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SAMUEL FORREST RECEIVES $180,000 VIA GOFUNDME PAGE TO HELP HIM TAKE DOWN'S SYNDROME BABY HOME TO NEW ZEALAND
Mr Forrest is raising money to take his son from Armenia to Auckland
HEATHER SAUL
Friday 06 February 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/samuel-forrest-receives-180000-via-gofundme-page-to-help-him-take-downs-syndrome-baby-home-to-new-zealand-10028953.html
A father who is hoping to move back to New Zealand so his Down's
syndrome baby has better care has received over $180,000 (£117,000)
in donations on a Gofundme page set up to help him raise his son.
Samuel Forrest, of Armenia, said he appealed for funds to move his
son Leo after being told he had Down's syndrome.
"When I walked into the [hospital] room they all turned to me and said
'Leo has Down's syndrome," he told ABC News. "I had a few moments
of shock."
"They took me in see him and I looked at this guy and I said, he's
beautiful - he's perfect and I'm absolutely keeping him."
Mr Forrest says he began making plans to move back to his native
country of New Zealand with Leo shortly after receiving the news.
In the meantime, he set up a fundraising page to gather enough money
for the move and to care for his son as a single parent. His page has
received hundreds of thousands of dollars within just nine days from
supporters across the globe.
From: A. Papazian
Mr Forrest is raising money to take his son from Armenia to Auckland
HEATHER SAUL
Friday 06 February 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/samuel-forrest-receives-180000-via-gofundme-page-to-help-him-take-downs-syndrome-baby-home-to-new-zealand-10028953.html
A father who is hoping to move back to New Zealand so his Down's
syndrome baby has better care has received over $180,000 (£117,000)
in donations on a Gofundme page set up to help him raise his son.
Samuel Forrest, of Armenia, said he appealed for funds to move his
son Leo after being told he had Down's syndrome.
"When I walked into the [hospital] room they all turned to me and said
'Leo has Down's syndrome," he told ABC News. "I had a few moments
of shock."
"They took me in see him and I looked at this guy and I said, he's
beautiful - he's perfect and I'm absolutely keeping him."
Mr Forrest says he began making plans to move back to his native
country of New Zealand with Leo shortly after receiving the news.
In the meantime, he set up a fundraising page to gather enough money
for the move and to care for his son as a single parent. His page has
received hundreds of thousands of dollars within just nine days from
supporters across the globe.
From: A. Papazian