Shannon Reynolds Dodd was born February 6, 1975, the daughter of Robert and Gloria Reynolds. She was a graduate of Liberty University with a BS in History in 1996 and a Master of Arts in History from Clemson University in 1998. She married Tom Dodd on June 17, 1997.
Shannon and Tom adopted two boys. Jakob was from Azerbaijan and Tae was from South Korea. Shannon and Tom and family live in Raleigh, NC. They are both christians and are active in their local church.
Tragically, Shannon had cancer and was in a coma before going home to be with Jesus on September 30, 2008. Shannon told her dad she would like contributions made to the ABBA Fund at her death to help with adoptions since her little boys were such a blessing to she and Tom. Adoption was one of Shannon’s passions.
One of Shannon’s Bible verses she clung to during her 14 month struggle with cancer was Hebrews 6:19 which states “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
Please follow the above link to complete our online form if possible for all donations to help with record keeping.
For donations by check, please make checks payable to “The ABBA Fund” and mail to: The ABBA Fund PO Box 78800 Charlotte, NC 28271-7042
Please note “Shannon Reynolds Dodd Memorial Fund” when sending in your donation
To DONATE BY MAIL, please make out the check to ABBA Fund (do not write the family name on the physical check, which will invalidate the charitable aspect of your gift ... instead either print out this page to send with it or include a separate note to request that we preference your gift toward the family profiled on this page) -- then mail your check and preference request to:
ABBA Fund, PO BOX 868049, Plano, TX 75086-8049
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**AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION FROM ABBA FUND ABOUT YOUR DONATION**
Using the online form on this page automatically submits a request to preference your gift to the family profiled on this page as part of ABBA Fund’s Christian Family Adoption Grant Fund. ABBA Fund administers this fund and maintains full control and administration of all donated funds. We also strive to honor our donor’s preference requests in accordance with IRS and Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) guidelines.
The IRS allows donors to state a preference of how their contribution is used and request that the gift support a particular family — and it allows the charitable organization (ABBA Fund) to fully consider that request as long as the donor understands and acknowledges for charitably given tax-deductible gifts that the ultimate authority regarding the disposition of your gift is at the discretion of the charitable organization. By using this online form, or other method described above, you are acknowledging an understanding of those IRS guidelines.