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June 09 Note Pad: June is Pride Month!

Wed, 06/03/2009 - 11:09

Across the country Pride events are taking center stage and in many of these events you will find Families Like Ours volunteer’s and information right there with you celebrating. If you cannot find us, no sweat, we’re right here online 24/7 to answer your questions and provide you with resources.
 
Our numbers continue to climb with more calls, and emails coming in this calendar year in record numbers. We are slowly adding more volunteer families and staff to meet the need. After a long hiatus, Julie our Office Coordinator is back, we have missed her a great deal as we know many of you have too. We would also like to welcome Jon Rosson into the FLO family! Jon has hit the ground running building community support, working on Pride events and our annual event.
 
Mark your calendars! Come and celebrate Families Like Ours 10th birthday on Saturday November 7th at the Crown Plaza in downtown Seattle. This is going to be a fun filled entertainment night and auction celebrating FLO’s birthday and National Adoption Month.

 

Seattle: Sunday 6/28 F.L.O. Pride Event's

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:08 | David's BLOG

Hello Everyone,

Join us for Seattle Pride!

Show Seattle how important all our families are to kids in need by joining us this year at Pride! Families Like Ours will be celebrating families in this year’s Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday June 28th. We need you! Come and join us, pass out balloons to kids, information about becoming a foster and adoptive family and have fun. FLO needs you, your family, friends and co-workers. Now is the time to show your support. Contact us at 206-441-7602.

We are #44 in the lineup for the Seattle Pride Parade this Sunday the 28th. There are over 150 floats and marching contingents this year.

We need to have everyone wanting to be in the parade, kids and adults in our meeting area at the corner of 3rd & Madison – look for the FLO balloons. From there we will head to our assigned parade line up spot on Seneca by 10:20am; the parade starts at 11am.

Families please remember strollers if needed for your smaller children, or a wagon. ALSO everyone please remember to bring water bottles, and extras if you think you might need it. The parade organizers do not supply water along the route. We will be walking behind a FLO banner, and also handing out FLO balloons to people along the route.

I will also need a couple of volunteers to be parade route monitors. These volunteers will help keep the group moving and to not spread out to far. The organizers Seattle Out and Proud would like the parade to move along at a steady pace.

Washington (State): Summary of 2009 Second Substitute Senate Bill 2106

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 15:00 | David's BLOG
For those of you that have been following the possible privatization of services in Washington State, House Bill 2106 and SB 5943 a summary of the bill that finally passed and is available below – “it addresses the composition and duties of a working committee that will put together the final recommendations for a pilot program.”
 
Families Like Ours has been tracking these Bills and will continue to monitor the committee work on what could become a major change in Washington State. Families Like Ours was able to provide law makers with a review of SB 5943 and suggestions, which we have been informed that “Some of the concerns and suggestions that you (Families Like Ours) highlighted were incorporated into the legislation. Your constructive approach was appreciated.”
 
We have been asked by some law makers to track the work of the committee, and provide our input on their recommendations. “We would also like to hear from you, your thoughts, ideas and suggestions as this committee and pilot unfolds.” Families Like Ours does not have an organizational stake in the results of this pilot.
 
David

 

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