Share your stories with the TDH community

We would like to publish family experiences on a regular basis in our newsletter. For many of you the trip to receive your child was an eye-opener and a life-changing event. For some of you there is a desire to share the happiness and joy. Also, for families-in-waiting, let us know your feelings and reflections, and how you are passing the time and learning about the country of adoption. We offer all of you, invite you, to submit written reports of your adoptive experiences, with pictures and captions. To submit or for more information please contact newsletter editor, Sharon Kashino.

Volume 2 Issue 2: July 2010

• Dorinda’s trip to Vietnam: the new law
• Adoption Programs:
  Vietnam, Ukraine, Honduras & Ecuador
• Vung Tau 3: Gala Fundraising Delivery
• Presentation to Parents: Gala Gathering
• Water Buffalo Project: $500 changes lives
• Mission to Kontum: student reflections
• Family Features:
  Nadia, Ukraine
  Universal Language – Baby Massage
  Manon Parent – Blessing5
• News and Current Events
• Fundraising and Social Activities
• Sandbanks Picnic
• New Arrivals!
• Families Needed!
• Broader Adoption Issues
  When Your Child Grows Up – a report
  Upcoming Adoption Seminars
  Hepatitis B in babies and children
• Adoption in Depth…financial resources

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Volume 2 Issue 1: April 2010

• Report on the Toronto Gala, April 2010
• Report on the Ottawa fundraiser, A Concert with Heart, February 2010
• Vietnam, Honduras, Ukraine and Ecuador program updates
• Dorinda's December trip to Vietnam with Canadian high school students
• Adoption in depth feature: special needs children
• Family feature: Our Sweet Sadie, a special needs adoption story from Vietnam
• Family feature: the adoption of Moisés, Heymi & Ronal, three siblings from Honduras
• Family feature: Alexandra, adopted from the Ukraine
• Ukraine vacation program: host a child in your home this summer
• News from the TDH Federation
• International Adoption Medicine in Vietnam: Dr. Jonathan
• Adoption Issues: fixing the citizenship act, equality in Employment Insurance benefits and more
• Making it official: the name change hurdle
• Making Connections: the Greater Toronto area chapter of Families with Children from Vietnam
• Annual TDH picnic at Sandbanks Provincial Park
• Singles Parents Adopting, an Ottawa-based support group
• Tet celebrations
• Our wonderful supporters and sponsors
• Reflections on volunteerism
• And even more!

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Volume 2 Special Gala Edition: April 2010

• In aid of Vung Tau 3 orphanage
• Vision in Action: Le Trang Dai’s Dream
• Vung Tau Sponsorship Program
• Kontum Province: TDH's involvement
• Water Buffalo Project: $500 changes lives
• Honduras: Sister Mary Leonard School
• Ukraine Summer Vacation Program
• Alexandra, adopted from the Ukraine
• Adoption in Depth: Special Needs
  • One Family's Story
  • Because I Love You
  • Our Sweet Sadie
  • Rosie: two very special stories
• Madame Le: …to see them smile
• Adoption Programs and Statistics
• World of Difference…giving opportunities

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Volume 1 Issue 4: January 2010

• Highschool Mission: trip to Kontum
• Vietnam: adoption program
• Ukraine: adoption program
• Honduras: adoption program
• Ecuador: adoption program
• Kontum, Vietnam: TDH’s involvement
• Vung Tau Sponsorship Program
• Madame Le: …to see them smile
• Why is Fundraising important?
• Fundraising 2009 ~ a year in review
• Local Fundraisers
• News and Current Events:
  • Ontario International Adoption Agencies
  • TDH Helps Equador-bound Families
  • 2009 Communications
  • 2009 TDH Federation Meeting
  • News from Vankleek Hill
• New Arrivals!
• Broader Adoption Issues
• Family Features:
  • Rosie – two very special stories
  • Journey to Ecuador
• Adoption in Depth…red tape
• TDH Family Functions & Fundraisers

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Volume 1 Issue 3: October 2009

• Typhoon Ketsana clubs Kontum province
• Vietnam adoption program: 3rd quarter statistics
• Program updates: Ukraine, Honduras, Ecuador
• The vision of Le Trang Dai, Vung Tau orphanages Director
• Ottawa-area picnic welcomes Le Trang Dai
• The Quebec Gala -- from dream to reality
• Dragonfly campaign and your chance to win
• Fundraising intitiatives: toys, holiday cards and a gala...
• Meet some new arrivals
• TDH information sources: keep yourself up to date
• Special needs adoption: one family's story
• Family Features: ethical questioning
• News and photos from the TDH team
• The Erosion of Trust: reflections on international adoption
• Report on Dorinda's latest trip to Vietnam
• Adoption in Depth: booking your departure date
• And more!

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Volume 1 Issue 2: July 2009

• Hoa Binh and Tra Vinh delegation visit
• Vietnam adoption program
• Vietnam: waiting time proposal and travel
• Ukraine adoption program
• Honduras adoption program open!
• TDH: its structure
• Useful references
• NEW arrivals
• News and current events
• FUll citizenship for all adopted children: Bill C-397
• News from Vankleek Hill
• TDH Ontario annual picnic
• Broader adoption issues
• Children's rights
• The Hague: Vietnam
• Adoption in Depth: follow-up reports

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Volume 1 Issue 1: May 2009

• report on the Toronto fundraising gala
• recent proposals of children
• Dorinda's report on her recent Vietnam trip, including orphanage visits in Vung Tau, Ben Tre, and Kontum plus a meeting with Ho Chi Minh City's Dept. of Justice
• regulation changes in Vietnam
• TDH at the United Nations
• dragonfly campaign
• water buffalo project
• previous fundraising events: lifebook session in Mississauga, theatre production in St. Thomas
• how the waiting lists work

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