Free Family Night with Adoption Stories & Games

Halloween Bash Pictures

Thanks to everyone who came to the Halloween Bash last Saturday!  We hope everyone had a great time and hopefully got to know some more people in our group.

 

We got to see lots of fun costumes and enjoy some great chili and tasty treats.

 We had an awesome mummy wrapping contest.  Some families got way more into it than others.  It was hilarious to watch!

 There was an awesome candy corn rely for the kids.

 They also played a freeze dance game where they got some spooky prizes thanks to the Jensen family.

 

Thanks again to everyone who came!  We hope you had a great time! 

 

Don't forget that November is Adoption Awareness Month and there is an awesome celebration at Boondock on Saturday November 3rd and a 5k fun walk on Saturday November 10th.  All the details are on the side of the blog. 

Celebrate Adoption with Utah Adoption Council at Boondocks

*Mandatory Pre-Registration is Required by October 26th.*
http://www.regonline.com/uacadoptionparty2012

It's Halloweeeen Time!!!

Hi Everyone!

You will be getting an invitation in the mail here soon but we wanted to make sure you mark your calendars for our next FSA activity.

We will be having a HALLOWEEN BASH on Saturday, October 20^that 5:00pm.COUPLES and FAMILIES are invited for this SPOOKTACULAR time!

Start thinking about your favorite recipe because we’re having a CHILI COOK OFF complete with fun prizes! If chili cooking isn’t your thing, no worries, bring a fun treat to share instead! For those little goblins who don’t care for that stuff, there will be hotdogs!

Join us in a game of MUMMY WRAP along with other fun ghoulish ACTIVITIES for the kids!

Wear your COSTUMES! We will be having a costume parade and there will be PRIZES!

We will be door TRICK OR TREATING so bring a BAG of CANDY to hand out at your door!

Please be sure to RSVP with how many goblins are in your family and if you would like to bring chili or a dessert.

You can e-mail us at laytonfsa@gmail.com or message us on facebook

Hope to see you soon!

7th Annual Adoption Walk With Me

FSA Committee Meeting

Our next FSA Committee Meeting will be on Thursday, August 23rd at 1:00 pm at the Layton Agency. Everyone is welcome! We will be talking about future activities and what we would like to see happen with our chapter. We would LOVE everyone's input! 

If you would like to be involved but can't attend, please let us know. You are welcome to bring your kids. We will have a few toys and a treat to help keep them entertained.

Family Barbeque

2012 Regional Conference Service Projects

Each person who attends the Regional Conference this year is encouraged to sign up for a Service Project and donate the supplies needed to complete the project.  (Each project will cost approximately $1 - $6 and remember that this year there is no registration fee for the Conference!)

Service Projects will be done Friday evening so don't forget to bring the supplies required to complete your project.  Feel free to sign up for more than one project if you would like!

PROJECT OPTIONS & SUPPLIES:

1. Fleece Blankets

• Fleece (Pick one)

• Child: 1.5 yards of child appropriate printed fabric OR
• Young Adult/Adult: 2.0 yards of fabric suitable for young adult/adults

• Scissors
• Rotary Cutter/Mats (if desired)

2. Journals

• composition book* (8 ½ x 11 paper bound/no spiral please – see attached photo for reference)
• glue sticks
• scissors
• paper cutter (if desired)
• (3) sheets of coordinating scrapbook paper (We need journals for both girls and boys)
• embellishments coordinating with design

3. File Folder Games – “Kids Who Count” will provide copies of the games; you bring the rest of the supplies: 

• colored pencils  
• scissors  
• glue stick 
• (2) sheets of cardstock (any color) 
• (1) manila folder 

*Watch the back-to-school sales for good deals on the supplies!  

ORGANIZATIONS FSA IS SERVING through these projects:

Birth Mother Baskets 

Birth Mother Baskets {bmb} is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that delivers gift baskets to birth mothers who have recently placed their babies for adoption.  These gift baskets hold so much more than just the tangible items inside of them.  They are filled with LOVE, warmth, and support.  bmb provides a loving voice saying, "you are not alone, you are loved, you are brave and yes, someone has felt this unbearable pain before."

Please, help us support these brace women who truly give the greatest gift of all . . . selfless LOVE.

West Ridge Academy 

West Ridge is designed to assist young people ages 9-18 who have a history of emotional and behavioral problems, low self-esteem, academic underachievement, substance abuse and family conflict.  

The purpose of West Ridge Academy is simple: to send a child home with a change of heart. We are consistently able to do this by applying our foundational principles of Family, Spirituality, Integrity, Work, Service and Gratitude. With each student, a Master Treatment Plan is individually developed and implemented, created specifically for each student’s needs 

The Road Home 

The Road Home is a private non-profit social service agency that assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake County and along the Wasatch Front. Our mission is to help people step out of homelessness and back into our community.  

Originally established in 1923 to assist stranded travelers, the Road Home has grown to address a spectrum of needs that people experiencing homelessness encounter as they work to restore their lives. In addition to operating the largest shelter in Utah, the Road Home has developed a comprehensive housing program that helps people move into housing as quickly as possible. 

Utah Youth Village 

Utah Youth Village changes the lives of troubled children and families. The Village offers residential care in Treatment Foster Homes and in Group Homes. The Village also offers in-home help through Families First, an intensive program that teaches parents valuable skills. Other programs include Parenting For Success classes, therapy, and privately funded higher education grants for Village graduates. 

Kids Who Count

Kids Who Count is an early intervention program.  Early intervention provides services and support to families with children under the age of three with a disability or a delay in development.  Kids who Count provides services to families living within the Nebo School District. 

Upcoming Transracial Adoption Support & Activities

The Domino Foundation is pleased to announce two upcoming activites which provide support to transracial families:

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2012 FSA Statewide Conference- Utah

Beginning this year, the Families Supporting Adoption National Conference will be replaced by conferences held on regional or state-wide levels.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the FSA Statewide Conference for UTAH!

DATES:  August 10th and 11th
LOCATION:  University of Utah Institute Building
                                  1780 E. South Campus Dr.
                                     Salt Lake City, Utah
Details to come!

2011 Adoption Walk With Me

Evergreens Fundraiser- Help Needed!

This year as an FSA Board we have been working hard to increase adoption awareness in our community.  As part of our efforts we have decided to participate in the Evergreens Fundraiser, which is similar to the Festival of Trees, but on a smaller level.  Our chapter is going to donate a decorated tree to be auctioned off at their yearly Christmas Tree Auction and Fundraiser with all proceeds going towards Safe Harbor Crisis Center, a shelter in our community for victims of domestic violence.

More information about the fundraiser can be found at their website: http://www.evergreensfundraiser.org/register.html.

We are excited to do this!  The theme for our tree is "Tell Me Your Story" based on children's adoption books.

The vision of the tree is cut up pages of the books, framed and made into ornaments, as well as handprints of adopted children.  The main colors are burgundy, green, creamy white, yellow, and blue.

We are asking any of you that are able to donate items or your time to please help us in this project as it is a big undertaking!

Here are the list of items we need:

-Vinyl

-Wood Blocks

-Clear, Glass ornaments

-Ribbon

-Wire

-Children's Adoption books

-Wooden ABC Blocks

-Kid's Toys

-Other toys: rag dolls, trains, airplanes

-A Rocking Chair

-An Angel Tree Topper

-Tree Skirt or Fabric to make a tree skirt

-Extension Cord

We are planning a FAMILY NIGHT ACTIVITY to collect and assemble crafts for the tree on MONDAY, OCTOBER 24th at 7 pm at the Church on 3161 W 150 N in Layton.

Our activities committee has some fun Halloween activities planned for the night as well and children are welcome to wear their costumes if they want.

If you are interested in helping please contact us at laytonfsa@gmail.com.

We appreciate all efforts to help!

Sincerely,

                Layton Families Supporting Adoption Board

UAC Boondocks Celebration 2011

Utah Infertility Awareness Fall Event

This is a FREE Event!  Seating is Limited; Click HERE to register. 

2011 Family Barbecue

Thanks to our wonderful Activities Committee and all who helped out, our recent Family Barbecue was a success!

Click HERE to see a slideshow of pictures.

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Family Barbecue

Celebrating Adoption Walk

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Celebrating Adoption with Michael McLean

The Northern Utah Chapters of Families Supporting Adoption are pleased to have Michael McLean come and spend a night with us to Celebrate Adoption.

On May 6, 2011 at the Bountiful Regional Center we will be pleased to have Michael McLean relating his experiences of adoption through stories and song. Please come early to get your seats; seating is on a first come first serve basis and no reserve seating is allowed. We will be opening the doors after 6:30 pm for general admission for those who do not have tickets.

Free Tickets can be ordered online at http://celebratingadoption.eventbrite.com/.

Help us spread the word about this exciting event by copying & pasting this digital flyer onto your blog or social networking site:

Layton FSA Temple Night

Temple Night will be Friday,February 11, 2011

at the Bountiful Utah Temple.

We will be meeting together in the waiting room
(just as you enter the temple, before you pass the recommend desk) between 7:00-7:10 p.m.

Please be dressed and in the chapel for the 7:30 p.m. session.

We will be meeting afterwards for dessert.

"What I am trying to teach is that when we keep the temple covenants we have made and when we live righteously in order to maintain the blessings promised by those ordinances, then come what may, we have no reason to worry or to feel despondent."    -Richard G. Scott

Boondocks Adoption Party

Thank You,
                   Utah Adoption Council, Kaysville Boondocks, and Wendy's for a fun-filled Adoption Celebration!