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Adoption Week e-Magazine Formerly Adopting.org Newsletter and Adoption.com Newsletter August 20, 2002 To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit www.AdoptionWeek.com. ************************ IN THIS ISSUE ************************ 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS: - Looking for author/editor for new adoption books - Do you know of adoption celebrities? Win adoption music! - Win a t-shirt for knowing movies with adoption themes! - Win $100 gift certificate by explaining adoption themes in movies! - Adoption songwriting competition - Call for articles 2. NEW ARTICLES 3. ADOPTION NEWS 4. DAVE THOMAS CENTER FOR ADOPTION - news summary 5. ADOPTION BOOK CLUB - adoption book review 6. MEET NEW ADOPTIVE PARENTS 7. ADOPTION BUZZ - recent message board discussions 8. FEATURED WAITING CHILD 9. ADOPTION GEM - inspirational thought 10. ADOPTION SITE SPOTLIGHT 11. AUTHORATIVE DESTINATION - international adoption 12. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT - clean weekly humor 13. FEATURED ADOPTION PROFESSIONAL 14. ADOPTIONSHOP.COM PICK - review of an adoption product 15. SPEAK OUT - contributions from our readers 16. ADOPTION ONLINE GROUP REVIEW 17. ADOPTION POETRY 18. ADOPTION CALENDAR - adoption events, seminars, & chats*************************************************************** | |
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1. ANNOUNCEMENTS LOOKING FOR AUTHOR/EDITOR FOR NEW ADOPTION BOOKS Adoption.com is putting together a series of e-books on the following topics: *Starting the Adoption Process *Locating Birthfamily *International Adoption *Transracial Adoption *Foster Child Adoption *Older Child Adoption *Special Needs Adoption *Tips for Effective Adoptive Parenting We are looking for authors who would be interested in writing these e-books that would be owned, published and marketed by Adoption.com. Authors would be paid a set amount for the project, and payment would be made through 25% of sales until the project price was reached. If you are interested in working on a project like this or another adoption-related e-book in this type of arrangement, please contact editor@adoptionmedia.com. DO YOU KNOW OF ADOPTION CELEBRITIES? WIN ADOPTION MUSIC! Adoption.com publishes a list of famous people with adoption connections at AdoptionCelebrities.com. Do you know of additional famous adoptive parents, adoptees, or birthparents who are not included on our list? If so, e-mail editor@adoptionmedia.com with the name of the person, along with an explanation of how they are famous and how they are touched by adoption. The first 25 people to send us valid new adoption celebrities will receive a free CD of favorite adoption songs, "Adoption...The Songs You Love". So, be sure to send your address with your submission. If two people submit the same celebrity, the first person to submit shall win the prize. Adoption.com reserves the right to determine whether a person is "famous" enough for the list. See the Adoption.com Terms of Service for more terms and conditions. WIN A T-SHIRT FOR KNOWING MOVIES WITH ADOPTION THEMES! Adoption.com has compiled a list of movies with adoption-related themes, and lists them at AdoptionFilms.com. Do you know any additional movies with adoption-related themes that are not on our list? E-mail them to editor@adoptionmedia.com and we will give the first 25 qualifying people Adoption.com "I Love Adoption" t-shirts. All movies must be family- appropriate (G, PG or PG-13), and if two people suggest the same movie, the first person who suggests it shall be the winner. Adoption.com reserves the right to determine whether the movie has a substantial enough "adoption theme" and otherwise qualifies. Limit to one prize per person. All submissions must include a short synopsis explaining how this movie has an adoption theme. WIN $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE BY EXPLAINING ADOPTION THEMES IN MOVIES! We are also looking for one movie buff who could go through all of the films already listed at AdoptionFilms.com and write short descriptions explaining the adoption theme in each movie. We will give a $100 gift certificate to AdoptionShop.com to the first person who submits a list with short descriptions of the adoption themes in each of these movies and submits them to editor@adoptionmedia.com. ADOPTION SONGWRITING COMPETITION Adoption.com recently produced a CD of favorite adoption songs, AdoptionMusic.com. Due to the overwhelming popularity of this CD, Adoption.com is starting production of a second cd compilation of adoption music to be released in February, and Adoption.com sponsoring a contest for original adoption songs. The winner will receive $500, and all songs recorded on the CD will receive industry-standard royalties for each CD sold. All entries (demo tapes) must be received by Sept. 10, 2002. See Adoption.com website Terms of Service for additional conditions. Tapes will not be returned. Contact editor@adoptionmedia.com with any questions. Please send all entries to: Adoption.com Songwriting Competition 2141 E. Broadway Rd., Suite 214 Tempe, AZ 85282 CALL FOR ARTICLES Adoption.com and Adopting.org will soon launch an online library that will ultimately contain thousands of articles related to adoption, infertility, foster parenting, parenting, special needs and other related topics. We have already had more than 500 articles contributed. If you haven't written anything, we encourage you to share your story and your experience with others who can benefit from it. You can contribute any articles you have written at AdoptionWeek.com or to editor@adoptionmedia.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 2. NEW ARTICLES The views expressed by the authors are solely their own, and for which the authors are responsible. These views do not necessarily represent the views of Adoption Week e-Magazine. Attention Adoptees: Searching for Your Birthparents - new article by Sabrina Glidden As an adult, I've had to come to terms with some facts. I never properly attached to my mother. Now that my mom has begun to live a sober life, she expects a closeness that I’ve always longed for. However, I feel unable to need or want her the way she expects me to. I, as many adopted adults claim to, feel that something is missing. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=100 In Response to Lane's Comments - new article by Loretta Booker I had some resentments, embarrassment, shame and hurt feelings about being illegitimate and having been given up. I also had the normal parental resentments about being 'controlled' and 'not fairly treated' which I held on to til I did a personal development course (the Landmark Forum) and gave up those feelings. I also heard stories of people who had grown up in situations MUCH worse than I and saw how good I'd had it. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=101 Being Adopted Doesn't Bother Me - new article by Steve Loftin I was informed, by my "parents" (and they are my parents, biological or not), from a very early age about the fact that I was adopted. I have grown and formed "my own opinions", over the years, with an open mind. I realize that I can never fully understand the circumstances of why my biological mother made her choice, but I have to give her the benefit of the doubt, simply for the fact that I "do not know" the circumstances. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=102 An "Every-Day" Adoption Story - new article by Anonymous I am your every-day, normal (as possible), average, well-adjusted woman. I wasn't a "brain child", nor am I an idiot. I was shy as a child, but not seriously so. I am married, and my husband and I both work to make ends meet. I have always known, as long as I can remember, that I was adopted. I also always knew in my mind that my birth mother had to have made the hardest decision in anyone's life, the decision to give up a child. I can't remember how I found out that I was adopted. I've always known. It really never mattered to me. http://e-magazine.adoption.com/article.php?articleid=103 Read these articles at AdoptionWeek.com Back to Top *************************************************************** AdoptionFinancing.com is now offering a brand new adoption financing program. Fill out the application at AdoptionFinancing.com and they will work with their network of more than 30 different lenders to find the right financing for your needs. *************************************************************** 3. ADOPTION NEWS Moran Finds Family He Never Knew (CO) http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://pressdemo.com/49ers/news/19niners_c1empirec.html Woman Gets Chance to Prove She's 'a Good Mom' (GA) http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/0802/17nia.html N.J. Infertility Law is a Mixed Blessing for Couples, Firms (N.J.) http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/3893644.htm 'Scarlet Letter' Adoption Law May Turn More Women to Abortion http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/localstoryA27248A.htm Mediation Fails in Baby Andrew Custody Case (FL) http://www.naplesnews.com/02/08/florida/d811443a.htm Adopting a Different Course (UK) http://www.adoption.com/includes/frame.php?url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-383418,00.html If any of the links to the news articles do not work, Click Here for a list of headlines. Back to Top *************************************************************** 4. DAVE THOMAS CENTER FOR ADOPTION LAW WEEKLY NEWS SUMMARY August 13, 2002 "FLORIDA NEWSPAPER FINDS NINE KIDS MISSING" (FL) Using law enforcement profiles, public records and interviews with relatives, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel found nine children that had been declared missing by the state's Department of Children and Families. Although the newspaper did not have access to DCF's files, it found more than one-third of the children in four weeks-two in less than three hours. Yahoo! News; Monday, August 12, 2002; SECTION: TOP STORIES/U.S. NATIONAL. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020812/ap_on_re_us/florida_child_welfare_2 "A SHADOW ON THEIR FUTURE; SAFE HOUSING IS SYSTEM'S PRIMARY GOAL EVEN IF FREQUENT MOVES DISRUPT EDUCATION" - by Suzanne Pardington Children in the California's care often bounce from placement to placement and school to school, losing classroom time and credits in the process. Despite evidence showing that a disproportionate number of foster care children enter adulthood without the academic skills to succeed in college or the workplace, the problem persists. In fact, studies have found that one-third to one-half of the state's foster children do not graduate from high school. Contra Costa Times; Sunday, August 11, 2002; SECTION: NEWS/BAY AREA. http://www.bayaea.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/3841688.htm "WOMEN CHALLENGE FLORIDA ADOPTION LAW REQUIRING NEWSPAPER DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL PAST" - by Frank Eltman Six women plan to challenge a Florida law, which requires mothers who don't know who fathered their children to detail their sexual past in newspaper notices before they can put their children up for adoption. Under the law, the mothers have to describe or identify who may have fathered their child and must disclose when and where the baby was likely conceived. Although the law went into effect in October, complaints have only recently started piling up. Yahoo! News; Wednesday, August 7, 2002; SECTION: POLITICS. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020808/ap_wo_en_po/us_publishing_adoptions_1 Credit: Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law Link: http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption Back to Top *************************************************************** 5. ADOPTION BOOK CLUB 
ADOPTIONS ARE MADE IN HEAVENThis book is a fairy-tale story of how God planned out adoption and how He makes it possible. The book tells the story of adoption. When God sees that many people are brokenhearted because they cannot have children, He gathers his host of angels. He assigns them as His messengers who will sow seeds in these people's hearts. Even though they cannot have children of their own, they can adopt kids who also need their love. For more information on this book, visit http://adoptionshop.com/cgi-bin/products/ADP32121.html. Find 1,400+ other adoption products at AdoptionShop.com. To share your favorite adoption book with others, join the Adoption Book Club on AdoptionLists.com at http://adoptionlists.com/index.php?action=lists&listname=adoptionbookclub. Back to Top *************************************************************** 6. MEET NEW ADOPTIVE PARENTS Outdated material has been removed. Please visit ParentProfiles.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** Adoption is music to our ears...now it can be for you, too.  Adoption.com's new adoption CD, "Adoption...The Songs You Love", is dedicated to everyone who has been touched by adoption in one way or another. ORDER YOUR CD! http://adoptionshop.com/cgi-bin/products/ADP00022.html Back to Top *************************************************************** 7. ADOPTION BUZZ Adoption Tax Credit: - 2003 Tax Credit Outdated material has been removed. Please visit AdoptionBoards.com Stories: - Continue Open Adoption? Outdated material has been removed. Please visit AdoptionBoards.com Open Adoption Obstacles: - Siblings Outdated material has been removed. Please visit AdoptionBoards.com Transracial Adoption Stories: - Preparing to Adopt Outdated material has been removed. Please visit AdoptionBoards.com If any of the links above do not work, visit Adoption.com for direct links to these discussions. For more online adoption discussions visit AdoptionBoards.com, AdoptionCafe.com and AdoptionForums.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 8. FEATURED WAITING CHILD Meet Trovias. He is a playful, rambunctious African American male who loves to talk and entertain. He is cute and cuddly but he sometimes acts out in a negative manner. Trovias plays football and other outdoor activities. The best discipline technique is to take these activities from him. He is being prepared for placement and dreams about a family who will take him out to eat, to the movies and other fun things. He also wants a family who will love him just as he is now. A family that is able to provide this unconditional love in a structured environment will be best for this young man. AdoptableKids.com is a free community service of Adoption.com featuring more than 1,000 children awaiting loving, permanent homes. Back to Top *************************************************************** 9. ADOPTION GEM Maturity is the name of keeping an equilibrium between one's desires, capabilities, and limitations. – Puri We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents. – Henry See a daily adoption gem at Adoption.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 10. ADOPTION SITE SPOTLIGHT This week, our adoption spotlight is shining on: JustAdopted.com. Have you just adopted, or have you already been matched and are eagerly awaiting your new child? Congratulations from everyone at Adoption.com! JustAdopted.com provides resources, tools, community and support just for you. For a list of our favorite adoption websites, visit AdoptionSites.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 11. AUTHORATIVE DESTINATION InternationalAdoption.org is the internet's authoritative destination for international adoption. You will find fact sheets, adoption information, travel information, culture and heritage, maps, weather, books, currency exchange rates, periodicals, news and much more for dozens of different countries with active international adoption programs. 
This week, the country of focus is Kazakhstan.To learn more about Kazakhstan's government, geography, and communication information, or its history, visit Kazakhstan.Adoption.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 12. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT EVER WONDER WHAT CHILDREN PRAY ABOUT? A Child's Prayer - 1 A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if You can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am!" A Child's Prayer - 2 One night, Mike's parents overheard this prayer: "Now I lay me down to rest, and hope to pass tomorrow's test. If I should die before I wake, that's one less test I have to take." Back to Top *************************************************************** 13. FEATURED ADOPTION PROFESSIONAL Adoption Advisory, Inc. Dallas, TX (214) 520-0004 aai@adoptionadvisory.com At Adoption Advisory, Inc., we have committed ourselves to the birth mother, the adoptive parents, and, of course, the newborn child. This commitment is rooted in professionalism and in providing the highest quality services to all involved. Services: • Adoption Agencies For more information on Adoption Advisory, visit TexasAdoption.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 14. ADOPTIONSHOP.COM PICK Bonding Through Touch: Infant Massage for Adoptive Families Video - Only $20.00 
This 50-minute video will enhance the bonding process for adoptive families and their adopted children. It is the perfect gift for any family that has adopted or is considering adoption. Bonding is crucial for adoption, and Infant Massage is a loving approach to deepen the process. Adopted children can be welcomed into heart and home through the gift of Infant Massage.For more information and ordering instructions, visit http://adoptionshop.com/cgi-bin/products/THR00001.html. For more adoption products, visit http://adoptionshop.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 15. SPEAK OUT Because of this wonderful site, I have found my birthmother after 22 years. All I did was put my information on AdoptionRegistry.com at no cost, and hoped that someday she would find me. Thank you so much for giving me the chance to say, "Dreams do come true." - Shara --------------------------------- Hi. I am a bmom searching for my daughter born in Dunkirk, NY at Brooks Mem. Hosp. on Sept. 5, 1982. Although I placed my daughter, the love I have for her is greater than ever. I could not provide for her at that time in my life so I gave a very wanderful couple the chance to raise a child and love her and give her everything she so deserved. I respect the adoptive parents with all my heart, and my dream is to someday be their friend. I want to thank them, because if it weren't for wonderful couples like them, our children would suffer. I made the ultimate sacrifice, and I feel I deserve to be in her life one day soon. I can understand that some adoptive parents feel threatened by the bmom, but I assure you I am not a threat. God bless. - aug121962@yahoo.com --------------------------------- I was reading through the responses to Terry Bagby information. We have tried to get into the foster care system through our county. Unfortunately, as soon as we said the word "ADOPTION", it was like a red flag. The county didn't want to work with us and sent us on to the State in their special needs department. Once we met with the state, they explained that we should really try to work with our county. We decided that it was enough ring-a-round-the-rose moves. We are now trying to adopt through a private agency. We are looking for any children younger than 5 years of age. The foster care system works in some counties and states, but not all of them. - Michele Armstrong --------------------------------- I'm looking for my Bio-Mother and sibblings. I've hired a CI and with her help she found my bio-father. It has been 2 years since the reunion and have had no luck with finding my mother. My bio-father dosen't remember my mother at all. My mother has been very hard to locate. This is what I know: her name is Donna, and she was born in February 1942ish. She had 2 other childeren who are older than me. I was born March 4th 1969, and my brother and sister are in their late 30's to early 40's. I was born in Seattle, Washington. I have been told that she has moved overseas, and that her husband may be in the military. My brother, i have been told lives out side of Washington State, but in the US. I don't know anything about my sister. Please help me find my mother and siblings. I have so many questions for her and I would love to introduce her to my daughter. Email me at serenitygirl@care2.com. --------------------------------- Hello! I was born in Hartford, CT in 1946. My birth name was Janet Frances W. I have been told that my birthmother and my adoptive mother were friends and co-workers at the time of my birth. I was born into a family with other children. My adoption was "private" and, as of yet, the "system" refuses to respond to both my request for information and requests from a local agency. I guess the court system is hoping "I will go away". I want and need to know more information - medical information especially. My health, although stable at this time, is not good. I also want and need to know more about my "history" and background. If there is no desire on the part of my birth family to re-unite, I fully understand and will not pursue that. I only want information. If, on the other hand, a desire to re-unite is there, then that will be handled as well. If anyone "out there" can and will help me, I will appreciate it. Please contact me at ddtrewhella@snet.net. THANK YOU! --------------------------------- I have been searching for my birth mother. I have registered at Heartland Adoption, but was told that they lost all their database and couldn't help me, but I still see that all the info is on there. So I need to find another way. All the information I have about my birth mother is that she was 24 when she gave me up. I was born in Kansas City, Missouri on 8-6-68. To get any information from Missouri CPS, I have to have my adoptive parents' permission or show proof of their death. (They are not real crazy about me finding my birth parents.) I have tried getting the original birth certificate, but have been unsuccessful. I don't have very much money, so I can't hire someone to search for me. Does anyone out there have any ideas? - Kim --------------------------------- I have posted on several adoption boards and have never received an answer. I was born at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 6, 1959. My mother was a single mom with two children much older than myself. She had me when she was about 41 years old. From what I understand from my non-id info, she was an employee of the NYPD. My father left before I was born. I wasn't adopted until I was 3 years old. The info I am looking for is, does anyone out there know how I could find a list of employees from the NYPD circa late 1950's? My birth name is Walter Bernard Deere. I think I have my birthfathers last name. I don't know. Could anyone help me? --------------------------------- To Speak Out and share your opinion or a comment, or to respond to a message, e-mail editor@adoption.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 16. ADOPTION ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP REVIEW Here's a recent post from the Adoptee Support group: Hello All, Thanks for all your messages and tips. I never expected such a warm reception. I just finished reading one young woman's letter to her birth mother. Some parts of it made me want to cry, because I so strongly identified with her feelings of just wanting to be herself and wanting to belong. I also was considered the "black sheep " of my family. My adoptive parents were very money concious,especially my mom. She also had a way of making me feel different from my brother and sisters. Most of the time it was not intentional and I have forgiven her for it because,as a parent myself, I know we make mistakes. The one thing I have never been able to forget is the way she used to introduce me to people. "This is Stephanie, our Cradle Baby." It made me feel like a puppy you pick at the animal shelter. This is not what I intended to write and I am rambling. Sorry. I really just wanted to thank you all and as I become more familiar with more of you as individuals I would like to start e-mailing you personally. My search has not yet officially started but I am certain as I start corresponding more with you all I will work up the courage to do so. Thanks again, and good luck to all who are searching!! - Stephanie To be part of this group, visit http://adoptionlist.com, register, and join. Back to Top *************************************************************** 17. ADOPTION POETRY THE MOTHER OF MY SON I found this and thought it was incredible! Enjoy! The mother of my son Her hand upon my shoulder, Crying tears of joy... As our child comes into the world. Eyes bright with Love, She puts him in my arms. Her hand on his cheek, My arms snug about him... He is surrounded by the Love Of the mother of my son and I. - Cherie Leonard '97 For more adoption poetry, visit AdoptionPoetry.com. Back to Top *************************************************************** 18. ADOPTION CALENDAR CHAT SCHEDULE: Sunday: Evening with Loretta for reunion support group chat at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. Monday: Evening with Dr. Art Becker-Weidman, ask him questions on attachment therapy and treating children with trauma-attachment disorders. Join him in the Adopting.org chat room at 2pm Pacific, 3pm Mountain, 4pm Central, 5pm Eastern. Evening with Kathy; discuss ideas on getting started in the amazing journey of adoption. Join her at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the Adopting.org chat room. Tuesday: Birthmom chat with Jennifer in the BirthMother.com chat room on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesday, at 6:30pm Pacific, 7:30pm Mountain, 8:30pm Central, 9:30pm Eastern. Birth mom chat with Linda in Search and Reunion chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. Wednesday: Pre- and adoptive parent chat with JJ and friends - Help as you begin the adoption process. Hosted in Adopting.org chat room at 5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern. Join an informative chat on the ups and downs of reunion hosted by Sabra since 1997. Talk out your next step and share your experiences in search and reunion at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the Search and Reunion chat room. Parenting issues for adoptive/foster parents with Dimasmom in FosterParenting.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. Thursday: Evening with Colleen Buckner, search expert, in Search and Reunion chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. Open adoption with Stephanie in Adopting.org chat room at 9pm Pacific, 10pm Mountain, 11pm Central, 12pm Eastern. Friday: Meet Louise and others in a forum for parents with children that may have physical challenges and/or emotional challenges in the InternationalAdoption.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. Transracial and general adoption with Trish at 7pm Pacific, 8pm Mountain, 9pm Central, 10pm Eastern in the InternationalAdoption.com chat room. If you are having a "limbo" type experience with your reunion, come and talk it over with those who've "been there-done that" themselves. Join co-hosting birth mothers, April and Judy, in the Search and Reunion room on Fridays: 5p.m. Pacific, 6p.m. Mountain, 7p.m. Central, 8p.m. Eastern. Saturday: Older child adoption/foster care behavioral issues with Jerry in FosterParenting.com chat room at 6pm Pacific, 7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern. For a listing of times and descriptions and to attend scheduled chats, or join the live chat, visit AdoptionChat.com. ADOPTION EVENTS: ADOPTION AWARENESS ALLIANCE - Fun With Music August 23 (7 – 8:30 pm) This evening will be the Adoption Center version of an old-fashion coffeehouse! Sing-along with musician and adoptive Dad, Michael Raymond-Ball, as he leads you on a journey around the world through live and recorded music. This program will be appropriate for all ages, but will especially focus on little one fun. Registration: Fees are $5 per child, adults free. Member discounts are available. Reservations are required. For more information, or to register, call (513) 771-3515 or e-mail adoptionalliance@fuse.net. SEMINAR ON HOW TO ADOPT INTERNATIONALLY August 24 (1 - 3 pm) Embassy Suites Hotel, Alpharetta, GA Genesis Adoptions Provides details about the process and requirements of inter-country adoption. The seminar is Free, but pre-registration is required. Call Genesis Adoptions at (678) 393-7300 to register. MEETING WITH DEBORAH CELMER August 26 (7:15 - 9:15 p.m.) 170 Watchung Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ CHATS (Connected Hearts Adoption Triad Support) Presents young adopted adult Deborah Celmer sharing her story of growing up in the United States and returning to Korea to meet her birth parents. Meeting will also include opportunity for attendees to share their stories and enjoy light refreshments. For more information, e-mail Alycemj@aol.com. NJ'S LET'S TALK ADOPTION CONFERENCE November 2 Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ NJ will hold it's annual Let's Talk Adoption Conference. Keynote speaker: Deborah Hage, MSW Registration material will be available soon. Contact conference@cpfanj.org or (908) 273-5694 for more information or to be placed on the mailing list. ADOPTION AWARENESS ALLIANCE - Fall Family Retreat November 2nd (9a.m.) - 3rd (noon) Camp Joy, Clarksville, OH There will be a retreat for families who have adopted. For further information call (513)771-3515 or AdoptAlliance.org. NATIONAL OPEN ADOPTION CONFERENCE FOR ADOPTION PROFESSIONALS November 4 & 5 Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort The National Federation for Open Adoption Education - 11th Biennial conference, "Open Adoption in Practice" This conference offers adoption professionals "hands-on" training to implement open adoption or sharpen their skills in providing this service. Featured speakers include: Adam Pertman, author of "Adoption Nation", David Brodzinsky, PhD, Co-Author "Being Adopted--The Lifelong Search for Self," and Kathleen Silber, MSW, Co-Author "Dear Birthmother" and "Children of Open Adoption." For information or a conference brochure, contact the NFOAE at (925) 827-2229 or online at AdoptionHelp.org (click on conference). For local listings, regional seminars, and many other adoption events, visit AdoptionCalendar.com. Back to Top ___________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR CONTENT Adoption Week Magazine is looking for well-written adoption-related articles, poems, quotes, book reviews, news, event announcements, product reviews, photos, successful adoption and reunion stories, clean humor, job openings, letters to the editor, reviews of adoption websites, product recalls, information on adoption legislation, great deals on adoption and family-related products, other adoption-related content. To submit content, or if you would like to be interviewed or to nominate someone for an adoption service award, please visit AdoptionWeek.com. TO ADVERTISE Would you like to advertise in the Adoption Week e-mail magazine? 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