Thank you, Bill Perkins - Blog Feb 28, 2020
The generosity of supporters, like Bill Perkins, make it possible for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to expand our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program to serve more children waiting in foster care who need our help the most. Read More
Leigh Burnside Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 26, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption welcomed Leigh Burnside, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at The Wendy’s Company, as a member of its board of trustees. Read More
Pamela Farber Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 24, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption welcomed Pamela Farber as a member of its board of trustees, serving a three-year term. Read More
Sean Niklas Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 20, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption welcomed Sean Niklas as a member of its board of trustees, serving a three-year term. Niklas is President & CEO of Saren Restaurants, Inc., a Wendy’s franchise organization in Chicago, Illinois. Read More
Julie Bieszczat Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 18, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption welcomed Julie Bieszczat as a member of its board of trustees, serving a three-year term. Bieszczat is President of Barney Enterprises Management Services, which operates 11 Wendy’s restaurants across Indiana. Read More
Jhonny Mercado Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 12, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption welcomed Jhonny Mercado as a member of its board of trustees, serving a three-year term. Mercado is co-chairman of JAE Restaurant Group, which owns and operates 210 Wendy’s restaurants across the United States. Read More
Scott Moeschberger Joins Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Board of Trustees - Press Releases Feb 6, 2020
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption recently welcomed Scott L. Moeschberger, Ph.D., as a member of its board of trustees. Scott is a professor of psychology at Taylor University and director of the school’s Initiatives for Vulnerable and Orphaned Children. Read More
“It’s a Miracle Being Adopted”: Ariana’s Story - Blog Dec 20, 2019
For more than five years, Ariana bounced between foster homes, longing for a permanent home. In 2014, she was adopted by Chris and Joanna with support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and her Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiter, Chelsea. Read More
Remembering Mrs. I. Lorraine Thomas - Press Releases Nov 25, 2019
Mrs. Thomas shared her husband Dave’s vision to create the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992, with one goal — to ensure that every child in foster care has a permanent home and a loving family. In late 2019, Mrs. Thomas passed away. We lost a friend and the world lost a longstanding children’s advocate and philanthropist. Read More
893 Louisiana Children Adopted from Foster Care Last Year, the Second Highest on Record - Press Releases Nov 14, 2019
With support from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and our Wendy's Wonderful Kids program, nearly 900 adoptions from foster care were finalized in Louisiana between October 2018 and September 2019, the second-highest number of adoptions in a single year ever. Read More