Sponsored kids unionize for better terms

Lark News: Sponsored kids unionize for better terms (Satire ahead.)

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — John Randall and family recently received a letter from their sponsor child in Honduras. But instead of offering an update and gratitude for their continued support, 11-year-old Maria Salvador told them she was boycotting them.

"She said it was nothing personal, but her sponsor child union wanted better terms," says Becky Randall, 34. "She asked us to please remove her photograph from the refrigerator and cease all communication with her until the strike is resolved."

In a new wrinkle for child sponsor ministries, sponsor children in several countries have united to demand better terms. They are asking for $45 a month, up from the standard $28, plus a 7 percent annual increase, new uniforms, better medical care and more frequent gift packages from sponsors.

"American sponsor organizations can’t exist without us, and we want a better deal," says one child union representative.

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The newly created Union of Sponsored Children is demanding that Americans "pay a fair price" for the "privilege of supporting the children of the revolutionary worker-citizens of South America."

I love it.

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[Lingamish]

I love it as well. When our kids attended the Mozambican village school in 2005 they all received notebooks and pencils through a World Vision sponsorship thing. I wouldn't be surprised if their photos are on someone's fridge somewhere!