* July Gathering
July 7, 11am
HENRY MOSES WATER PARK

Sunday, September 13th, noon - 4
ANNUAL PICNIC
Martha Lake

*Annual Events

*Break Out Groups:
Single Parents, Lifebooking, etc.

*Childrens Activities:
Playgroup, Older Kids

*Parent Education

*Social & Cultural Events: Monthly Gatherings

*Countries & Culture

*Orphanage / Orphan Support

*Join FRUA, INC

*Resources

July Gathering ,July 7, 11am, Henry Moses Water Park


July 7, 11am at Henry Moses Water Park...... and SAVE THIS DATE: the annual picnic - Sunday, September 13 at Martha Lake!!!! THIS IS FUN!!!




PLEASE NOTE: Calendar events are presented for information only. We try to post all related community parent education, adoption, and cultural events that our members might be interested in checking out. Unless noted specifically as a FRUA INC event - FRUA, INC does not endorse, nor have any connection with the event. If an event is of interest to you, please follow up with the organizer on your own.

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TODAY !!!
CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 1: June 21-July 4 Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Sunday Jul 05
SUNDAY NIGHT FOLKDANCING
7:30pm-10:30pm Sunday Night Folkdancing. Balkan dances taught from 7:30–8 p.m.; followed at 9 by open dancing at Fulton Park Community Center, 68 SW Miles (off Barbur, traffic light just east of Terwilliger), Portland. $3. Info: Bill Nelson (503) 245–6860.

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Monday Jul 06
ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

TEEN DISCOVERY DAYS
For teens 12-17, June 24, July 6-8, July 20-22. For transracially and internationally adopted youth, to learn, share and grow through workshops and activities addressing racial and adoption issues. Spons. by Dillon International. www.dillonadopt.com Grace Claflin 918-749-4600 or grace@dillonadopt.com

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Tuesday Jul 07
FRUA INC WA SWIM DATE
11:00am-3:30pm Henry Moses Aquatiic Park in Renton. Get in Line by 11 for noon session. Look for board members wearing matryushka pins.

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

TEEN DISCOVERY DAYS
For teens 12-17, June 24, July 6-8, July 20-22. For transracially and internationally adopted youth, to learn, share and grow through workshops and activities addressing racial and adoption issues. Spons. by Dillon International. www.dillonadopt.com Grace Claflin 918-749-4600 or grace@dillonadopt.com

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Wednesday Jul 08
OREGON CIGANSKI IGRACI BALKAN FOLKDANCING
8:00pm-10:00pm Oregon Ciganski Igraci Balkan Folkdancing. Some teaching 7:30–10 p.m. Summer: 8–10 p.m., no teaching Jun–Sep. The Chalet, 7045 SW Taylors Ferry Road, Portland. $2.50. Info: Jeanne Gibson (503) 233–1322(h) or (503) 319–8717(w)

PLAY AND LEARN
10:00am-12:00pm Play and Learn Date: Wednesday’s Time: 10-12 p.m. Location: North Seattle Family Center 3200 NE 125th Street Suite #2 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.

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

TEEN DISCOVERY DAYS
For teens 12-17, June 24, July 6-8, July 20-22. For transracially and internationally adopted youth, to learn, share and grow through workshops and activities addressing racial and adoption issues. Spons. by Dillon International. www.dillonadopt.com Grace Claflin 918-749-4600 or grace@dillonadopt.com

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Thursday Jul 09
FOURTH CORNER FOLKDANCERS
7:30pm-10:00pm Fourth Corner Folkdancers. Program/requests/teach all year; mostly Balkan dance, song and music. 7:30–10 p.m. Fairhaven Public Library, 1117 12th Street, Bellingham. $5 suggested donation. Live music from 8 to 9 p.m., most weeks by the Fourth Corner Folkdance Band. Info: Laurita (360) 380-0456

WISH (WAITING IS SO HARD)
7:00pm-9:00pm WISH (Waiting is So Hard) Monthly meetings sponsored by Kitsap Adoption Group on 2nd Thurs./mo, 7-9pm at Joe & Gayle Kohler's home, 4937 NW Discovery Ridge Ct. www.kitsapadoptiongroup.com Joe & Gayle Kohler 360-662-0630 SILVERDALE

FRUA INC WA BOARD MEETING
7:00pm-9:00pm contact terrymand@aol.com for location

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

EAST COAST CAMP/CAMP PERLMAN
An exciting & fun camp, designed to be relevant to any international & transracial adoptee from 9-16 years of age, focusing on adoption, race, & identity rather than birth culture. Spons. by Holt International 541-6870-2202. or stevek@holtinternational.org

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Friday Jul 10
GREENLAKE FOLKDANCERS
8:30pm-12:00am mostly Balkan line and circle dances–for $5 at VFW Hall. One of our favorite dances may be re-taught during the evening. All ages welcome, partners not required. Information: Bruce Gibbs at (206) 325-7668 or www.ratchenitza.com.

ADOPTING TODDLERS TO TEENS
4:00pm-6:00pm Support and Solutions Group Zia Freeman ziaf@wacap.org

EAST COAST CAMP/CAMP PERLMAN
An exciting & fun camp, designed to be relevant to any international & transracial adoptee from 9-16 years of age, focusing on adoption, race, & identity rather than birth culture. Spons. by Holt International 541-6870-2202. or stevek@holtinternational.org

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

NAFA GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR WAITING FAMILIES
NAFA Great Expectations for Waiting Families. For information contact Lee at leerball@aol.com. Legacy Emanuel Hospital

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Saturday Jul 11
ATTACHMENT PARENTING INTERNATIONAL SEATTLE
11:30am-1:30pm Attachment Parenting International Seattle We will meet on the second Saturday of the month 11:30am to 1:30pm at Jackson Place Cohousing. Jackson Place Cohousing (map) Common building, Dining Room 800 Hiawatha Place South Seattle, WA 98144 Each meeting focuses on a topic of interest to parents practicing Attachment Parenting. Recent topics have included: Co-Sleeping, Discipline, Fathering, and Baby-Wearing. In addition to topic discussions, time is always provided for questions and conversations about current parenting challenges.

ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance Workshop for more accomplished dancers, July 5-18. 610-416-6088

EAST COAST CAMP/CAMP PERLMAN
An exciting & fun camp, designed to be relevant to any international & transracial adoptee from 9-16 years of age, focusing on adoption, race, & identity rather than birth culture. Spons. by Holt International 541-6870-2202. or stevek@holtinternational.org

CAMP KUPUGANI MULTICULTURAL CAMP FOR GIRLS
ses 2: July 5 -July 18. Focuses on diversity & communication skills in a fun atmosphere—uniting girls of varied backgrounds & providing them with empowerment & community-building skills, so that girls aged 7-15 expand comfort zones & build self-esteem. 866-471-4616 or kupugani@gmail.com

Members List:

President, Lending Library:
Sharon Kiddle
Vice President:
WE NEED YOU! Click here & email for details
Board, Co-Treasurers:
Lynn & Mark Austin
Board, Secretary, Newsletter, Website, Directory:
Terry Mandeville
Board, Grow Bag, Orphanage Support:
Shannon Herron
Single Parents:
Debbie Erickson
Membership:
Shauna McGuinn
Education:
Debbie McGrew
Olympia:
Cecilia Brennan

FYI LINKS
Unless noted as a FRUA, INC site, FRUA, INC does not endorse the following:


FRUA, INC LINKS

YAHOO E-GROUP

FRUA, INC OREGON

FRUA, INC NATIONAL

LOCAL MEDICAL

CENTER FOR ADOPTION MEDICINE

LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH

PARENTING INT'L ADOPTED CHILDREN

ATTACHMENT CENTER NORTHWEST

NURTURING ATTACHMENTS

LOCAL EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

BOYER CHILDREN'S CLINIC

ACADEMY SCHOOLS

PACIFIC LEARNING CENTER NW

KINDERING CENTER

SACARIN CENTER

LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE

HANDLE INSTITUTE

LOCAL SINGLE PARENTS

FRUA, INC WA SINGLE PARENTS

LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP RESOURCES

NW ADOPTIVE FAMILIES

ADOPTIVE FRIENDS & FAMILIES

NATIONAL MEDICAL RESOURCES

THE ORPHAN DOCTOR

RONALD S. FEDERICI

DANA JOHNSON

PATRICK MASON

LOCAL REFERRAL

ADOPTION REFERRAL SERVICES

COUNTRY INFORMATION

ADOPTION INFORMATION

EVENTS

ADOPTION EVENTS

REGULATIONS AND PAPERWORK

INS WEBSITE

ORPHANAGE / ORPHAN SUPPORT

SOSNOVAYA STREET ORPHANAGE

WORLDWIDE ORPHANS FOUNDATION

MARIA'S CHILDREN

ONE HEART BULGARIA

SPOON FOUNDATION

IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA

ORPHAN CARE

JEREMIAH'S HOPE

LIFE2ORPHANS
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Families for Russian & Ukrainian Adoption

Including Neighboring Countries        


* * * * * * * * * Start Saving the Date - The Annual Picnic is coming Sunday, September 13th, at Martha Lake* * * * * * * * * * June Gathering - Juanita Beach Picnic, 11:30am, Friday, June 19th * * * * * * Welcome to Washington State FRUA, INC! Join us for some fun, support, networking, friendship, and learning!


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

 

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 to
http://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.

 

Volunteer!


Hi There! Welcome to Washington State FRUA, INC! Join us for some fun, support, networking, friendship, and learning!

FRUA, INC Washington State is guided by an ALL-VOLUNTEER Board of Directors. These volunteers are nominated and elected by the board.


some of the volunteers

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.

  • Did you have fun at the Winterfest / Spring Festival?

  • Do you enjoy the newsletter?

  • Use the information in the Directory?

  • Learn a lot at the Conference?

  • How many friends did you meet at the picnic?

Yep… volunteers put together all of those things!


I KNOW you don’t want to hear

  • how little time it takes to be one of these volunteers…
  • or that you don’t have to have any special skills…
  • or how much fun we have sharing ideas & working together…
  • or how cool it is to make some really supportive friends among the other volunteers for yourselves & your children.

…but …we really DO need you, you know!

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 10 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 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 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

Its great fun volunteering for the Board or helping as a committee volunteer! Don't be shy.... consider joining us.


 
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