Our innaugural annual Adoption Fair was held on Saturday, November 14, 2009
The fair and workshop featured the following events.
Schedule of Events
| Time |
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Doors open and Registration begins. Information stations will open at 9:15 AM |
| 9:30 - 9:45 AM |
Opening Address |
Greeting and message from our Founder: Ann McKinney |
| 9:45 - 10:45 AM |
Session 1 - Adoption process, the legal aspects
Hosted by Kirsten Crouse-Bays, Esquire (private attorney)
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Session 2 - Foster Care: Benefits & Risks
Jake Matich, Lutheran Child and Family Services
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| 10:45 - 11:00 AM |
BREAK |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM |
Session 3 - Adoption 101 by Marissa Dawson (Lutheran Child and Family Services)
Terminology, portfolios, home study, domestic, international or special needs options.
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Session 4 - Addressing Fears
Addressing concerns about childs' first family, experiences with birth parents & open adoptions.
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| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch Break
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| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Session 4 - Panel Discussion
Panel includes adoptive parents, birth mom, adult adoptee, natural child with adopted siblings.
Listen to brief stories from each panel member and then participate in Q&A
session.
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