Contact List:


President:
Jennifer Greenman
Vice President:
Anna Burdumy
Treasurer:
Kay Tracy
Membership CoChair:
Beatrice Cassou
Lesa Hagelin
Newsletter Editor:
Laura Flanagan
Playgroup Coordinator:
Katie Shemwell
Events Coordinator:
Anna Burdumy
Grow BAg Coordinator:
Maureen Kahn
Internet Contact:
Gina Pollock
Orphanage Support:
Gina Pollock
South Central PA Contact:
Gina Pollock

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	FRUA NATIONAL
	FRUA-PA ANNOUNCEMENTS - YAHOO LIST

FRUA-PA Who we are:

We are the Pennsylvania chapter of FRUA, Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption, Including Neighboring Countries. We sponsor social events and orphan outreach programs throughout the year. We also publish information on Eastern European Cultural events in Pennsylvania and therapuetic, medical and educational support for adoptive families. FRUA-PA is a 501(c)(3) non profit corporation.

We currently have 87 member families in our chapter and we are looking to actively grow our membership across Pennsylvania through the establishment of regional subchapters. FRUA National has over 2,000 member families. Membership in FRUA is easy and inexpensive. To join see our links below.

We continue to welcome all families who have adopted from or are planning to adopt from the former Soviet Republics and other Eastern European countries. Currently, our chapter represents adoptive families with children from:

• Belarus
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Russia
• Ukraine

Important Hague Announcement by US Department of State: The DOS has published the list of agencies approved to offer adoption programs in Hague convention countries: www.adoption.state.gov If you are planning to adopt from one of the following EE/former soviet countries and did not have your I600a filed by March 31, 2008, be sure you select a Hague accredited agency:

Albania, Armenia, Azerbijaijan, Belarus (currently closed), Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Republic of Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania (currently closed), Slovakia, Slovenia.

FRUA-PA Annual Hayride Linvilla Orchards Saturday, October 17, 2009 We will meet at 6:00 for hayride and then bonfire with hotdogs and marshmallows $8 for members, $10 for non-members contact Jennifer Greenman at wgreenman@hotmail.com for more information

FRUA-PA Annual Fall Potluck Dinners. FRUA PA families will again be hosting "neighborhood" potluck dinners this November. This is a great way to meet other adoptive families in your area. Since our potluck dinners are held at members homes, only FRUA PA members may participate. For more information, please contact Jennifer Greenman at wgreenman@hotmail.com

FRUA Scholarship

Announcing the first-ever FRUA Scholarship! FRUA has established a $2,500 scholarship award for a FRUA member's child. Applicants must be high school seniors heading to post-secondary education(4-year college, community college, technical or trade school)for the 2009-10 academic year. Applications must be postmarked by March 9, 2009, so don't delay! The scholarship recipient will be notified by May 31, 2009. Please visit www.frua.org for the scholarship application.

Grow Bag Program

FRUA-PA operates a chapter-affiliated Grow Bag Program. Grow bags are given to adopting parents and are filled with good donations (clothing, over-the-counter medicines, toiletries, and developmental toys) collected by our membership. The bags are hand delivered to the orphanage by the traveling family. The family then returns the Grow Bag back to FRUA-PA to be refilled for the next traveling family. Participation in the Grow Bag is availble only to FRUA members.

FRUA-PA member Michele delivering Grow Bag to Russian Orphange