FRUA-sponsored events are listed in blue. Listed below are other adopted-related events in our area. If you know of other happenings in the Chicagoland area, please let us know...

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

College of Lake County Grayslake, IL

The Moscow Circus: A Russian Folk Fair Are you interested in seeing the renowned Moscow Circus? In February, the famous troupe will be coming to the College of Lake County in the northern suburbs (Grayslake). CHEER and FRUA will attempt to organize an outing, but we need a show of interest to see if we can qualify for a group discount. The Moscow Circus came to College of Lake County in 2005 and several families made the trek. It was a wonderful evening with dazzling performances. If you are interested please contact lconheady at aol.com (use the @ sign) You can read more about the circus by clinking on this link. (Scroll down the page) ==========

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois (LCFS) is offering a 10 hour pre-adoption training seminar titled "Our Rainbow Families" that covers the topics required by the Hague Convention and is open to any family seriously considering an intercountry adoption. The seminar will be offered on Wednesday February 24, 2010, from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. and on Saturday February 27, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Seegers Lutheran Center, 333 West Lake Street Addison, Illinois 60101.

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 6:15 to 9:15 pm		Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 9:00am to 5:30 pm
Cherie Jones Das, Adoption Social Worker	"Preparing for an International Adoption and the International Adoption Process"	Dr, Todd Ochs, International Adoption Medicine Expert	"Medical Concerns Involved in International Adoption"
Ilene Thornton, Adoption Worker	"Adoption as a Life-long Commitment - Challenges, Discipline and Crisis"	Kathleen Hogan Morrison, Attorney at Law	"Legal Issues: Re-adoption, Citizenship, Social Security and the Tax Credit"
		Phyllis Rubin, Licensed Clinical Psychologist	"Child Development and Behavior and Attachment Following Early Orphanage Rearing"
		Adult Adoptee Panel	"Growing Up in a Family with a Different Heritage than Your Own"
		Adoptive Family Panel	"Living With Internationally Adopted Children - Medical, Developmental, Attachment, and Sibling Relationship Issues"