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TODAY !!!
• CULTURAL CROSSROADS
11:00am-6:00pm International music and Dance at Crossroads Mall
Sunday, Nov. 8
Dance Stage:
2:15 Radost Folk Ensemble – Adults & Children Perform Songs & Dances of the Balkans
4:15 Kisbetyárok – Hungarian Family Dance Group
5:15 Bokréta Hungarian Dance Ensemble – Hungarian Folk Dance
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art. MAP
Tuesday Nov 10
• SOUTH SOUND CHADD Q & A WITH FRED KEMP
7:00pm-8:30pm Group Health Cooperative, Olympia Medical Center
Wondering how to set up a positive behavior plan for your child? Want to learn more about combining medication with behavior modification? Bring your questions for Fred Kemp, a behavioral psychologist in private practice. MAP
•YAKIMA CHADD
6:30pm-8:30pm ad/hd MAP
Wednesday Nov 11
• FRUA INC WA VETERAN'S DAY JUMP PLANET PLAYDATE
2:00pm-3:30pm 2:15. Pre register with Laura 206-783-0403 or email lprovitola@gmail.com
Thursday Nov 12
• UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES AND INTERVENTIONS FOR HIGH RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
9:00am-4:00pm Bryan Post. http://www.cascadia-training.org/INFO_bryanpost.html MAP
Friday Nov 13
• NAFA GREAT EXPECTATIONS FOR WAITING FAMILIES
7:00pm-8:30pm A monthly meeting/social time for waiting families. Every month there will be a new topic relevant to waiting families plus there will be time to socialize with other waiting families and NAFA parents. For information contact Lee at leerball@aol.com. Topic: Start Your Own Family Traditions
•KITSAP CHADD "TURNING MESS INTO ORDER" INCLUDES HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS
7:00pm-8:30pm Group Health Cooperative Silverdale
Speaker – Megan Hastings: Professional Organizer, NAPO, www.organyz.com MAP
•RUSSIAN UNIQUE IMPORTS AT GEM FAIR
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art. MAP
•POST PARENTING CAMP
Just Announced Spokane, Washington POST Parenting Camp with
Bryan Post and Lisa Estelle at Red Lion River Inn MAP
Saturday Nov 14
• BECOMING A LOVE AND LOGIC PARENT©: FOR PARENTS WITH 4 YEAR OLDS TO TEENAGERS
9:00am-2:00pm Overlake Hospital ~ PACCAR Ed Center
2-part class. This multi-media program combines video teachings, written exercises and small group interactions to create a fun, and life-changing, learning experience for parents who are ready to put an end to bickering, whining, and arguing and instead have a peaceful home with happy children. MAP
•FRUA INC WA SINGLES GATHERING
3:00pm-6:00pm at a member's house contact debbie@ericksonconnection.com
•POST PARENTING CAMP
Just Announced Spokane, Washington POST Parenting Camp with
Bryan Post and Lisa Estelle at Red Lion River Inn MAP
•RUSSIAN UNIQUE IMPORTS AT GEM FAIR
Russian Unique Imports has Russian folk Art. MAP
•ADHD: ACCEPTANCE IS EMPOWERING
Morning Keynote: Ari Tuckman "Acceptance is Empowering: Control What You Can, Let Go of the Rest." Afternoon Keynote: Gina Pera "ADHD and Relationships". Evening Social event with appetizers and no-host bar featuring Neil Peterson of the Edge Foundation "Transitions: Myth vs Reality" MAP
Sunday Nov 15
• WACAP ADOPTING TODDLERS TO TEENS
4:00pm-6:00pm Support and Solutions Group. P.M.
Zia Freeman ziaf@wacap.org
MAP
•RUSSIAN UNIQUE IMPORTS AT GEM FAIR
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!
