Dallas Area Regional Conference Information

We are pleased and excited to announce our Families Supporting Adoption Regional Conference -- November 6-7, 2009!

The cost is only 10$ per person for the entire weekend and each day will be packed with fun activities, opportunities to socialize, and informative "break-out" groups.

Friday night (Nov 6) will be a "Game Night/Ice Cream Social" -- Adults only (No child care provided) at the LDS Family Services Employment Center -- 1100 W. Jackson Road, Carrollton, Texas 75006.

Saturday (Nov 7) will be the conference from 9am - 4pm at the Carrollton, Texas Stake Center -- 4000 Nazarene Rd, Carrollton, Texas. (Child care WILL be provided)

Registration (Sat): 8:45am - 9am
Conference begin at 9am.The morning will be filled with everyone meeting together for our key note address as well as hearing from our birth mother panel. After lunch you will have the opportunity to attend several break out groups of your choice.

**Lunch and childcare will be provided on Saturday.
We are encouraging LDSFS volunteers, Birth Parent Families, as well as Adoptive families to attend. We would love for as many people whose lives have been touched by adoption to attend. It will be a great experience and a chance to meet others touched by adoption.

**This conference will count as education credit for new couples hoping to adopt.
***We are needing to get RSVPs pretty quick. We want to make sure we have enough food for everyone for both Friday night's ice cream social as well as Saturday. Please either send us an email or call the LDSFS office at (972) 242-2182. We need to know how many people from your family will be attending and if you will be taking advantage of the child care provided for Saturday. If you are planning on using the child care please let us know how many kiddos you will be bringing with you.
** Hope to see you there!!

Sincerely, Dallas Area FSA

Success!

We just wanted to take the chance to thank everyone who participated in the items drive for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas! They were so grateful for the items we brought in. We ended up bringing in 2 trucks and 2 cars FULL of stuff! It was awesome. What a great opportunity to serve and give back to a place that acts as such a great resource for families and children who are truly in need!

We look forward to seeing many of you at our up coming regional conference on November 6th & 7th! We are so excited about this opportunity! This year we are inviting birth families, adoptive families, as well as volunteers. We are going to be having break off groups on Saturday afternoon with several classes for you to choose from. You don't want to miss this opportunity to reach out and meet others who, like you, have been touched by the miracle of adoption.
This conference will also serve as the education requirements for all couples who are waiting to be approved through LDSFS. This is such a great experience for everyone involved. We look forward to seeing you all there! :)

More details to come soon!

RSVPs Needed!

Hi Everyone!
It is getting close to go time for our Ronald McDonald House Drive dinner. We are excited about the response we have had so far in the form of donations. We look forward to handing over our items to the RMH of Dallas. As a reminder our dinner will be held at the LDS church house located at Legacy and the Dallas North Tollway at 5:30pm on September 19th. That is a week and 1/2 away! This dinner is where we will be bringing all of the donations we have collected for the RMH. We are needing to get RSVPs from everyone so we can know how much food to buy for our dinner. We would like to make this a fun experience for everyone in the family. Please RSVP as soon as possible! Thank you all for your help with this! We look forward to meeting you at the dinner! Feel free to email us with any questions.

dallastexasfsa@gmail.com

Mark your Calendars!

Ok everyone we are so excited to get things going for the Dallas chapter of FSA again! We have some fun activities coming up that we wanted to make you aware of.

When:
Saturday September 19th 5:30 pm

What:
Ronald McDonald House items Drive Dinner

Details:
The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas is a temporary
home-away-from-home that serves
and sustains families of
seriously ill or injured children receiving treatment in a Dallas hospital.

Some of our adoptive couples who have come to Dallas for the birth of their children have been blessed by the Ronald McDonald House and the service they provide. Now is our chance to give back. We will be holding a drive for several items they need from now until September 19th. On the evening of September 19th we will have a dinner for all Dallas FSA members and collect all the items to drop off at the RMH of Dallas.

The following is a list of items that are needed:

Kitchen:
styrofoam cups, bowls, and plates, plastic spoons, forks, knives, ziplock bags (gallon size)

House:
HE laundry detergent, lysol wipes, dryer sheets, dishwashing liquid (Dawn or Joy), Lysol spray, paper towels

For the families:
Feminine products
Pillows

For the pantry:
canned meats, individual servings of pudding and canned fruit, individual servings of pretzels and chips, snack cakes and cookies, crackers, chunky soup, granola bars, juic boxes, drink mixes (crystal light, or lemonade)


For the health and safety of the guests at the Ronald McDonald House, they ask that the items are NEW and unopenned. They have stringent health codes, and ask everyone to look at expiration dates and recall lists.


We will have more details on where to meet for the dinner coming soon. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

Also we will be having a conference on Nov 6th and 7th. Look for more details on this event to come soon!

For any questions please feel free to email us at dallastexasfsa@gmail.com

Our Chapter Survey!

Hello Everyone!

You should have all received an email inviting you to participate in a brief survey that will really help us in getting things going with our Chapter again.

You can take the survey here.

Thanks for all of your help! We look forward to getting to know each of you!

FSA National Conference

This is something that will be an amazing experience. If you have the opportunity to take a trip to Utah it will be worth your time and money for sure! Below is a brief overview of the event. For more details please click HERE!

FAMILIES SUPPORTING ADOPTION

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 09

LETTING LOVE LEAD

WHEN:

July 31 - August 1, 2009

WHERE:

Davis Conference Center

1651 N. 700 W. Layton, UT

davisconferencecenter.com

REGISTRATION & LODGING INFO:

http://familiessupportingadoption.blogspot.com

QUESTIONS:

contactus@ldsfamilyservices.org

COST:

$60 per couple, $30 per individual.

Free for expectant parents, birth parents, and their families.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Troy Dunn stars on WeTV's "The Locator," a popular TV show where he helps people across the nation find lost loved ones, including adoptive families,

birth families and adults who were adopted. A former BYU football player, author, popular speaker (Life is like a football game), and current LDS Bishop,

Troy has been involved in helping families for over 20 years. He first became interested in this kind of work when he helped his mother, adopted as an

infant, reunite with her birth family. Troy feels strongly that having answers about your family makes a healthy family. He says, "You can't have peace until

you have all the pieces."