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TODAY !!!
• WISH (WAITING IS SO HARD)
7:00pm-9:00pm sponsored by Kitsap Adoption Group at Joe & Gayle Kohler's home,
www.kitsapadoptiongroup.com 360-662-0630
•FOURTH CORNER FOLKDANCERS
5:00am-5:30am mostly Balkan dance, song and music. Fairhaven Public Library. $5 suggested donation. Live music from 8 to 9 p.m., most weeks by the Fourth Corner Folkdance Band. Info: Laurita (360) 380-0456
Friday Jan 09
• GREENLAKE FOLKDANCERS
8:30pm-12:00am Greenlake Folkdancers—mostly Balkan line and circle dances–8:30 to midnight for $5 at VFW Hall at 7220 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle. One of our favorite dances may be re-taught during the evening. All ages welcome, partners not required, no smoking or drinking allowed in the building. Information: Bruce Gibbs at (206) 325-7668 or www.ratchenitza.com.
•NAFA GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR WAITING FAMILIES
NAFA Great Expectations for Waiting Families. For information contact Lee at leerball@aol.com. Legacy Emanuel Hospital
Saturday Jan 10
• ATTACHMENT PARENTING INTERNATIONAL SEATTLE
11:30am-1:30pm at Jackson Place Cohousing.
Common building, Dining Room
Each meeting focuses on a topic of interest to parents practicing Attachment Parenting. In addition to topic discussions, time is always provided for questions and conversations about current parenting challenges.
•DADS SUPPORTING DADS
Cost: Free
Location: PAVE office
Contact Person: Michele Lehosky or Pam Todd 253-565-2266
Email: wapave9@washingtonpave.com
Web Site : www.washingtonpave.com
Description: A group of dads of children with special needs - needs which may be physical, cognitive, emotional or any combination. Meet as a group to share and pool our knowledge and experiences so others of the group can benefit from them. A safe place where a dad will have a chance to talk to other dads about his concerns and feelings raising a child with a disability.
Sunday Jan 11
• SUNDAY NIGHT FOLKDANCING
7:30pm-10:00pm Balkan dances taught from 7:30–8 p.m.; followed at 9 by open dancing at Fulton Park Community Center. $3. Info: Bill Nelson (503) 245–6860.
Monday Jan 12
• ADHD EASTSIDE PARENTS' SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
7:00pm-9:00pm Understanding the Law: Special Education and 504 Services in the Schools with Jeannette Cohen, M.Ed. J.D. Attorney at Law.
This support group meeting is for parents of children with ADHD. Mercer Island Fire Station
Facilitated by Jayne Carlin. For more info you can reach Jayne at jscarlin@juno.com or (206)230-9071.
Tuesday Jan 13
• KITSAP CHADD COPING WITH THE POST-HOLIDAY BLUES
7:00pm-8:30pm "Coping with the Post-Holiday Blues & Reframing AD/HD to Emphasize the Positive Attributes"
Speaker – Linnea Lauer, M.A., M.Ed.
Peninsula Bible Fellowship Church
We meet in the room to the left after you enter the main lobby.
CONTACT: For more information call Lynn (360) 779-5362 or Kerry (360) 697-3922
or email Kitsap County Branch.
•YAKIMA CHAAD
6:30pm-8:30pm WHERE: Children's Village
CONTACT: For more information please email Yakima-Valley@CHADD.net or call (509) 575-0955.
Wednesday Jan 14
• OREGON CIGANSKI IGRACI BALKAN FOLKDANCING
7:30pm-10:30pm Some teaching 7:30–10 p.m. The Chalet. $2.50. Info: Jeanne Gibson (503) 233–1322(h) or (503) 319–8717(w)
•PLAY AND LEARN
10:00am-12:00pm Location:
North Seattle Family Center
Facilitator:
Kerianne Gardner
Cost:
Free
Please join us for creative activities for children and parents, discussions on child development, parenting and family issues, and information and resources.
Thursday Jan 15
• GROUP FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
6:30pm-8:00pm Group for parents of special needs children
Meetings on the third Thursday of every month. (1/15, 2/19,4/16, 5/21) No meeting during March due to Spring Break.
Meeting time will be 6:30-8:00 pm
Meeting place will be GMS Library, 10000 N. Burr St., Portland, OR 97213
RSVP: ?503 916 6262 x 7006
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRUA_OR/message/2435
•FOURTH CORNER FOLKDANCERS
5:00am-5:30am mostly Balkan dance, song and music. Fairhaven Public Library. $5 suggested donation. Live music from 8 to 9 p.m., most weeks by the Fourth Corner Folkdance Band. Info: Laurita (360) 380-0456
Members List:
LINKS
President, Lending Library:
Sharon Kiddle
Vice President:
WE NEED YOU!
Board, Secretary, Newsletter, Website, Directory,:
Terry Mandeville
Board, Grow Bag, Orphanage Support:
Shannon Herron
Board:
Lynn Austin
Kathie Marr
Single Parents:
Debbie Erickson
Membership:
Shauna McGuinn
Treasurer:
Kim Prince
Education:
Debbie McGrew
Olympia:
Cecilia Brennan
For information only. We list Internet sites that have been helpful to our families.
FRUA INC
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Families for Russian & Ukrainian Adoption
Including Neighboring Countries
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
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.
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 someone to step up as VICE PRESIDENT . Someone who cares about the future of our FRUA, INC. A volunteer who wants to work with the board, contribute new ideas, & participate with an eye towards possibly leading the board as President someday. This is a new position. As a member of the volunteer board, the Vice President would gather with the rest of us at Starbucks only 9 times a year for coffee & a fun meeting to help plan events & activities. For more information email sharonkiddle@hotmail.com
We are also looking for a TREASURER . Someone with an interest or experience in budgeting, bookkeeping, accounting, math, OR money handling. Kim Prince, our present Treasurer, is holding down the fort but does not have time to come to board meetings. This is the perfect opportunity to learn the ropes with her. The Treasurer also participates in board meetings & planning. For more information email kim.k.prince@comcast.net
And we are needing someone to take over the LENDING LIBRARY . Someone who can keep track of who borrows what. Someone with space to store some books, and transport them back and forth to events. The Lending Library Coodinator does not need to attend board meetings. For more information email terrymand@aol.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 Terry right now at
terrymand@aol.com
Volunteer!
some of the volunteers
Yep… volunteers put together all of those things!
…but …we really DO need you, you know!
