Giving Gifts to Your Sponsored Child
Wondering what to do for your sponsored child for Christmas or their birthday? You can specify a monetary gift to be sent directly to your child’s family by requesting a “Gift Notification” (GN). This GN is a monetary gift of over $75 but less than $500.
You can do this in one of two ways:
Write a check to World Vision and put your child’s ID number and name on the memo line, including a note that it is for a gift notification. Send it to our local World Vision Office, c/o Joanna Johnson, 4325 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55410. For questions, call 612-920-0455, ext. 5 or email jojohnso@worldvision.org.
Or call the national World Vision office at 1-800-777-5777 and request a Gift Notification using your credit card.
Once the gift arrives in the child’s country, the staff go to meet with the child and their family and determine what is most needed. Together they purchase the item, and usually send a thank you letter (and sometimes even a picture!). It is a wonderful way to make a gift to your sponsored child and makes a huge difference in their lives.
FAQS:
“I haven’t received any info. in the mail yet on the child I sponsored.”
Please contact the Mpls. Office of World Vision at 612-920-0455 ext. 5 and they can doublecheck the status for you.
“Can I send stuff to my sponsored child?”
Any time during the year, sponsors are encouraged to send a letter and photos. You can enclose small, flat, inexpensive items with your letter as long as they fit into a
6” x 9” envelop. In general, physical gifts sent in packages to your sponsored child are not encouraged due to high import duties and restrictions by foreign governments.