Did You Know?
National Adoption Month began as ?Adoption Week? in the
state of Massachusetts in 1976, organized by then governor,
Michael Dukakis. Later, President Gerald Ford declared that
?Adoption Week? should be celebrated nationally. As the
years went by, more and more states participated in
celebrating ?Adoption Week,? and with more activities than
one week could hold, in 1990 it became National Adoption
Month.
Did You Know?
National Adoption Day is celebrated each year on the
Saturday before Thanksgiving. In 2007, that day will be
Saturday, November 17.
Did You Know?
President George W. Bush, in a 2006 proclamation of National
Adoption Month, stated, ?The best of America is reflected in
the many citizens who have adopted children??
Did You Know?
The media focuses on adoption during the month of November,
making it a great month to get the word out about
international adoption!