BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:257d7d5b-79a4-4c27-8a61-7b238398ad28 X-WR-CALDESC:Note: Barbara will be filling in for volunteer facilitator\, B ecky\, at our June meeting.\n____\n\nIf you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used commercial DNA te sting (examples of commercial DNA testing are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree D NA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then this is the group for you. You do no t need to have a formal adoption connection to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA discovery for this group to be relevant to you. Exam ples include individuals with a known connection to adoption such as birth /first parents\, grandparents\, and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individuals with unexpected parentage results among t hose not adopted such as unknown child discovery\, unexpected niece\, neph ew or cousin discovery\, individuals discovering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; anyone who has who found unknown si blings. international adoptees connecting to family including cousins\, un expected grandparent discoveries\, and the many other scenarios that are s urprising folks with today's widespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFinding family\, or being found - whether you are look ing or not - is a major life event. It can upend long-held beliefs about o urselves and challenge the very things that make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biological parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are also a myriad of reactions from tho se who have either unexpectedly found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not what we had hoped for\, or what w e anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This group will focus on s upporting each other during and after such DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support group is not meant to replace conventional ther apy or to delve into the technical aspects of understanding your DNA resul ts\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to in tegrate your DNA findings into your life. Through listening and sharing wi th your peers\, the hope is you will get the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries have presented. The focus of this gro up is on the emotional journey\, and not the technical aspects of DNA resu lts or the interpretation of results.\n\nMeeting Information:\nThis meetin g is a virtual meeting led by trained\, volunteer facilitators Becky and O liver\, held on the first Tuesday of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meet ing is held via the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home co mputer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet con nection or phone data connection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the registration button in the right-hand corner of this page and following the prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone touched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Ado ption Network Cleveland helps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, and we ask all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/get-involved/become-a-mem ber.html \n X-WR-RELCALID:a58c8449f6967f8279e2c653c0807f54 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:dd579f62-540c-420e-b7b0-4a0841a43abf DTSTAMP:20260527T083250Z DESCRIPTION:Note: Barbara will be filling in for volunteer facilitator\, Be cky\, at our June meeting.\n____\n\nIf you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used commercial DNA tes ting (examples of commercial DNA testing are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree DN A\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then this is the group for you. You do not need to have a formal adoption connection to be in this group\, but you d o need to have a DNA discovery for this group to be relevant to you. Examp les include individuals with a known connection to adoption such as birth/ first parents\, grandparents\, and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived i ndividuals\; also\, individuals with unexpected parentage results among th ose not adopted such as unknown child discovery\, unexpected niece\, nephe w or cousin discovery\, individuals discovering they are donor-conceived o r adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; anyone who has who found unknown sib lings. international adoptees connecting to family including cousins\, une xpected grandparent discoveries\, and the many other scenarios that are su rprising folks with today's widespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is t his group needed?\nFinding family\, or being found - whether you are looki ng or not - is a major life event. It can upend long-held beliefs about ou rselves and challenge the very things that make us feel like\, well...\, o urselves. Things like biological parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are also a myriad of reactions from thos e who have either unexpectedly found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reactions are not what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This group will focus on su pporting each other during and after such DNA discoveries. These are not o ne time events\; they are lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support group is not meant to replace conventional thera py or to delve into the technical aspects of understanding your DNA result s\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to int egrate your DNA findings into your life. Through listening and sharing wit h your peers\, the hope is you will get the support you need to face the c hallenges that your DNA discoveries have presented. The focus of this grou p is on the emotional journey\, and not the technical aspects of DNA resul ts or the interpretation of results.\n\nMeeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting led by trained\, volunteer facilitators Becky and Ol iver\, held on the first Tuesday of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeti ng is held via the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home com puter/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet conn ection or phone data connection. Pre-registration is required and can be c ompleted by clicking on the registration button in the right-hand corner o f this page and following the prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone touched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adop tion Network Cleveland helps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, and we ask all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/get-involved/become-a-memb er.html \n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230606T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:DNA Discovery Support Group facilitated by Oliver and Barbara END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR