I posted the article, earlier in the week, about the Roy family who is trying to get an American Girl doll made with albinism! Frankie and Kalli met each other at Perkins school a few years back and we had gone to the Big Apple Circus with them, as well.
Please consider writing a letter and sending it to vote4kalli@gmail.com
Here is the post from specialchildren.about.com that mentions the family and my blog post about them!!
http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2011/01/06/girls-lobbying-for-american-girl-doll-with-albinism.htm?r=et
Terri's Special Children Blog
By Terri Mauro, About.com Guide since 2004
Girls Lobbying for American Girl Doll With Albinism
Thursday January 6, 2011
Get Involved: How cool would an American Girl doll with albinism be? One Massachusetts family is trying to find out. According to a post on the blog Parenting, Albinism and Boston Kids' Activities, Kalli Roy would like to have a customized doll just like her sisters do, but because she has albinism, that's going to involve a little more than selecting from the usual hair and eye color choices. Her sisters have started a letter-writing campaign to get the American Girl company to create a doll for Kalli and others like her -- a doll that could also send the message that kids with albinism are just kids, not some evil character from a movie. If you'd like to join their campaign, the blog post suggests sending your letter to vote4kalli@gmail.com.
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