Isabelle Redford
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Isabelle Redford is an artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
who lives in Parsons, Kansas
. She drew the artwork for a line of greeting cards which she sells, and used the proceeds to fund construction of an orphanage
in Haiti
. She is also planning to fund an orphanage in Malawi
. This is especially notable because by the time the first orphanage was completed and the plans for the second one were announced, Redford was only seven years old.
She first had an interest in funding the orphanages when, at the age of five, her mother told her a story about twin girls in Haiti whose mother had died during childbirth. Her cards are sold through a project called the Global Orphan Project.
Within hours after ABC News
reported that Redford was ABC's Person of the Week, the amount of money that she had raised increased from $10,000 to more than $265,000.
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
who lives in Parsons, Kansas
Parsons, Kansas
Parsons is a city in the northern part of Labette County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,500...
. She drew the artwork for a line of greeting cards which she sells, and used the proceeds to fund construction of an orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. She is also planning to fund an orphanage in Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
. This is especially notable because by the time the first orphanage was completed and the plans for the second one were announced, Redford was only seven years old.
She first had an interest in funding the orphanages when, at the age of five, her mother told her a story about twin girls in Haiti whose mother had died during childbirth. Her cards are sold through a project called the Global Orphan Project.
Within hours after ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
reported that Redford was ABC's Person of the Week, the amount of money that she had raised increased from $10,000 to more than $265,000.