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HanesBrands Family Celebrating a Priceless Gift This Holiday Season
HanesBrands Family Celebrating a Priceless Gift This Holiday Season
December 19, 2019 at 9:53 AM EST
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The best gift around the Hunter family’s Christmas tree this year will be the presence of a happy family wrapped up in their new daughter.
“My husband and I knew from the beginning that we would adopt – and we would have done so no matter what,” Hunter said. “But the complicated process was made so much easier by the support we received from the company and my
“We had a lump sum of money saved up for our adoption fund, but the process is very expensive and our savings were quickly drained,” Hunter explained. “We were overwhelmed with gratitude when
“So many people go into massive debt, sell so many things and lose so much just trying to provide a home for a baby who needs one,” she continued. “We are incredibly lucky that the
The support Heather received from Hanes extended beyond just monetary compensation. The company’s human resources department and Heather’s managers worked with her to make the transition easy, even when the adoption process did not go as smoothly as she would have hoped.
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“We were absolutely heartbroken,” Hunter said. “Because so many people had done so much to help us, I felt bad having to come back to work and share the sad news with my HR team, director and vice president. But I simply couldn’t have asked for better support from everyone – it made a very difficult time a little easier.”
A month later, Heather and Blake received a call that they had been matched once again with a baby girl due in only three weeks. This time the adoption was successful, and Heather, Blake and Tenley were united as a family and Heather took advantage of the 12 weeks’ adoption leave benefit to spend with her new daughter.
The Hunters could not be more excited about their first holiday season with Tenley – and they are looking forward to adding to their family through adoption again in the future.
“The adoption process can be difficult, but it is an amazing experiencing and well worth the effort,” Hunter said. “Our entire family is so appreciative to
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Carole Crosslin: (336) 671-3704 (cell) or carole.crosslin@hanes.com
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