Vetta Sports Named One of America's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Saint Louis, MO, November 12, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Today, Vetta Sports announced that it has been recognized for its employee adoption benefits by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Vetta Sports was ranked #3 in their industry (Sports/Recreation) on the organization’s 2014 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List.

“Vetta Sports is honored to be once again named one of the nation's most ‘adoption-friendly’ employers by The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption," says John Spanos. As a family-owned company, owners' John and Pete Spanos believe in the importance of a balanced work and family life. "We are proud to support our exceptional employee's whom have chosen the joy of adoption."

Since 2008, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has compiled an annual list of the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces to honor employers who offer the best adoption benefits in the U.S. The rankings, compiled from an annual survey of U.S. employers, are determined by an analysis of each company’s adoption benefits, including the maximum financial reimbursement and the amount of paid leave provided for employees who adopt.

“We are incredibly excited and grateful to see a growing number of employers across the country provide adoption benefits for employees,” said Rita Soronen, President and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. “Adoption, and in particular adoption from foster care, is an important and increasingly common path to parenthood; we commend all of the employers across the country who recognize the importance of providing benefits to employees looking to expand their families through adoption.”

The eighth annual Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list also helps increase foster care adoption awareness while celebrating businesses that support adoptive families. There are more than 100,000 children in the U.S. foster care system waiting to be adopted. Every year, more than 20,000 children in foster care turn 18 and age out of the system without families.

To view the full list, visit adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org.

About The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption:

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit public charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for the more than 134,000 children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas who was adopted, the Foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grantmaking.

To learn more, visitdavethomasfoundation.org, call 1-800-ASK-DTFA, or follow the organization on Facebook andTwitter.

For additional information:
Carrie Boerio, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
carrie_boerio@davethomasfoundation.org
(614) 764-6740

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