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We want to especially thank Irene
Burg for her limited edition print
of IISetting Children Freetv. It is
available at Triadoption Library
for a donation of $25 to the Library.
SETTING CHILDREN FREE .
A special thanks to Record A Call
and to Lois Degmimore for ner gift
of an electric typewriter@ We are
still iri need of another typew~iter,
as well as folding chairs, a twodrawer
file, a wooden table, a paper
photo copier, z free standing chalk
board and any books relating to
adoption. On that note, if any of
you have copies of the Reg Niles
searchbook that you no longer need,
we would be delighted to have them
in the Library.
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THE 1980 CONFERENC& GOOD. BYZI !!
Cynthia Eagleton has just left us
to return to finish her schooling
The Disneyland Hotel was the site of at Berkeley, She completely upthe
1980 National Adoption Conference dated otlr mailing lists and has
in May. Adoptees, birthparents, adop- been a valuable part of our tfamilyll
tive parents, social workers and other We will miss her but wish her the
interested people from across the
very best in her endeavors.
country converged and spent an incredible
few days. Belt;ty Jeaa Lifton, author of
Lost and Found, Lee Campbell, founder
REUNIONS
of CUB, and Sandra Musser, author of
- ,I Would Have Searched Forever, were some. Kathy S found her son and talked
of the special people who carne great with the
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adoptive mother.
distances to be with us and to share of Mary D helped her husband find
their special knowledge with us. For and talk
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to his brother in Chicago.
all of us, it was a time of enlighten-
. Jqhn H found his birthmother near
rnent, a time to share, and a time to Lancast er.
- care. All of us came away from the Diane H
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found her sister in Boston
Conference with a broader understanding Jull B found her birthparents and
of the issues in adoption today and
full siblings.
- with a deeper emotional commitment to Diane M found her birthmother in
each other and to the adoption movement. . Westminster!
- . Bonnie & Gene found their 17-
year-old daughter.
Pat W
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found her son's birthmother.
Jan L was found by her birthmother
Cassette tapes of 23 Workshops, the and went on to contact her father.
luncheon, dinner and closing session - Lynda K found her birthmother and
are available for 87.00 plus shipping family
from Audio Stats, 12800 Garden Grove, - Bob M found half siblings and is
Blvd, Suite E, Garden Grove, CA 92640. close on the trail of his mother.