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Inevitability

posted by Estes Turner on Monday, May 14, 2012

"When my adoptive mom, Jewell, died in 1982 I was emotionally devastated and grief stricken. The loss of my dad four years earlier had been traumatic, but I had my mom to take care of and we grieved together...Ten years later, when I first considered search and reunion, one of my first thoughts was that I might have to grieve for another mother."
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Follow Up Essay to May Newsletter Cover Story

posted by Roxana Bell on Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Twenty year old, Roxanna, an adoptee wrote this essay as a follow up to her "Reflections in the Mirror" story that was published in our May-June 2012 Guidance Newsletter.
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Questions from A Birthmother to Birthfathers

posted by Linda Schellentrager on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

A note from the editor: Jeanne Hood wrote this article for our newsletter several years ago. We’re hoping it’ll spark a conversation, via this blog. Join in and let us hear your voice!
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Taking Back Our Powers

posted by Jennifer Knight on Wednesday, April 04, 2012

For me, right now, I think it’s this – being able to put words to the feelings . . . to share them with others who might read and understand. It’s being willing to stand up and say “I am an adoptee, and I am a birthmother, and there is no shame here. I am more than these two experiences . . . and good, bad, or otherwise, they have made me strong.”
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A Good Mom

posted by Jennifer Knight on Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Over the years, I’ve had people tell me that I did a wonderful thing for my birthson, and I’ve had people tell me that I gave him a gift. But never before has anyone said I was a good mom.
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Thank you Adoption Network Cleveland Donors!

posted by Kathryn Mahon on Tuesday, February 14, 2012

We would like to say a special "thank you" to all the wonderful donors who support Adoption Network Clevleand.
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Letter to Executive Director Betsie Norris

posted by Linda Schellentrager on Friday, February 03, 2012

Adult adoptee shares her appreciation for our ongoing series: Adoptee Journeys.
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The Inside Scoop on the Groupon Campaign

posted by Kathryn Mahon on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The Groupon Campaign is coming soon! We need at least 36 people to donate at least $10 each through the Groupon Daily Deal between Jan. 31st and Feb. 2. Here is your chance to learn more about the specifics of the campaign and what you can do to help us reach our goal.
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My Own Christmas Box

posted by Linda Schellentrager on Wednesday, December 28, 2011

This holiday season has been a challenging one and it has brought forward feelings that I’ve never had before … and has brought to the surface some feelings that have been long locked in a box.
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A time to be thankful for ... Volunteers!

posted by Laura Weber on Tuesday, November 22, 2011

This Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to thank all of the volunteers of Adoption Network Cleveland…all the volunteers that are currently active and all the volunteers that helped contribute to make the organization what it is today! As the volunteer coordinator, I have been privileged to work with you and get to know you on a more personal level.
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2011 Holiday Card Design Contest

posted by George Graham on Tuesday, October 25, 2011

CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS!! The 2011 Adoption Network Cleveland Holiday Card Design Contest is ON. Any local adoptee or youth in foster care, age 18 and under, is eligible to enter. The chosen design will become Adoption Network Cleveland's 2011 Holiday Card. 


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Legal Symposium on “Permanency Solutions”

posted by George Graham on Monday, October 17, 2011

I attended the two-day “Permanency Solutions” legal symposium in September as a staffperson from Adoption Network Cleveland, but I also found it profoundly moving as an adoptive parent. 
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New Website

posted by George Graham on Monday, October 17, 2011

We have worked hard (and much longer than we’d like to admit!) on this new website for Adoption Network Cleveland.  Basically, we were trying to accomplish three things in launching the new site:
  • Make the website more user-friendly
  • Make the website look and feel like the Adoption Network Cleveland “brand”
  • Integrate social media
Let us know what you think!


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