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A mother’s perspective When my nine-year-old declared there was “no way” he would go to Holt Adoptee camp for a whole week, I was disappointed. I was sure it would be a good experience, but he didn’t want to sleep away from home. I considered the usual parental options: persuasion, bribery and coercion! [...] Communities build around shared experiences. Every year, adoptees and their families gather at Holt Annual Picnics to enjoy the company of those who share the unifying experience of adoption. Last year, over 2,100 people attended Holt’s picnics, from Oregon to New Jersey and several states between. We hope you can attend a Holt picnic this [...] A week of self-discovery, friendship and fun “The Holt Adoptee Camps are about creating an adoptee community. International and transracial adoptees come together and get a chance to be around people who understand them,” said Holt Youth Services Coordinator Michael Tessier, a former camper and camp staff member. Every summer Holt manages five [...] Here is one way you can help orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in Holt’s care this holiday season…. When you enter amazon.com through Holt’s website all purchases you make through Amazon will benefit children in Holt’s care. ….Click here to go to the site and for more details Foster mothers from South Korea visit Holt Headquarters Two foster mothers from Seoul, South Korea, made the long journey to Holt’s headquarters in Eugene, Oregon in November for a very special day that would reunite them with the children they had said goodbye to so long ago. Mrs. Jang, Woo-kyung and Mrs. Lee, Chung-sun have dedicated their lives [...] Holt Ambassadors participate in the Omaha Marathon Holt runners and aid station volunteers came together to participate in the Omaha Marathon 2009 to raise money and awareness for the Holt Ethiopia program. Nearly 15 Holt runners participated in the 10K and the half marathon portions of the event, and another 10 volunteers helped out by directing [...] Susan Cox, Holt International’s Vice President of Public Policy and External Affairs, will be a guest speaker on the Creating a Family radio show with Dawn Davenport on Wednesday, November 11th. The topic will be “Adopting from South Korea” and will discuss the future of adoption in South Korea, as well as information on [...] brighten the life of a child in Korea this Christmas Holt needs volunteers to sign up for this year’s Gift Team trip to Korea. Every December volunteers on Holt’s Korea Gift Team deliver gifts and host celebrations for the children, foster mothers and caregivers at the Ilsan Center and Jeonju Babies’ Home—A tradition that the children [...] “Part of communicating who we are is our logo, but we wanted it to portray so many aspects of who we are,” said Holt President and CEO Kim S. Brown. “That’s why we knew it would be an involved effort when we started considering updating our traditional logo well over a year ago. [...] by Sally Dunbar, Holt Family Recruitment Specialist Jeonju, Republic of South Korea—Few things are more precious than a child’s face on Christmas. The 2008 Holt International Gift Team hosted the annual Christmas party for infants and children at Jeonju Babies’ Home on Saturday. Jeonju is a homelike care center for infants and children whose birth families [...] |
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