A child is waiting: Active twin boys seek energetic adoptive family (with permission from Digital First Media)

After 12-year-old Donald easily sinks a one-handed basketball shot during his M.A.R.E. (Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange) video, he shyly smiles as he answers the interviewer’s question about his twin brother, Dylan.

“He’s funny and — he’s smart,” Donald says.

Jacqueline Kutcher, adoption resource consultant at Orchards Children’s Services, describes Donald as a lovable, caring boy who considers himself Dylan’s protector and is an effective advocator for their needs.

“Donald is a little shy, but warms up the second you start talking about the loves of his life: sports and video games,” said Kutcher. “Donald is amazing at basketball and is on his school’s track team. He recently won a gold medal in the Special Olympics for his soccer skills. He also is artsy and loves to color.”

Dylan, always smiling, is very outgoing and loves bringing people together, often trying to get them to shake hands with each other. He loves cars: talking about them, playing with them, learning about them, riding in them.

Kutcher says, “Dylan loves nothing better than going for a drive, listening to music, seeing new things and meeting new people. He’s very friendly.”

Kutcher describes what would be best for Dylan and Donald. “They need a two-parent family willing to adopt both of them,” she says, “an energetic family — and one that could advocate for the services they would need in the home and at school.”

Kutcher also believes the boys would benefit from being the family’s youngest children. She adds, “Donald and Dylan love each other more than anything else in the world, and they want to be kept together. Their twin bond is very special to them. They’re very supportive of each other and always aware of the other’s feelings.”

And Donald’s special wish for his forever family?

“A mom – and a dad who’ll play basketball,” he answers as he dribbles, two-handed, toward another successful basketball shot.

For more information, contact Orchards Childrens Services at 877-529-5532 or visit www.orchards.org.