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2 Ask your library todisplay adoption books
to commemorate
National Adoption
Awareness Month. Find
editors picks for great
titles at adoptive
families.com/books.
4 Invite local adoptivefamilies to your home
for hot chocolate and
cookies or a multicultur-
al buffet. Announce the
event in your communi-
ty newspaper.
3Talk to your employerabout offering an adop-
tion assistance plan.
Learn more at adoption
friendlyworkplace.org
and adoptivefamilies.
com/topcompanies.
6Ask your local televi-sion or radio station to
feature a waiting child in
your state. See adopt
uskids.org for more
information.
5Find out where yourrepresentatives at the
state and national level
stand on adoption issues.
Write to them regarding
your concerns.
8Make an effort to
help someone who is
considering adoption. If
youre a parent, tell them
about the highs, the
lows, the unforgettable
moments. Tell them why
youd do it all over again!
7Create a scrapbookwith your child. Talk
about significant events
as you record them
together. Get started
with tips and tools at
adoptivefamilies.
com/scrapbooks.
9Find an adult adoptee
or a person of colora
coach, a teacher, or a
babysitterwho can
serve as a mentor for
your child. Arrange for
them to get together
monthly.
11Spend some time
celebrating your childs
heritage. For recipes,
activities, and other
ideas, visit adoptive
families.com/heritage.
10Print the handout
8 Myths and Realities
About Adoption from
adoptivefamilies.
com/outreach.
Distribute it in your
community, school, and
place of worship.
13Give an adoption
talk at school. See How
I Explained Adoption to
the First Grade at
adoptivefamilies.com/
school.
12Help your place of
worship organize a serv-
iceto givethanks for
children. Find an adop-
tion liturgy at adoptive
families.com/rituals.
15Rent a DVD thatportrays adoption in a
positive light for your
family to watch and dis-
cuss. Try Hotel for Dogs,Because of Winn-Dixie,
or The Tigger Movie.
14Pass along an
adoption-related article
to another adoptive
parent or friend. While
youre at it, buy your
friend a subscription to
Adoptive Families mag-
azine.
16Print AccurateAdoption Language
from adoptivefamilies.
com/pdf/stylebook.pdf,
and send it to your localnewspaper.
18 Develop a familyritual to show thanks for
your family and the spe-
cial way youve found
one another. Seeadoptivefamilies.com/
rituals for ideas.
17Send a thank-younote to your childs
teacher for allowing you
to share adoption infor-
mation. Send a copytothe principal.
20Become an adop-tion advocate. Learn
howat adoptivefamilies.
com/pdf/adoption
advocate.pdf.
19 Find a family adop-tion event near youor
add your ownat
adoptivefamilies.com/
calendar.
21NATIONALADOPTION DAY!
Courts across the
countrywill finalize
thousands of adop-tions today. See
nationaladoption
day.org for more
information.
23 Let your child con-tribute a portion of his
allowanceto an orphan-
age or foster family.
25Send a thumbsup or thumbs down
letter to a media outlet
or company, applauding
or critiquing the way
they address adoption.
Send a copy toAF.
24Organize a holidaytoy drive for children
waiting for permanent
families. Involve your
childs class, team, or
Scout group.
22 Join an adoptiveparent support group.
Find a group near you at
adoptivefamilies.com/
supportgroup.
26THANKSGIVING!Write a thank-you
letter to the judge, social
worker, or other profes-
sional who made your
adoption happen.
27 Together, light acandle in honor of your
childs birthparents. Turn
off the lights and hold
hands as you watch the
flame.
30Make a donation inyour childs or birth-
mothers name to an
adoption-related charity
or organization. See
adoptivefamilies.
com/givingbackfor a
reader-nominated list.
28Make holiday craftsthat incorporate designs
from your childs
heritage.
29Write an accountof a local family that has
done something note-
worthy for adoption,
and send it to your local
newspaper.
30 WAYS TO CELEBRATENational Adoption Awareness Month
N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9
Download this calendar as a PDF from adoptivefamilies.com/pdf/2009calendar.pdf.
1Start a tradition oftaking a family photo
each year on the same
day, so you can see how
everyones changed.
Share your shot withAF
readers at adoptive
families.com/community.