Family Adoption Related Events

ALL ARE INVITED...to Alliance For Children's RUSSIA FAMILY PICNIC

DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
TIME: 4-6 PM
PLACE: AUBURNDALE COVE PARK; WEST PINE ST, NEWTON, MA

Please Bring:

• Yourselves!
• Food, beverage, plates, utensils for your family
• Your favorite dessert to share with others
• Orphanage Donations: Disposable Diapers (sizes 2,3,4) and Wipes
• (Optional) outdoor toys, activities, bread crumbs for feeding the ducks

Directions: Take Route 128 N or S to Exit 24 (Rte 30). At the end of the ramp take a right onto Rte 30 (Commonwealth Ave). Follow Rte 30 past the Marriott and past Lyons Park. At the next set of lights take a left onto Melrose. At the end of Melrose take a left onto West Pine. Follow West Pine to the end. Parking lot is on the right.

This is the perfect opportunity to meet others who have/are interested in adopting a child from Russia, to rekindle some old friendships and make new ones.

For questions and to RSVP, contact us at 781-444-7148 OR vivian@allforchildren.org

Help us spread the word...Do you know any Alliance families who may be interested in attending? Please invite them!!!

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY IN COLLABORATION WITH MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS

The 6th Biennial Adoption Conference

"OPEN ARMS, OPEN MINDS: THE ETHICS OF
ADOPTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY"

Date: October 14-16, 2010
Location: St. John’s University, Manhattan

Marni Denenberg, Domestic Adoption Specialist with the Alliance for Children, will present "Searching for Birth Family, The Positives, The Not So Positives and Everything in Between."

This conference is co-sponsored by Montclair State University, the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections at the Hunter College School of Social Work, POV, and the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. It seeks to create educational and experiential opportunities for professionals, scholars, students, and those touched by adoption to learn more about different aspects of the adoption experience both domestic and international.

For the latest information about the conference, visit the Adopion Initiative website or contact via e-mail adoptioninitiative@gmail.com