Holt Adoptee, Born Without Hands, Wins National Penmanship Award

On April 18th, Holt adoptee Annie Clark received the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship. [...]

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To Help Them Grow and Thrive

In 2007, Cindy Kaplan and Mishelle Rudzinski founded the SPOON Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to improve the way orphaned, fostered and adopted children around the globe are nourished. Here, Mishelle shares her story of adopting Bakha, who — along with Cindy’s son Jadyn — inspired the creation of this pioneering [...]

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Rediscover Korea

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 The mother to the youngest member of Holt’s Korea heritage tour last summer shares about their experience

by Lori Eurich

My husband Dane and I took our 8-year-old son, Ryan, on last summer’s Holt Korea Heritage Tour to give him the opportunity to visit and experience his birth culture. We also wanted him to meet and thank [...]

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Holt Employee Testifes for Proposed Legislation on Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries

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An adoptive father and longtime Holt employee recently traveled to Oregon’s capital city to testify on behalf of a bill that would increase insurance coverage for cleft lip and palate surgeries in Oregon.  His story can be found on the front page of today’s Register Guard.

 

Lydia Hale, with parents Dean and Cindy

Dean Hale, Holt’s [...]

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An Adventure to Remember

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Join a Holt Heritage tour!

by Christopher Varacchi

Chris learns how to make kimchi

Last summer, I traveled to South Korea for the first time since being adopted at 3 months old. I traveled with the Holt Heritage Tour, which included a group of Korean-American adoptees and their families, and Paul Kim, director of programs for Holt. [...]

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Why Holt Adoptee Camp is So Special....AND FUN!

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A message from Michael Tessier, youth services manager and camp director:

 Hey, everyone. I wanted to give you an opportunity to learn about camp straight from the mouths of our biggest participants. What follows is an interview I conducted — with an adoptee on camp leadership staff — that will hopefully help you learn more about [...]

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We Will Be Their Praying Family

A mother with two adopted siblings teaches her young daughter, Zion, about the joy of adoption and the importance of praying for the children who [...]

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Surviving, Learning, Laughing: Winning the Lottery of Life

A message from Jane Ballback, post adoption guest blogger: My daughter Stacee is guest blogging today! This post is a priceless gift to me from Stacee and was a complete surprise. Thank you for sharing this gift with me by reading [...]

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Graced by his Legacy

Adoptees from the around the country come to Eugene, Oregon to celebrate the 80th birthday of Dr. David [...]

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I Am Adopted

A Holt-Korea adoptee answers the question, “What’s interesting about [...]

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