The Barker Foundation's
Annual Conference
Saturday,
April 10, 2010
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Shady Grove Conference Center
Rockville, Maryland
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here to download the brochure
The Barker Foundation's 65th Anniversary Conference
will be held at the Shady Grove Conference Center in Rockville,
Maryland. Relevant to all those touched by adoption, the
conference theme is: From Patches to Quilt: The Joys and
Challenges of Complex Blended Adoptive Families.
Families with Children from China will be
especially inspired by NPR's Scott Simon, adoptive father
of two daughters from China, whose memoir, Baby We Were
Meant for Each Other, will be published this year. He will
bring the conference to an inspirational close, speaking
on "The Miracle of Adoption," after which he will
participate in a Q&A session and book-signing.
Keynoter is Collins Tuohy, sister of Baltimore
Ravens' tackle, Michael Oher (subject of The Blind Side).
Also featured is Dr. Rita Simon of American University,
renowned sociologist and researcher who published the only
20-year longitudinal study of transracial adoption in this
country. There are eleven workshops from which to choose,
with a host of inspiring panelists from the "family
of adoption," including adoptees, adoptive parents,
and birth parents.
Throughout the day, you may browse the always-popular
book sales tables. Please mark the date and download the
program and registration form at www.barkerfoundation.org,
or call 301-664-9664. Early bird discounted registration
rate runs through March 25th.
For those unable to participate in the
entire day's events but who would like to hear Scott Simon's
presentation from 3:30-4:30 PM, please email Marilyn Regier
(mregier@barkerfoundation.org),
and Barker would be delighted to have you (as well as family
and friends), come as our guests, at no fee, to be inspired
by Scott Simon.
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SPRING PICNIC
Annual Picnic with Kids for
BBQ, Games, Sports, Arts & Crafts
11:00
am to 3:00 pm
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Nottoway Park (shelter)
9601 Courthouse Road. Vienna, VA 22181
Bring
your favorite dish to share.
Happy Mother's Day! Each family will bring home a potted
plant for mom
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here to download the flyer
RSVP
by May 8th to:
susanpsandler@hotmail.com
or janepan@hotmail.com
Families
with Children
from China
- Capital Area
Summer
Camp (Ashburn)