The CBS special A Home for the Holidays, which raises awareness of the more than 438,000 children in foster care, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Musician/actor LL Cool J (NCIS: Los Angeles) will host the televised event which will including musical performances by Gwen Stefani, Train and Lukas Graham, and Andy Grammer. The special will also include the inspirational stories of people like Ethan Pascucci who have been adopted while in the foster care system.
Pascucci was adopted by his parents at the age of 17. Ethan says: “I lived my early childhood with a parent who was a drug addict. I was 9 when my stepfather was stabbed to death in the home where I slept. My journey into foster care began that night.” His parents, John and Karen Pascucci of East Norriton, Pennsylvania, say their original plan was to adopt a 9 to 12-year-old girl “but we fell in love with a 16-year-old boy who was 6’3”.” Ethan became a star rower in high school and was awarded an athletic scholarship to Syracuse University. A Home for the Holidays: The 20th Anniversary airs Friday, December 21 at 8 pm on CBS.
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Ethan on the crew team…
