| Adopt a Waiting Child from China! |
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China Waiting Child Webinar
Learn more about adopting a waiting child, as well as hearing details from the program coordinator and facilitator. This is a great opportunity for families to join us and have all your questions answered. |
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| National Adoption Month News to Note
November 2009 |
Greetings!
As the holidays quickly approach November is a great time to celebrate adoption and remember the children without families to care for them. During the month of November we have focused on bringing awareness to the community about the wonderful outcomes of adoption and offering children a brighter future through support. This News to Note spotlights on a few projects. How are you celebrating and remembering? |
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A CAS Family Remembers the Children Left Behind with a Gathering of Friends!
Written By Emily S.
For us, the party was super-easy to host. We invited our friends over for a great gathering, but paused a moment to talk about the great services that CAS offers to children around the world as well as point out how indebted we are to CAS for helping us to bring Thomas home. We then showed the video and everyone dug in! We placed buckets (in our case, pumpkins since it was close to Halloween) at every bar that we set up with the "thank you" card from CAS propped in front as well as a simple note saying that 100% of all monies donated would go directly to CAS. It was easy.
The party, however, was just the beginning, because by sending out a simple email to our friends and family that lived out of town and attaching the link to the wonderful CAS video, we received just as much money and even more donations. By including the email in our fundraising, we were able to reach families outside of our area, as well as those that were able to give more financially.
We received $1000 at the party and another $1300 by sending out the email. All in all, it really was an easy party to give.
Interested in learning more about Emily's gathering and how you can help the children left behind, contact Siri Scott, 336.275.9660. |
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Beautiful Holiday Cards Now Available!
In the tiny country of Moldova lives the very talented water color artist, Ion Carchelan. This artist uses his native country's quaint beauty to depict everyday scenes with precise detail and vibrant color. The painting, "Children in the snow," captures the fun of being a child in winter. The children in this painting live not far from a more stark reality in Moldova. There are thousands of children in Moldova which live in orphanages and boarding schools who will never know the pure joy and excitement of just being a child. They are caught in the bleak circumstance of survival and existence. Ion Carchelan and Molee Fine Art have donated to Carolina Adoption Services fine quality holiday greeting cards to help raise money to support these orphaned and needy children.
You can help too by requesting these holiday cards to give to your family and friends. A small donation of $5 for each card will certainly help CAS further the mission of helping needy children have better lives and brighter futures.
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Thanksgiving Appeal Arriving Soon
CAS families and past donors will soon receive our Thanksgiving Appeal fundraising packet in their mailboxes.
Each year at Thanksgiving time, we ask you to make a special donation to help us improve the quality of life for the orphans and vulnerable children overseas. The needs are greater than ever, please remember the children this holiday season.
If you do not receive your Thanksgiving Appeal package in the mail in the next few weeks, please let us know, we may not have your correct address.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! |
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China Reunion Trip Rescheduled! 
We're pleased to announce that the China reunion trip has been rescheduled to next summer for families with daughters from China. The 14 day trip is planned for the last week of June and the first week of July and will begin in Beijing and end in Guangzhou.
The group of families is expected to be at least 6 adults and 8-10 children. Local English speaking guides will escort the families throughout their sightseeing. Families will visit their children's orphanages, as well as enjoy general sightseeing of interest to adults and children.
If you wish your name be added to the email list for more information, please contact Trudy. |
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Learn More About Adoption! 
Join us for one or more of our upcoming meetings and webinars. To register for any of the CAS meetings click here. To register for any of the webinars or find out more information about a meeting click on their links.
*(Joint Council on International Children's Services)
JCICS webinars are $10 per webinar. All times are eastern.
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Wishing you a bountiful Thanksgiving. We enjoy being a part of your life and are always here if you need us.
Sincerely,
Carolina Adoption Services |
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