tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45102564420551549972024-03-12T16:00:24.343-07:00Gladney Taiwan AdoptionGladneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456312969069996354noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-68522738377881732602014-09-11T11:57:00.002-07:002014-09-11T11:57:51.899-07:00Taiwan Waiting Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did you know that there are many children, of all ages, in Taiwan waiting for their forever families? There are many boys and girls, ranging in age from toddlers to young teens. There are also many sibling groups of two or more children waiting to be matched with a family. Some of the children waiting for families have special needs, but many of the school aged children are healthy. Some of the most common special needs we see are children with ADHD, Hepatitis B, exposure to drug or alcohol abuse in utero, a family history of mental illness or disabilities, or children with a difficult social history.<span id="goog_444227224"></span><br />
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<span class="mceItemHidden" data-mce-bogus="1">Gladney learns about waiting children through our two partner organizations in Taiwan, <span class="hiddenSpellError" data-mce-bogus="1" pre="">Cathwel</span> Services and Chung Yi Social Welfare Foundation. We get thorough files on each child, including social history and medical reports, developmental checklists, photos, and very often, videos. Once families are matched with a child or children, not only will you get updated reports on their health and development, but you'll also get to have Skype sessions with your child while waiting to bring them home.</span><br />
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<span class="mceItemHidden" data-mce-bogus="1">If you would like to learn more about the waiting children in Taiwan, please be in touch with Taiwan Program <span class="hiddenSpellError" data-mce-bogus="1" pre="Program ">Caseworker</span>, Mary Chapman at mary.chapman@gladney.org. Let's find these precious children the forever family they deserve!</span>Mary Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588273263304910523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-63496995447706446122014-01-10T13:06:00.001-08:002014-01-10T13:06:58.155-08:00Join Us for Our Chinese New Year Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mary Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588273263304910523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-85353082999938267022013-12-13T08:31:00.001-08:002013-12-13T08:39:40.360-08:00Gladney Asia Program 2014 Calendar! <div _mce_style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each week Gladney Staff gets together for our Waiting Child Staffing Meeting. This is probably our most important meeting of the week. It is at these meetings that we get to step away from our computers and phones and bring our staff together to give our attention to the Waiting Children. We know we owe it to these kids to give them the attention they deserve without the distractions of other obligations and To-Do lists. Each meeting comes to life in its own way - with good news about recent matches, stories from our staff about families who have recently arrived home, and brainstorming to find new ways to advocate for some of the children who have not yet been matched with a family. Since November is Adoption Awareness Month - we really wanted to focus hard on helping some of our children find a family. As our meeting progressed, we all knew what we wanted to do - put our extra efforts and attentions this month toward the many boys who need a family, thus was born our <strong>30 Boys in 30 Days Campaign</strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the month of November we will feature a unique child, who happens to be a boy, on our </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00167NUrbyJfJFiM2gy-LWtoxEgZp5TMOIASKQY5YZvFDgKaYXeJGT7DEQt2j0M5hwjt6wipJ5p_wYrpVD2bLHVq06nCv6_c6MElhoTzkI5j0zXEsamWPoCsYPyp5gEkJU4FfsHi4hxHUM=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #660000; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asia Waiting Child Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Please visit often and send your best wishes and prayers throughout the month to help each little guy find his family. Many of these boys were seen by our Superkids Team this summer in China -- <span style="color: black;">Stories </span><span style="color: black;">can be found on the </span></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=00167NUrbyJfJFiM2gy-LWtoxEgZp5TMOIASKQY5YZvFDgKaYXeJGT7DEQt2j0M5hwjt6wipJ5p_wYrpVD2bLHVq-Y05OMz4rxlhG6qMi0cZCfKD_zyGkzUK9n1PFSYv4IHX7_sloer9MQ=" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: #660000; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" track="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Superkids Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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We are excited to welcome families from Families and Children's Agency (FCA) into our Taiwan Cathwel program! With the assistance of Cathwel's staff, Gladney was able to smoothly transition families without disrupting their adoption process with Cathwel. It was wonderful having a chance to meet many of the FCA families at Gladney's October Pathways training! </div>
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More good news from Cathwel! - In October, one of our long waiting families in the Cathwel program was presented with a referral of a 17 month old boy! Congratulations to the family!</div>
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In Gladney's Taiwan adoption program, we currently have 6 families with accepted referrals at various stages of the dossier prep/PAIR and court processes. One of the families will be travelling in December -- and the remaining five families should all be home with their children throughout the spring and summer months! </div>
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<span style="color: black;">In October </span><span style="color: black;">we were notified by Cathwel and Chung Yi about several waiting children who are in need of forever families. The children vary in age and needs. We feel this is an indication that the agencies in Taiwan have had time to adjust to the new system that has evolved with the introduction of child welfare and adoption legislation put in place over the past 2 years. We are expecting to see more children becoming available for international adoption within the coming months.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Boys Rock all the time- just in different ways at different stages! Of all the themes we could choose this month to celebrate adoption- this is what we have decided to celebrate- Simply, that BOYS ROCK!! Why this theme? Because it is both sad and hard to believe that simply being born a boy, is one of the reasons that a child may become part of a Waiting Child program or be designated as "special needs". So please check</span> <a href="mailto:www.asiawaitingchil@wordpress.com" shape="rect" target="_blank">www.asiawaitingchild@wordpress.com</a> <span style="color: black;">daily during the month of November, and help us bring these boys to their families!</span></div>
Gladney Taiwan Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689336569348202947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-6752767919132444042013-10-31T13:50:00.002-07:002013-10-31T13:50:21.401-07:00Happy Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Gladney Taiwan Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689336569348202947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-89027599568199058532013-08-09T07:08:00.000-07:002013-08-09T07:08:52.424-07:00When Your Child First Notices Race<span lang="en-US">
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recently came across an article in Adoptive Families Magazine that we
thought would
be helpful to share: 'How Do You Make Sure Your Child Feels Good About
Herself?'. The article was written by Julia Chin who adopted her
daughter as an infant from China. </span></span></span></span></div>
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day Julia's four-year-old daughter came home from preschool in tears. A
classmate
had pulled up the corners of his eyes and said, 'Your eyes are like
this!'"My daughter was crushed," says Julia. "Last year, Elizabeth had
no clue about race or being different. Now she talks about it all the
time." Julia's experience is not atypical for
Caucasian parents who adopt transracially. As parents, we want to do all
we can to instill a positive sense of racial identity in our children.
To read more </span></span><a href="http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=714" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #033f1c;"><b>here</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-6002637379224292032013-08-07T06:18:00.001-07:002013-08-07T06:18:41.327-07:00Gladney Family Support Group in TX<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/19px "Open Sans", sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 from 6:30pm-8:30pm in Mabee Hall, Fort Worth, TX.</div>
Mary Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588273263304910523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-30060620185066429622013-08-05T08:37:00.001-07:002013-08-05T08:37:30.021-07:00It's a Small World!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gladney Families within one family!! Recently, the
Skinner Family and Witt Family met for the first time at a family reunion, not
realizing they belong to the same large family! While chatting at lunch,
it was discovered both families are Gladney families and have children from
Taiwan! The two families had great fun sharing Mr. Yeh stories, stories of their travels and their adoption journeys. The highlight....watching the boys play
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Mary Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588273263304910523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-79724662675002096372013-08-02T07:00:00.000-07:002013-08-02T07:00:49.827-07:00We have so many great advocates among our families!<span lang="en-US"></span><br />
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the Superkids Team wraps up their latest trip to China, during which
they saw over
100 children waiting for forever families, we thought it would be a
wonderful time to bring your attention to the blogs of families who have
adopted or are adopting through the Guang Ming Program (Waiting Child).
Family blogs can be accessed through Gladney's
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-28514140647789550732013-08-02T06:59:00.001-07:002013-08-02T06:59:04.822-07:00Empowered to Connect Conference in Houston-September 13 - 14, 2013<br />
"Led by Dr. Karyn Purvis (Director of the TCU Institute of Child
Development) together with Michael & Amy Monroe (Leaders of Tapestry
Adoption & Foster Care Ministry), this conference is ideal for
adoptive and foster parents, those considering adoption or foster care
and those who are serving and supporting others, including social
workers, agency professionals, church staff and ministry leaders,
counselors, therapists and others involved in adoption and foster care
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-3906033498339989872013-07-30T07:05:00.000-07:002013-07-30T07:05:25.446-07:00Is It An Adoption Thing?<span lang="en-US"></span><br />
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you struggling to decide if your child's challenging behaviors are
adoption related
or just kid stuff? Because so many families face that difficult task,
Adoption Learning Partners asked an expert to help! Join Dr. Gregory
Keck as he helps parents understand the impact of adoption and trauma on
child development. Common challenging behaviors,
how to manage behaviors, and effective (and ineffective) parenting tools
will be discussed. Register<a href="http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/catalog/webinars/is-this-an-adoption-thing.cfm" target="_blank"> </a></span></span><a href="http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/catalog/webinars/is-this-an-adoption-thing.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #033f1c;"><b>here</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-90513637933818407502013-07-29T08:13:00.000-07:002013-07-29T08:13:16.767-07:00What No One Ever Told Me About Special Needs Adoption: Loving Our Perfect Child<div align="center" style="margin: 0; text-align: center;">
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several children from China has been a joy-filled, faith-building,
abundant
adventure. We have four biological children and feel as though we are
experienced parents. However, sometimes even experienced parents can
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by an occupational therapist, that she would be 6-months ahead of her typically developing two-armed peers in motor development </span></span></span></span></div>
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of a bunk bed with her one arm just to admire her brother's trophies on a high shelf.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3. No one ever told me that she would be only 19 pounds but have the desire, tenacity,
and strength of a Super Bowl bound football team.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tamera
Wong - Rainbow Kids</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To read the rest of this article and the remainder of this inspiring list, click </span></span><a href="http://www.rainbowkids.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=693" style="font-family: Gulim, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #033f1c;"><b>here</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-90620748744220068572013-07-25T11:40:00.000-07:002013-07-25T11:40:09.470-07:00Gladney Cup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4510256442055154997" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Gladney Cup Golf Tournament is a world-class, PGA
style charitable golf related event benefiting The Gladney Center for Adoption.
It is held every-other year on one of the most beautiful, prestigious golf
courses in the nation. This year's event will take place on Monday, September
23, 2013, on the famed Merion Golf Club East Course in Ardmore,
PA.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Last
night, several Gladney Asia staff attended
Chen Shi-Zheng’s <b>Monkey: Journey to the West</b> at New
York City’s Lincoln Center. The performance
is an adaptation of<i> Journey to the West</i>, one
of the four great classics novels of Chinese literature. It was a very exciting and interesting performance
which used mixed media, including music,
animation, acrobatics and martial arts to tell the
compelling story of the Monkey King’s quest for immortality. The music
was a blend of Chinese traditional opera and electronic pop, and the use of color, elaborate stage props and
acrobatic performances were very reminiscent of shows that can be seen in
China. Although the traditional Chinese themes in the show were
the highlights, there were moments of
humor that seemed to be able to cross
cultural boundaries and were enjoyed by all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-86091602801689950022013-07-24T09:19:00.000-07:002013-07-24T09:21:26.590-07:00Thinking about Adoption? Have you considered a Waiting Child?<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img _src="http://images15.fotki.com/v1624/photos/1/1374141/11731075/GraceMeledeo-vi.jpg" border="1" height="232" src="http://images15.fotki.com/v1624/photos/1/1374141/11731075/GraceMeledeo-vi.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="175" /><img _src="http://images14.fotki.com/v219/photos/1/1374141/11731075/AnthonyMeledeo-vi.jpg" border="1" height="232" src="http://images14.fotki.com/v219/photos/1/1374141/11731075/AnthonyMeledeo-vi.jpg" style="border-width: 0px;" width="175" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When my husband and I first started our adoption
process, these children were referred to as Special Needs which can be a scary
term.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">But what if instead we called them "Waiting
Children"? Doesn't sound as intimidating, right, and it is the truth as well!
Furthermore, what if we thought of "Special Needs" kids as "special", amazing
children in "need" of or waiting for a forever
family?... </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When our caseworker mentioned reviewing a special needs
list, we looked at each and said, "we don't think so", but God had other plans.
He began to work in our hearts and brought people into our lives who had adopted
children from China on the waiting child list and showed us that He had a
completely different plan than we were thinking of for our adopted child. Read
</span></span><a href="http://www.surpassinggreatness.com/p/the-waiting-child.html#.UX7iOqLCZ8E" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #033f1c;"><b>more</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-22719836097691676432013-07-23T11:46:00.000-07:002013-07-23T11:46:36.832-07:00New Adoption Law<div>
On July 14, 2014, a new law goes into effect requiring all agencies and persons providing adoption services in Hague Convention and Orphan cases to be accredited, approved, supervised or exempted under the Hague accreditation regulations. The U.S. Department of State designated the Council on Accreditation (COA) as the entity responsible for accrediting/approving adoption service providers in intercountry adoption. </div>
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<b>Gladney Center, as a Hague accredited agency, is in compliance with this law.</b> </div>
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For more information about the UAA, see the <a href="http://adoption.state.gov/about_us/uaa_becomes_law.php" target="_blank">Department of State’s notice</a> of January 15, 2014, The Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 becomes law and our <a href="http://adoption.state.gov/adoption_process/faqs/uaa_2012.php" target="_blank">FAQs</a> on universal accreditation. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-7224481260502375382013-07-22T08:04:00.000-07:002013-07-22T08:04:32.238-07:00Get involved with your local GFA!<div style="margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img _src="http://images52.fotki.com/v737/photos/1/1374141/11731075/SimonKinneycrp-vi.jpg" align="left" border="1" height="152" src="http://images52.fotki.com/v737/photos/1/1374141/11731075/SimonKinneycrp-vi.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="200" /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The summer fun continues... check out the GFA sponsored events planned for July and August - pool parties, play groups, potlucks and more will be taking place around the country to bring families together to enjoy each other's company and the beautiful weather!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Click </span></span><a href="http://www.gladneycommunity.com/page.aspx?pid=299" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #033f1c;"><b>here</b></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for the GFA Network's Event Calendar to learn what is happening in your area!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you would like to learn more about opportunities to volunteer your time with your local GFA board, please contact the GFA Director of volunteers: Wendy Lee at</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">wendy.lee@gladney.org</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways. The new GFA season will kick-off in the Fall with a calendar of events specific to each local region. It is a great way to meet other families and make a difference! </span></span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01189321831106021512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4510256442055154997.post-26981076207271245422013-07-17T10:13:00.000-07:002013-07-17T10:13:19.971-07:00Thoughts about Sharing and Connecting<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For almost two years now, I have had the privilege to work with the Gladney Asia staff on communications by creating a monthly newsletter and maintaining the program's blogsites. It has been such a pleasure getting to know the staff and experiencing first hand, their passion for adoption! Each month, we have enjoyed working collaboratively to publish adoption related articles and news, helpful resources and most importantly, adoption announcements and photos!</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img _src="http://images46.fotki.com/v529/photos/1/1374141/11731075/IMG_1209a-vi.jpg" border="1" height="187" src="http://images46.fotki.com/v529/photos/1/1374141/11731075/IMG_1209a-vi.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="250" /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gladney and the Gladney Family Association strive to keep families involved and informed, providing a resource for parenting needs from before placement through young adulthood. There is so much wonderful information about adoption, parenting and heritage celebration that it is always exciting selecting the contents for our readers. It is our hope that our outreach and communications serve all Gladney Asia families, from those who are waiting, through those who adopted 15 or more years ago.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Gulim,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">After publishing this summer newsletter, I will pass along this role to others so that I have more time as our oldest daughter prepares to apply for college! However, as I wrote in the article last month "The Benefits of Staying Connected", I will remain in contact with the Gladney Asia staff, complete some projects we have been planning and continue to assist Gongzhan with the custom China Heritage Tours.</span></span></span></span></div>
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The whole family spent two weeks in Taiwan getting to experience Ying-Tzu's
birth country, but Ying-Tzu was most excited to get home and see her new room
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim;">Chris and Jennifer welcomed Caiden home! Big brother Liam was
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim;">Michael and Hui-Min came home to Texas last week with their twin
boys David and Samuel! These 4 year olds will definitely keep these new parents
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim;">We are also happy to announce that one of our families received a
referral this month of a healthy two year little girl! Another family was
alerted that they will likely be traveling in July to complete the adoption of
their son in time for his eighth birthday! </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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(GFA) as the Legacy Blanket 2013 WINNER!</span></span></span></span></div>
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Krikstone, along with the New York GFA, worked with passion and
commitment
to host several events for families to share and connect with each
other. This year, two great new activities were offered: Family Day at
Greenwich Beach and a sleepover event at the Intrepid Museum. Due to
their overwhelming success, these will become annual
events! </span></span></span></span></div>
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