
We are happy to report that the meeting held on Sunday Nov.15 2009 at FCL was a great success !!! We had a full house and ran out of chairs, always a good sign ...

The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency
Our annual Holiday Party will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2009 from 1 :00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the VFW Hall in Tewksbury, MA (same location - see directions below).
We will have entertainment, Santa. raffles and food. There will be crafts and music for the children. You do not have to bring a gift for your child. Yo...u can bring a raffle item and a food donation (dessert orfinger foods, cheese, fruit, etc.)
Mary Ann Villeneuve has offered to help again. if you want to help with crafts, food or cleanup, please let Mary Ann know (978-851 -6835), or FCL (978) 452-9671).
Directions: Rt. 495 to exit 38- Rt. 38, if going south, take a left onto Rt. 38, if going north, take a right onto Rt. 38 - keep gong until you see the Wilmington line - right before that you will see Vernon Street on your right - take that and the VFW Hall will be about 1/8th of a mile on your right hand side. If you cross the Wilmington line, you passed Vernon Street.
Rt. 93 north - take Dascomb Rd. exit - then take a left at the end of the ramp and then take the first left after the lights onto Shawsheen St., (a strip mall will be on your left) follow all the way down to a full set of lights, Rt. 38 - follow until you see the Wilmington line, right before that you will see Vernon St. on your right - take that and the VFW will be about 1/81h of a mile on your right hand side. if you cross the Wilmington line, you have passed Vernon Street.
The price is $5.00 per person,/child, and children under two are free. If you can, please send a check in advance so we can have an idea of how many people will be attending. Make checks payable to: Florence Crittenton League and mail to: 119 Hall Street, Lowell, MA 01854. Also, you wil be able to pay at the door.
Thank you! Look forward to seeing you at the party!
http://fcleague.org/files/2009_fcl_holid ay_party.pdf
Time:1:00PM Sunday, December 13th
Location:VFW Hall, 87 Vernon St, Tewksbury, MA 01876

The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency
"Has a birthparent search always been a dream of yours?"
Exciting News !!!
Announcing a very special event:
Guest Speaker** Alejandro Munoz Garzon **
Founder and president of theFundacion para el Reencuentro ( Foundation for Reunions)of Bogota, Colombia.
Sunday November 15, 2009 (1:00 PM)
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At the Florence Crittenton League ...offices, 119 Hall Street.
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Additional smaller living room discussions being planned around the Boston region evenings 11/16-11/20. Please let us know if you would like to host or attend a more intimate meeting with Alejandro after the main event. Contact Franny Eisenman Fezookeeper@aol.com or call 978-697-3554 about smaller discussion groups.
Mr. Munoz Garzon has facilitated thousands of reunions between family members in Colombia, some of whom have been separated by adoption. Colombian adoptees from all over the world have been assisted to obtain information, and in many cases, to have face to face reunions, with birth families. Mr. Munoz Garzon is well known and respected in Colombia, having appeared on TV and in newspaper articles about his search successes.
Discussions will include information about searches and reunions with birth families, as well as the methods and results of the Foundation. Come hear it from the source!!
This program is planned with young adult Colombian adoptees and their families in mind. Affiliation with Florence Crittenton League is not required. Adoptees from other Latin American countries can also be assisted by the Foundation and are welcomte at the event.
Attendance at the meeting is free, however a donation is respectfully suggested to assist in defraying the extensive costs of bringing our speaker to the United States. (No family will be turned away due to inability to make a donation.)
Please RSVP with the number of expected attendees, so that we may plan refreshments, seating and materials. Fezookeeper@aol.com or contact FCL by phone 978-452-9671 or Ilze Keegan's cell phone 781-526-8157 before 11/12/09.
Time:1:00PM Sunday, November 15th
Location:119 Hall Street Lowell, MA 01854

The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency The Florence Crittenton League annual picnic is this sunday from 1-5 (September l3) from 1-5 pm at the colonel connolly park (near rt. 129 and 128) in Wakefield, MA. we will have a moonwalk, and pizza and sandwiches for sale, games with larry keegan, face painting, and fun for everyone. we hope to get a good turnout, c...ome for a little while or for the whole day, see how much the children have grown!
Time:1:00PM Sunday, September 13th
Location:Colonel Connolly Park - Wakefield, MA

The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency
Galina, our Russian facilitator, visited us for the first time in America. She was here two weeks in August, and got to see many families and children, as well as meeting with Florence Crittenton and New Hope agencies.
This is a photo of Galina at a picnic with many children she helped place with families.

The Florence Crittenton League Adoption Agency
the picnic is located in Wakefield, Massachusetts on Lake Quannaowitt, from 1-5 pm with a rain date of the following sunday. call the agency for more details.
Bring a lunch or buy food, we will have a bouncy house, games and a chance to meet old friends.
come meet other families!
Time:1:00PM Sunday, September 13th
Location:Colonel Connolly Park

















