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Dear Reader,
We hope you got some great summer activity
ideas from our two-part Newsletter! Now,
Adoptive Families
would like to help you make those plans a
reality with these wonderful resources for
travel, culture camp, and more!
Here's to a fantastic summer,
the editors of
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TRAVEL
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Celebrations International
Travel
specializesin adoption travel.
Their agents are adoptive
parents who understandand
identify with the unique travel
needs of waiting families. |
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Children's Home Society & Family
Services
Birth Country Tours
hasover 20 years of experience
in adoption-focused tours, and
offersexperiences not available
to the family that travels
alone. |
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Federal Travel and Cruises
providesthe personal services
you need backed by the expertise
you must have.They offer
discounted fares, last-minute
travel services, and
completearrangements to meet all
of your adoption travel needs.
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Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
iscommitted to helping families
who have adopted children from
China.They provide
family-centered homeland tours
to allow for a true
Chinesecultural experience. |
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The Ties Program
isa travel program for adoptive
families who would like to visit
theirchild's country of birth in
a supportive environment with
otheradoptive families. |
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Travel Counsellors
canhelp you plan a homeland tour
of China or Korea that explores
yourchild's heritage. Plus, a
portion of the proceeds from
each tour go toan international
adoption agency or organization. |
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Lotus Travel, Inc.
is devoted to helping Asian
orphans find permanent homes,
easing the stress of adoptive
families during last-minute
travel planning, offering
meaningful homeland tours, and
introducing authentic Asian
culture to adoptive families. |
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Kindred Journeys International,
Inc.
seeks to provide families with
the emotional and logistical
support necessary to make their
journeys as enriching and as
"easy" as possible. |

Kindred Journeys International,
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OTHER SUMMER RESOURCES
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Concordia Language Village
help young people become responsible
global citizens by teaching them
about the languages and cultures of
the world. |
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The Russian Orphan Lighthouse
Project
was created to help older Russian
orphans find potential adoptive
families by attending Vacation Bible
School and living with a host
family.
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CETUSA
is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping Americans and
those of other cultures gain a
better understanding of each other
through international student
exchange programs. |
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Chinese for Families
is a Chinese language school &
children's publisher offering
materials, classes, and events to
help families learn Chinese
together. |
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Kidsave International
brings orphaned children from
foreign countries to the U.S. to
enjoy a summer with a family through
their summer miracles program.
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Aspect Foundation
offers affordable study-abroad
opportunities to students from
around the world, along with the
chance for families to experience a
new culture by hosting an exchange
student. |
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