Online sponsor gift photos

Great news! Sponsor gift distribution photos are now online!

INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS GIFT DISTRIBUTION PHOTOS ON THE WEB:

Please note that the gift distribution photos that are currently online are for the following gift deadlines:

~Haiti: October 2009, July 2009 and April 2009 gift deadlines and earthquake relief gift money for January, February & March

~Honduras: April 2010, January 2010 and October 2009 gift deadlines.

Gift distribution photos taken before these dates are not online since these photos have already been distributed to the sponsors. Gift distribution photos for gift deadlines after these dates have either not been processed/uploaded yet or are in route to be distributed to your child. We will email sponsors when the next set of photos are online and ready for you to access.

Some important points before you begin to access your sponsor child's gift photo(s):

You will need your Lifeline assigned Account Number (also called your "AN"); it can be found on the contribution envelopes we provide and in your original child sponsorship packet. It is also on the back of previous photos mailed to you. If you cannot locate your AN, please email Lovelink@Lifeline.org or Erma@Lifeline.org.

If you have any problems with these instructions below or have questions in how to maneuver, please email Janet@Lifeline.org

Please follow these directions below as written in this order to access the website, find your child's gift photo(s), and save the photo file onto your computer.

How to access your sponsor child's gift photos:

~First, go to the website: www.Lifeline.org/photos

~Next, find your sponsor child's gift photo:

In the "Search" box, located on the right side, type in: Your account number. You must include "AN" before your number, such as "AN12320"

After you type in your account number please hit "Enter" on your keyboard.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Now, one or more photos should appear in a gray box. These are all the photos associated with your sponsor AN (account number).

~ Finally, save the photo to your computer:

Once you have searched & found your child's photo(s) and they are in the gray box (following the instructions above), click on one of the photos.

The photo becomes larger on the right side of the screen.

Now hover your mouse over the photo: a box appears on the right edge of the photo.

Towards the bottom of this box is a yellow folder icon titled "Save Photo"; please click on this.

Depending on your internet security settings on your computer, a box should appear with the option to "open", "save", or "cancel".

If you click the box "Open": then the photo will begin to download, depending on your internet security settings on your personal computer. The photo will open once it is downloaded. At this point, you can save the photo or select other options, as your computer program will allow.

If you click the box "Save": depending on your internet security settings on your computer, you will be able to save the photo to a specific location on your computer. Please remember this location and later you can open your photo at your convenience.

If you click the box "Cancel": your photo will not open or save to your computer.

If you have more than one sponsor photo, go back to your previous internet page and repeat the process of opening or saving each photo.

After you save the photo to your computer, you can share your photo with your friends and family through Facebook and email, or print your photo for your refrigerator or group, etc.

HAVE FUN!!

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

We need you to keep us updated on your EMAIL ADDRESS. We have found that people change email addresses often and don't notify us. We need your email address so we can send you our updates/newsletters and important messages about your sponsorship by email. Please contact us when your email address changes. And, if you know of a sponsor who is NOT receiving Lifeline's email updates, please have them sign up for Lifeline's email newsletters at www.Lifeline.org or send their name and email address to Janet@Lifeline.org.

As is always the case, we need to know if there is a problem with the photos of your child or if you have any questions about what your child has received. Occasionally mistakes occur where photos get identified incorrectly or the wrong child comes; sometimes a family member comes to receive a gift if a child is ill or away visiting with family. This occurred more often this winter after the quake because parents sent their children away to stay with relatives in areas NOT as badly affected. Many families lost their homes and chose to do this. I made the decision to give the gifts to the parent instead of making the child wait another 3 months to receive their gifts.