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TODAY !!!
• KITSAP CHADD AD/HD & RELATIONSHIPS
7:00pm-8:30pm Group Health Cooperative Silverdale
Speaker – Bruce Weaber, MA, Marriage & Family Therapist
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•YAKIMA CHADD
6:30pm-8:30pm AD/HD
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Thursday Feb 11
• WISH (WAITING IS SO HARD)
7:00pm-9:00pm sponsored by Kitsap Adoption Group
www.kitsapadoptiongroup.com Joe & Gayle Kohler 360-662-0630
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•PLAY AND LEARN
10:00am-12:00pm (206) 362-2842
A preschool for caregivers, parents and children.
Activities promoting kindergarten readiness and parent Education.
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•FRUA INC SINGLES GREAT WOLF LODGE
Info contact debbie@ericksonconnection.com
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Friday Feb 12
• SEATTLE BALKAN DANCERS
8:30pm-12:00am $5 or whatever
Russian Center on Capitol Hill
Steve Bard for info: (425) 883-0332
http://www.ratchenitza.com
During the first 60 - 90 minutes, there are easy dances that you can learn quickly;Dances may be taught sometimes; Children are welcome; no child care provided, but there are usually other children to play with if not dancing; Since 95% of our dances are line or circle dances, you don't have to bring a partner;Usually, the music is played from recordings, and you may request dances from our extensive library of music;Sometimes we have live music by local or touring bands;Special instructional workshops with professional teachers are occasionally scheduled. over 2000 songs for you to choose from MAP
•KEF, BALKAN MUSIC
8:30pm-11:00pm Kef, the band, has been performing for dancers, festivals, cafes and bars since 2007. Their music is a sampling of the regional genres found across the Balkans, from Bulgarian wedding music to Serbian brass band, from 1960s radio-style orchestrations to melody/drone-based village music. MAP
•JANA RICKEL BALKAN DANCE CLASS
7:30pm-8:30pm $12 per night
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•FRUA INC SINGLES GREAT WOLF LODGE
Info contact debbie@ericksonconnection.com
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Sunday Feb 14
• MASLENITSA
Maslenitsa
Tuesday Feb 16
• EASTSIDE CHADD ADHD CO-EXISTING CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
7:00pm-9:00pm Evergreen Hospital Medical Center Surgery & Physicians. Room TAN 101 (downstairs) CenterSpeaker - Sandra Lopez, Ph.D.
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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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Buy your "Adoption Day", birthday, or other presents here!
Help raise money for Heritage Camp and buy things you need 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
Don't worry, even though the registration deadline has passed, there are still some beds available!!! At this point the private rooms in the lodge have a waiting list, but there are still some beds left in the "dorm-style" cabins - especially for teens.
click here to download and print the
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 volunteers 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!
