[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: FW: [Adoption Mosaic] PRESS RELEASE ~ Largest Adoption Information Fair in the Pacific Northwest!

[Alissa Leavitt (Green)]

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From: Shari Levine <shari at openadopt.org>
Date: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Subject: FW: [Adoption Mosaic] PRESS RELEASE ~ Largest Adoption Information
Fair in the Pacific Northwest!
To: green.alissa at gmail.com


Hi Alissa,****

Would you mind sending this out to your list serve?****

Thanks!****

Shari****

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*Shari Levine, M.A.
**Executive Director
**Open Adoption & Family Services, Inc.
*5200 SW Macadam Avenue, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97239
Phone: 503-226-4870
Para Español: 1-800-985-6763
Fax: 503-226-4891
*Creating Lifelong Connections
*www.openadopt.org****

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*From:* announcements at lists.adoptionmosaic.org [mailto:
announcements at lists.adoptionmosaic.org] *On Behalf Of *Astrid Dabbeni
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:55 PM
*To:* undisclosed-recipients at adoptionmosaic.org
*Cc:* 'Shelise Gieseke'
*Subject:* [Adoption Mosaic] PRESS RELEASE ~ Largest Adoption Information
Fair in the Pacific Northwest!****

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

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*Adoptive Parents Get Answers to Tough Questions at the Largest Adoption
Information Fair in the Pacific Northwest*

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PORTLAND, Ore. – October 30, 2012 – The Coalition of Oregon Adoption
Agencies, Adoption Mosaic and Warner Pacific College present the 5th annual
FREE Adoption Information Fair on Saturday, November 3, 2012 from 12:00 am
to 4:30 pm at Warner Pacific College in Portland, OR. Adoption agencies
will be available to help prospective adoptive parents learn about options
for their families and about the details of the adoption process, including
time, cost and how to begin. ****

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To highlight November as National Adoption Awareness Month, Adoption
Information Fair visitors can find answers to questions such as: Is
adoption right for me? Where do I start? How long does it take? The fair
will also feature free mini-sessions on topics: ****

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**·         **Adoption Internationally****

**·         **Open/Domestic Adoption****

**·         **Adoption & LGBTQ Families****

**·         **How to Get Started in Adoption ****

**·         **Financing Your Adoption****

**·         **Parent/Child Attachment****

**·         **Transracial Adoption****

**·         **State Foster Care Adoption****

**·         **Adult Adoptee Panel****

“The Adoption Fair is a platform where families interested in adoption can
have access to multiple adoption agencies, learn about other local
adoption-related organizations and begin to educate themselves about the
adoption experience in a safe, open environment,” said Astrid Dabbeni,
Executive Director of Adoption Mosaic, a nonprofit whose primary focus is
on providing education, support and resources to the adoption community. ***
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The Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agencies (COAA) consists of over 22
adoption agencies that are licensed in Oregon. COAA member agencies meet
monthly to share information on adoption practices, discuss legislation
regarding adoptions, network, support and trainings.
www.oregonadoptionagencies.org ****

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Adoption Mosaic is a Portland-based nonprofit that provides adoption
related education and support to the community. It offers a variety of
workshops, events and resources to adoptive parents, youth and adult
adoptees, birth parents and adoption and mental health professionals.
Adoption Mosaic is not an adoption agency. www.adoptionmosaic.org****

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Warner Pacific College is centrally located in the eclectic SE Portland
neighborhood. 2219 Southeast 68th Avenue, Portland, OR
97215<http://www.warnerpacific.edu/about-wp/maps-directions>.
http://www.warnerpacific.edu ****

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For questions please contact Astrid Dabbeni, Executive Director of Adoption
Mosaic, 971.533.0102 or astrid at adoptionmosaic.org.  ****

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~ Astrid
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Astrid Dabbeni ****

971.533.0102
www.adoptionmosaic.org
astrid at adoptionmosaic.org****

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-- 
Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES
green.alissa at gmail.com
503-358-2331
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