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07/23/08

 
 

 
 

Children's Hope International - Upper Midwest Region 
1400 E Touhy  Suite 258  Des Plaines, Illinois 60018

Call toll-free 877 225 4855

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CHI on the March ...

Our CHI Chicago-area families once again marched  in the Des Plaines Fourth of July parade. It was a chance to celebrate the holiday with good old fashioned fun while showing  off the joys of international adoption.

 

 


 We plan to do it again next year.  Anyone have a trailer or flatbed  for a float?
Email Mary.House@ChildrensHope.net with ideas!

Click on the photo to see this year's celebration.

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a Couple of Anglers ...

True a-fishy-anados will notice that Alina Jayne Baird and her daddy, Matthew, used  the coveted pink and purple princess pole to snag this beauty.

The Bairds live in Riga, Michigan.

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That was then....

Aidan Denison was a CHI newsletter cover boy in 2005.  His eyes were bluer than blue and his cheeks just invited pinching. 

This is now.....

Aidan just gets handsomer every year.  Here he is going off to Montessori school near his Chicago home. 

Keep on growing, Aidan!

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China Week on Travel Channel

Six Episodes of Wild China, several presentations of Bizarre Foods in China, Samantha Brown  checks out  the pandas and the hutongs, and, of course, Anthony Bourdain has No Reservations.

Beginning Sunday, July 27, the Travel Channel will devote a whole week of evening programming to the wonders of China. Click on the map for the schedule.

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Chicago Marathon - Run for Hope

Our CHI RUN FOR HOPE team is training hard for the 2008 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Our team will join 45,000 runners from all over the globe as they complete the 26 mile course through the streets of Chicago.  Our goal is to raise awareness of the plight of orphans around the world as we raise $10,000 for CHI's Greatest Need Fund via runner sponsors.
Click on the photo to see the team and sponsor your runner.

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Tell your story!

In Honor of CAFFA's 35th Anniversary, We Celebrate You!

We are pleased to announce plans for a very special two-part edition of /The CAFFA Connection/. To commemorate our 35th anniversary, our fall issue will be comprised of /your stories, poems, anecdotes, and vignettes/ in honor of November's Adoption Awareness month.

We believe that each of you has an important tale to share, whether you are toying with the idea of adoption, waiting on The Call, or already parenting. Perhaps you are a professional in the adoptive area -- how did you choose your line of work?  Your story has the chance to make an impact... to speak to others... touch hearts... make someone laugh... or to simply tell a good story.  

For more suggestions on where to start with your story, please visit our website at: http://www.caffa.org/adoptionawarenessmonth.html
 

Please help us create this very special keepsake issue and share  your story -- happy writing!

 

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Fun in the Dells

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation is sponsoring a weekend of fun and chinese Culture at at the Great Wolf Lodge in that Wisconsin Dellson September 5 - 7. Group rates are available for your stay at the Great Wolf hotel and water park.

Click on the logo for details.

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Mei Magazine is 3 1/2 years old and better than ever!  Since our debut in 2005 we have gone through so many changes and growing pains!  We are now a glossy publication with over 30 pages with a quarterly, seasonal mailing schedule.

The only way Mei has remained strong is through feedback and subscriptions.  We want our daughters to have this in their mailboxes and in their lives!

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Learn more about international adoption....

Information meetings for prospective adoptive parents are held from  9 - 11 a.m. on the 4th Saturday of the month.  Meetngs are held in our office at 1400 E. Touhy, Des Plaines, Illinois.  No charge for your attendance.

Info meetings are currently scheduled for
July 26
August 23
September 27

Call Mary House at 847 297 5504 or
 email
mary.house@Childrenshope.net to reserve your spot!

 CLICK HERE    to register for CHI International Adoption Online Seminar.

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email all your news and comments to Mary.House@ChildrensHope.net


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