The charity, which pioneered child sponsorship in the 1900s, offered donors the chance to sponsor an individual child, as well as build a relationship from afar via endearing emails, letters ...

George HW Bush exchanged letters with a Filipino boy, Timothy, for 10 years The charity revealed some of the letters to the Colorado Springs Gazette and later in an interview with CNN .

George HW Bush exchanged letters with a Filipino boy, Timothy, ... at a state dinner in 2008 and told them about the sponsorship. "Laura teared up," Mr Stafford said of George W Bush's wife, Laura ...