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TODAY !!!
• BOSNIAN CONCERT
7:30pm-10:00pm in Foster High School Performing Arts Center
$15 general; children under 13 FREE
Concert, story of Bosnian college girls who migrated to the USA as children
with their parents in the 1990's from their war-torn home country. sponsored
by Sevdah North America.
Tickets available at the door, on line at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/89440
Performers include Mary Sherhart
and Balkan Cabaret, Ensemble Sevdah,
Mine Krupic from Prijedor, Zlatna
Strune, and local artists from the Bosnian community. Questions: Contact Mary Sherhart mary@marysherhart.com
•FRUA INC WA RUSSIAN COOKING CLASS
5:00pm-8:00pm Register with Sharon 360-668-3836 or by email sharonkiddle@hotmail.com
•NAFA DID YOU RECENTLY ADOPT?
10:00am-12:00pm Get together with other new parents at NAFA’s Newly Adopting Families group which meets on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Contact Mary at ladiebug772001@yahoo.com or 503 657-1431 for more information.
•RUSSIAN UNIQUE IMPORTS AT WALDORF CRAFT BAZAAR
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art.
Waldorf Holdiay Craft Bazaar & Bake Sale at the Three Cedars Waldorf School
Sunday Nov 22
• MOSCOW BALLET - NUTCRACKER
4:00pm-7:30pm Moscow Ballet is on tour in the USA
•MOSCOW BALLET - NUTCRACKER
12:00pm-2:30pm Moscow Ballet is on tour in the USA
Monday Nov 23
• PLAY AND LEARN
10:30am-12:00pm A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
•PLAY AND LEARN
10:30am-12:00pm 206-631-8835
A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
Tuesday Nov 24
• PLAY AND LEARN
10:30am-12:00pm A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
•PLAY AND LEARN
10:00am-11:30am 206-631-8835
A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
Wednesday Nov 25
• RUSSIAN STORY TIME
11:00am-12:00pm All ages welcome
Hear stories, learn rhymes and sing songs in Russian. MAP
•PLAY AND LEARN
10:30am-12:00pm 206-631-8835
A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
Thursday Nov 26
• PLAY AND LEARN
10:00am-12:00pm A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education. (206) 362-2842
Friday Nov 27
• SEATTLE BALKAN DANCE
8:30pm-11:30pm Non-partner dances from Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Albania, etc. Early evening basic dances for everyone, children welcome.
7:30 dance lesson. Suggested donation $5. 425-883-0332. dance@compuwiseconsulting.com NO CLASS NOVEMBER 27!
•WINTER WORLDFEST WEEKEND
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art. MAP
Saturday Nov 28
• GREAT RUSSIAN ARIAS AND DUETS
2:00pm-3:00pm The Concert Opera of Seattle features world famous Russian arias and duets. Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor, Igor’s Aria; Nikolai Rimsky - Korsakov's The Snow Maiden, Snegurochka’s aria; The Tsar’s Bride, Marfa’s and Gryaznoi’s arias; Sergei Rachmaninoff's Aleko, Aleko’s Cavatina; Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, arias of Iolanta and Robert; The Queen of Spades, two arias of Lisa; The Maid of Orleans, aria of Joan d’Arc; Eugene Onegin, aria of Onegin and Tatyana’s and Onegin’s duet; Modest Musorgsky;s Khovanshchina, arias of Marfa and Shaklovity.
Free. Limited parking in Central Library $5. 2 – 3:15 p.m.
•WINTER WORLDFEST WEEKEND
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art. MAP
Members List:
FYI LINKS
President, Lending Library:
Sharon Kiddle
Vice President, Orphanage Support, Grow Bag:
Laura Provitola
Board, Co-Treasurers:
Lynn & Mark Austin
Board, Secretary, Newsletter, Website, Directory:
Terry Mandeville
Board, Member at Large:
Elizabeth Nachman
Single Parents:
Debbie Erickson
Membership:
Shauna McGuinn
Education:
Debbie McGrew
Olympia:
Cecilia Brennan
Links listed below are either public resources or FRUA INC members
FRUA INC
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Buy presents & help support Heritage Camp at the same time!
Help raise money for Heritage Camp and get your Christmas presents at the same time! Our chapter earns money when you use this link to buy books and other products from Amazon. See our chapter store in the RESOURCES section for books and products related to adoption, parenting, culture, and related issues.
....or.....
click here for the FRUA INC Washington State Amazon Store
Including Neighboring Countries
About Us.
We are a non-profit, volunteer-run support organization for adoptive families with children from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. Washington State FRUA INC, is a regional chapter of National FRUA INC. Our families have found that there is no roadmap to guide parents of adopted children from these countries, so we've turned to the real experts - other families.
FRUA INC stands for Families for Russian and Ukranian Adoption Including Neighboring Countries. Although the majority of our families have adopted from (or are waiting to adopt from) regions in Russia... all Eastern European and Ex-Soviet countries share equal representation in our group. We have had families who have adopted from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia and Ukraine (as well as China, India, Guatemala, and Thailand).
Some of our children were adopted as infants, some as pre-schoolers, some as school-aged kids, and even some as teens. Our childrens' ethnic heritages include Slavic, Romani (Gypsy), Asian, Turkic, and a variety of native cultures. Our children have a variety of abilities, disabilities, and issues.
Adoption is a never-ending journey... & our chapter has families in the "research", "waiting to travel", "just home", and "been home a long time" stages of the journey... just waiting to connect with YOU! We can assist you in preparing for your adoption experience, help after you return home and offer continued support in the future.
Click the various pages and links along the left side of this page, and throughout the site, to find out more about the Events, Activities, resources, and ongoing Programs offered by FRUA INC, Washington State
It's Coming!
Eastern Europe, Russia & Central Asia Heritage Camp
Register by December 31, 2009
click here to download and print
2010 Heritage Camp Registration Form file
Families for Russian & Ukrainian Adoption
Yahoo E-group
The most important source of information, support, & notification of upcoming activities is our Yahoo e-mail group. We encourage members (& prospective members) to go tohttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRUA-Washington
& join this group.
It is an active group, without too large a number of postings. If you hate email, you can sign up for a daily digest (all messages for the day in one e-mail) or "no e-mail" & read the messages on the Yahoo site board at your convenience.
The topics range from upcoming FRUA, INC activities to advice between members on various adoption topics.
FRUA, INC Washington State is guided by an ALL-VOLUNTEER Board of Directors. These volunteers are nominated and elected by the board.
You’ve heard the bit before… we need you to volunteer… yadda, yadda… blah, blah, blah! You are probably sick to death of hearing that FRUA, INC is run ENTIRELY by volunteers who give back a bit of their hard-earned time & energy to support our membership.
I KNOW you don’t want to hear
First we need volunteers to help plan and coordinate all parts of the upcoming HERITAGE CAMP . We have big plans, and many hands will make short work. We need Coordinators and Committee Members to FIND AND TEACH CULTURAL GAMES, GET ALL THOSE SUPPLIES, and COODINATE AND SUPERVISE THE VOLUNTEERS. We also need to hire a COOK. All volunterrs please contact debbie@ericksonconnection.com
Then it would be great to to re-start the PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUPS . We have had very successful and meaningful playgroups for the younger children as the interest of our families dictates. In the past this has been a very significant opportunity for children to form long-term relationships with peers from similar backgrounds. It also has been a unique opportunity for parents to form friendships with others who understand some of the joys, as well as the trials and tribulations of being an adoptive parent of children from Ex-Soviet countries. The wealth of support, information, friendship and networking is awesome.
Right now our hang-up is finding dedicated adults to plan and lead this group. This could be an individual, or a group of individuals. If you have even the slightest interest in getting regular Playgroups off the ground, please contact sharonkiddle@hotmail.com
The LENDING LIBRARY needs a Coodinator too. Anyone with an interest in helping to organize our books and CDs for lending to our membership, publicizing the availability of resources and borrowing proceedure, handling the records of who borrows what, and seeking out and procuring new resources would be very welcome. For more information email sharonkiddle@hotmail.com
We are also looking for BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE . Anyone with an interest in helping to direct our chapter, shape our activities, and plan our events is welcome. For more information email sharonkiddle@hotmail.com
The commitment for any of these positions requires only a few ideas, a little energy, & a few hours every month.
One final thought… each position is flexible. You can make it what you want. It is OUR group, led by OUR families, with OUR goals & ideas. If you are reading this, you are a part of it already.
Why not come to a board meeting or talk to any of the volunteers who are listed on the left margin under "members". In fact, email Sharon right now at sharonkiddle@hotmail.com or
Terry at
terrymand@aol.com
Volunteer!
some of YOUR volunteers, won't you join us?
Yep… volunteers put together all of those things!
…but …we really DO need you, you know!
