promotes various forms of local North Carolina talent, as well as increasing awareness about the Nadia Lynn Foundation. This series represents my personal portrayal of perseverance in the midst of adversity in my struggle to reunite with my daughter, and is meant to serve as an inspiration to any and all those who are currently going through personal struggles of their own. To date, I have successfully thrown two local fashion shows in North Carolina in this effort to raise money and awareness for the Nadia Lynn Foundation and am currently in the process of planning the third.
UPDATE: I received great news from abroad September 14 2010. I won the court decision and the judge ordered that my daughter be returned to the United States under the stipulation that I spend a fifteen-day transition period in Brazil with my daughter before coming back to the United States at the end of October. Six days into my fifteen-day transition period, the mother (abductor) filed an appeal and my transition period was suspended. I remained in Brazil the remainder of the month in hopes the appeal would be heard in time. Unfortunately I didn't receive a verdict within that time and had to return to the United States empty handed. I am currently still waiting for this decision.
Feel free to donate to the foundation. Percentages from all products purchased from DeMauriDa will automatically be donated to the Nadia Lynn Foundation. Thank you for your support
-Devon Davenport
Links:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/4818161/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bJvAoav_qk
For more information Google: Nadia Lynn Drummond