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Upcoming Adoption Related Events
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Oregon |
Northwest Adoptive Families
Association Update!
The next waiting family group meeting
will be September 10th. There will be families
who have adopted children through the State of Oregon talk about
their adoption experience as well as Janet Payne from the
Multnomah county DHS office. Janet runs a monthly support
group for adoptive families and families considering state
adoption. She also is an adoption case worker for DHS.
The free meeting starts at 7:00 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital -
Medical Office Building East. This is across from parking lot #2
off of Graham. Please let me know ASAP if you need babysitting.
There is a group called Just Home for new adoptive parents
and their children that meets every other month. The next
meeting is Saturday 9/18 at 10 am. For more information,
contact Mary at
ladiebug772001@yahoo.com or 503-657-1431.
The
last Baby and Toddler Care Class for
Adoptive Families for this year will be on Saturday 10/30 at
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital from 8:30 - 4. This class
always gets rave reviews so sign up now! For information
and to register, contact Debbie at
information@nafaonline.org
or 503-224-0222 or 360-514-0606.
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Oregon |
The Annual Northwest Adoption Reunion
Sunday, September 19, 2010
11 AM to 5 PM
This Year
Join Our Special Guest "The Reptile Man"
The reptile
show
begins at Noon!
Location:
Hammerle Park, West Linn, Oregon
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Oregon
October 4, 2010
Scott Simon Benefit |
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Scott
Simon, Journalist and Author
To appear Monday, October 4th, 2010
at
Portland’s Newmark Theater
Read
the full story here
Hear Scott on NPR 'Fresh Air' now!
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Oregon
Adoption
Fair
2010 |
The annual adoption fair is coming,
sponsored by the Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agnecies.
Join us on November 13, 2010
1-5 PM
Location: OHSU Center
for Health & Healing
3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland, OR 97239
Full
information here
Requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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Oregon |
The Portland Indian Community
has a great website!
Please click
here for events |
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Free! |
China Families:
Click here to get your FREE SUBSCRIPTION to China Newsweek -
Chinese Edition! |
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Guatemala, Honduras and Peru Discussion |
Listen to the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights recorded Friday Nov. 6, 2009
Legal and Medical Experts to Testify Before
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Support of
International Adoption
Plays in MP3 format
http://www.cidh.org/audiencias/137/42.mp3
Talks about Guatemala, Honduras and
Peru
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Illinois |
Please click here for Chicagoland
Events! |
Illinois RMI
Family and Playgroup! |
A new group for Illinois families
with children home from the Marshall Islands is forming.
Currently, the group meets once every three months but
will meet more frequently as new families join. To participate
in this group, or for more information, please email
anna@journeysoftheheart.net
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Chicago Illinois Playgroup! |
Downtown/Lincoln Park/Lakeview Playgroup
getting started!
If you are a JOH family living in the city and looking
for a way to connect with other JOH families for playtime and group
opportunities, or to plan group cultural awareness activities for children whose
lives began in other countries, read on!
Christie Young has started a playgroup
that meets at Church
of Our Savior, 530 W. Fullerton
(just west of Clark) The Church is
conveniently located on the 22 Clark and 36 Broadway
stops, and walking distance from the 151
Sheridan and 156 LaSalle and the
Brown Line Fullerton stops.
They are a great sponsor of an open, non-religious,
free playgroup in their newly renovated
nursery/playroom. The Playgroup is new and has abundant
openings that we'd love to dedicate to JOH families in
the city.
The playgroup meets Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4:30pm,
Wednesdays, 9:30am - 12, and Thursdays, 2:30 - 4:30pm. The room is large,
carpeted, and stocked with books and toys. The church
location is secure, warm (in winter) and cool (in
summer). Ample parking available just outside the entry.
This playgroup has saved many a mom from insanity during
the "NOTHING TO DO IN THE AFTERNOON" hours. Little sibs
who can nap in strollers/car seats are welcome to come
too anerd snooze in a quiet part of the nursery.
Email Christine Young and help start some fun JOH
family events! Contact her at
crabbiappl@aol.com for more information.
For a really great site, visit Christine's Playgroup
Blog. Please click on
http://playgroupchicago.blogspot.com
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Oregon |
Cultural Events For Oregon |
OCDF
National Chinese
Cultural Events |
Please
visit
Our Chinese Daughters
Foundation
for
one of the most extensive lists of camps, cultural events,
publications, and more! This is a webmasters special
choice link, please visit soon to find information about
happenings all over the United States in 2009.
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Oregon |
A group of parents
would like opinions on adding a Mandarin immersion program to
the West side of
Portland. Please
visit
http://chinese.weareahappyfamily.com/ to learn more |
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Donate this year to help the
children!
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Journeys of the Heart is easier than ever this year!
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| Guatemala Families: We are looking for a
Playgroup Near Fairfax Virginia. email
website@journeysoftheheart.net if you have information. |
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Guatemala Adoptive Family Group In Oregon Is Active!
Learn More - email
adhelt@juno.com
The Group
holds several
gatherings a year plus has a "giving back" committee.
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Have An Upcoming Event You Would Like To Promote?
Please Send The Details To
Website@journeysoftheheart.net |
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Please
Click Here For A Special Page Of Events For The Chicagoland Adoption
Community. |
 Oregon Adoption Tax Credit: New Information
For Oregon Families.
Please Click
Here. |
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Purchase Helps Adoption. Order Online Or By Check.
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Please
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