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( Adoptees, Birth Parents & Adoptive Parents Together) an adoption triad support group will gather this month and meet at their regular meeting time- the 3rd Thursday December 15th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm- in Wheaton, IL. .Newcomers welcome-Hope you can come before the week of Christmas comes.The group has been meeting since 1998 and facilitated by Jody Moreen, adoptee. A great night to get away from the holiday hurry and relax and join friends to share and have a cup of hot coffee, hot cider and goodies (traditionally at this meeting those who would like, bring a plate of their favorite holiday goodies (cookies, candy, fudge, munchies,appetizers, crackers, veggies/dip) Its FUN! Please come even if you are too busy to bring something- for we ALWAYS have enough and most of all - love your presence with us!
A great meeting to bring a friend, spouse, relative, support person, adoptive relative or birth relative! We love meeting them and bring any photos of your family members you might like to share or reunion photos- etc!!
Hope you can join us this week Thursday December 15th 7:00-9:00pm, and tells other persons touched by adoption in the Chicagoland area.

Just wanted you to know we are meeting this month and to plan ahead!!
Looking forward to our final meeting of 2005!!
Blessings to all this Christmas season and keep in touch and hope to see you Thursday December 15th, 7:00pm (if you can just come for awhile we'd love to have you join us too!!!)

We meet same time, same place:
Faith Evangelical Covenant Church
2001 Lakeview Dr. (at Rt. 56 also called Butterfield Rd)
Wheaton, IL. 60187

For best directions go to www.faithecc.org and click on directions

Blessings, Jody Moreen



PS. If you would like to invite a new friend touched by adoption to our meeting- feel free to copy and paste this e-mail or send me their email address and I will gladly send them this e-mail.

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Just a note about the Illinois, Chicagoland area adoption triad support group for Adoptees (18 and older) Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents and anyone else touched by adoption. It meets the 3rd Thursday of each month- at Faith Evangelical Covenant Church in Wheaton Illinois- 2001 Lakeview Drive at Butterfield Rd. (Also called Route 56) For best directions go to www.faithecc.org and click on "Directions" from the Index.

SPECIAL NOTE: We meet year round but in the winter months we watch the weather- it is is only light snow, we meet- but if there is heavy snow or very icy roads or blizzard like conditions we likely would not meet. To contact Jody, the Facilitator, reunited adoptee go to www.adoptionblessingsnewsletter.com and send me an e-mail from the website. I will be checking my mail through out the day and afternoon before the meetings- so can answer e-mails regarding if the meeting will go on or if bad weather would cause us to cancel.

Please share about this group with friends, relatives or online friends you know touched by adoption who live in the Chicagoland area or suburbs, Thanks,
Jody Moreen

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Hi from Jody Moreen from the 1st post on this thread, I facilitate the adoption triad support group Adoptees, Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents Together support group that meets in Wheaton IL.(mentioned in 1st post above) Another long term member of the Wheaton group and I are considering beginning another monthly adoption triad support group to meet in Hinsdale, IL at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Hinsdale, near downtown Hinsdale on Garfield Rd. For more information contact Jody at adoption@wideopenwest.com This likely will be day time group (but not set in stone ) if there is enough interest to begin another group- closer to Chicago and some other suburbs. We have been posting notes in the local newspapers there to see if there is interest.
If you know persons that may be interested in attending a group like this- please share this post with them!

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Illinois Adoption triad support group for adult adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents meets this Thursday February 16th from 7-9:00pm at Faith Evangelical Covenant Church in Wheaton, IL (2001 Lakeview Dr. Newcomers welcome- open sharing of adoption experiences, lending library of adoption books, great fellowship, light refreshments and coffee. Group has been meeting almost 8 years . Offers encouragement, education, resources, fellowship, exploring adoption search for birth family and reunion with others touched by adoption. Most meetings 10-15 attendees.
Come join us! For questions e-mail Jody at: adoption@wideopenwest.com

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Adoptees, Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents Together support group meets this Thursday March 16th, 7:0pm-9:00pm at Faith Evangelical Covenant Church in Wheaton Illinois, www.faithecc.org, Newcomers welcome- Go to church website for Directions and click on "Directions" in the index. The groups focus is adult adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents sharing adoption experiences, exploring adoption search and with birth families, and navigating adoption reunions. A peer support group that have been meeting for 8 years. Please join us! Jody, adoptee, facilitator