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FAIR's Event Calendar
FAIR FAMILY FUN
FAIR’s ANNUAL FAMILY CAMPOUT
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, AUGUST 2-5
Come for 3 nights if you can!! Sign up ASAP!
FAIR will assign each family to a site and send
you all of the information. To see Del Valle go to
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/delval.htm
Don’t miss FAIR’s Annual Campout at Del Valle Regional Park in
Livermore. Meet new and old friends. FAIR has reserved and paid for
10 large campsites in one area, some of which can be shared by two
families, up to 8 people per site. Same area as last year. There is
a safe swimming lake in the park with lifeguards and where
non-campers can join us for the day on Saturday. No reservations
needed for DAY use, but please let us know if you plan to come. We
use the beach on the campground side of the lake.
COST: $20 for two nights or $30 for three nights for FAIR
members. All camping families must join FAIR. First time campers are
welcome!
There are picnic tables, fire pits, water, flush toilets, and
showers - plus beautiful starry nights, wild turkeys, and great
company. Bring simple food for your own family. Campers will share a
simple potluck dinner on Saturday evening and there will be some
other low-key activities to help people become better acquainted.
To reserve your space:
- Send an email to
molliemcleod@aol.com ASAP. Include a note with your
family members’ names, address, email, phone, and kids’ ages,
along with the day you plan to arrive. Also, let me know if you
want to be close to or share a site with another particular
family. I’ll make an email list of camping families so that you
can be in touch and we can easily share last-minute information.
I will also send the final reservation information, which you
must have to be admitted to the campground, closer to the
camping date, when the sites have been assigned.
- Send a check for $20 or $30 made out to FAIR to the FAIR PO
Box 51426, Palo Alto 94303.
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Announcements
FAIR would like to pass along information about events by
email rather than using a paper calendar mailed to Bay Area members. Lately
we have been mailing quarterly calendars and encouraging the use of our
on-line google calendar, which can be updated easily. We would also like to
create an email group so that a Board member can send out updates to those
who would like to receive information about FAIR events and also other
educational opportunities offered in the area. If you would like to receive
calendars and announcements via email, please contact Board Member Robin
McCloskey at
robinmcclosky@comcast.net
Thanks to Board Member Amy Klatzkin, FAIR now has a
Facebook page! We hope to
enable our members to reach one another and also to allow others in the Bay
Area to find FAIR. Please send feedback and suggestions to Amy
amyk@stanfordalumni.org
FAIR is always looking for people willing to help with our
all- volunteer organization. If you are willing to help plan and carry out
any of FAIR’s work please consider joining the Board. It’s a great way to
connect with other adoptive parents. Contact Wilma Chu, wilmachu@gmail.com,
or Robin McCloskey,
robinmccloskey@comcast.net Board elections will be held at our
annual meeting, during FAIR on ICE, March 17, 101
Monthly FAIR Groups
There is no fee for FAIR’s regular support and
networking groups. FAIR membership is highly recommended, however. These are
peer groups facilitated by volunteers, who are experienced adoptive parents.
The rewards of participation come through sharing and learning more about
the common and unique challenges involved in adoptive parenting. Contact the
facilitators for information. Join us!
Wednesdays. Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Mar. 7, April 4, 7-9pm. FAIR
“Moving On.” Saratoga. A support and networking
group for parents of teens and young adults. Share the ups and downs of
parenting kids who have extra challenging
behaviors or tasks at this stage of development. Facilitated by experienced
adoptive parents. Please contact Lansing
lansingw@earthlink.net or
Kathy katherine.metz@comcast.net
before coming for the first time.
Fridays. Jan. 13, Feb.10, Mar. 9, April 13, 7:30-9:30pm.
FAIR Adoption Support Group. San Francisco. All are
welcome. Meet other parents for networking, support, and information. Please
double check dates with Amy Klatzkin.
For directions and to RSVP, contact
amyk@stanfordalumni.org
Mondays. Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Mar.19, April 16, 7-9pm. FAIR
Parents of Young Children Support and Networking
Group. Mountain View. This group is for adoptive parents of infants and
young children through elementary school.
Pre-adopt parents will also find this group helpful. Thanks to BAAS for the
meeting space! 465 Fairchild Dr. Ste 215.
Please RSVP to
lansingw@earthlink.net
OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS
The following events are not planned by FAIR but may be useful for FAIR
families.
PACT - Visit Pact’s website,
www.pactadopt.org for a complete list
of all upcoming events, classes, and workshops.
True Colors. February 11, 9AM to 4 PM, Oakland, CA. Transracially
adopted adults speak from their own experience.
Weaving the Stories Together, March 10, 9AM to 4:30 PM, Oakland, CA.
Weaving together their own narrative helps
adoptees create a strong identity.
Help One Child,
www.helponechild.org, provides training and support for parents of
at-risk children.
North American Council on Adoptable Children,
www.nacac.org, features post-adoption
support, articles and
publications and an annual conference, this year July 26 – 28, in Crystal
City, VA, just outside DC
