Adopteen Hangout in Chicago!

Teenage adoptees from China are invited to hang out! 

Do you like donuts, coffee, and good conversation? Well, this is the perfect place 

to cozy up and meet new people! We hope to see you there!
January 20^th from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM NOON 
@ Stan's Donuts & Coffee
1560 N. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60622

 

REGISTER HERE!

Please note that Adopteen Chicago will not be catering/paying for this event, 

so please bring money to cover your own costs. Thank you in advance.


As always we ask that parents please do not attend these hangouts 

as it is for adoptees ages 13 and up. 

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Who is Adopteen?

Started in 2007, Adopteen is a community founded by teens, organized by adoptees, for adoptees, as a reaction to the lack of Chinese adoptee role models and community in our lives, at the time. We are the young adult adoptee "culture" focused on the young adult adoptee experience, having a responsibly irresponsible amount of fun, living loud and doing good. For more information visit www.adopteen.org.  

Adopteen is an initiative of CCAI. 

If you have any questions please contact adopteenchicago@gmail.com

Adopteen Hangout in Chicago!

Adopteen Hangouts – Chicago
October 21^st from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Bombobar
832 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

 

That’s right!  We’re stretching our limbs a bit this year and making a real effort to meet even more new friends across the country and Chicago is our first step.  Let’s call it our tricep stretch.

You may not realize, but Adopteen held our first Camp-Conference back in 2008.  That means 2018 marks our 10^th Anniversary and, other than feeling a bit old, we’re antsy to start celebrating!

Meet Laura Williams, Adopteen Chicago Coordinator.  Laura will be coordinating monthly Adopteen Hangouts around Chicago (thanks, Laura!) and we want you to join!  Bombobar is delicious and we expect to see plenty of Instagram posts and snaps.  Come for the tasty treats, stay for the quality hang time!

Any questions or want to RSVP?  Email Laura at adopteenchicago@gmail.com!

And that’s just the appetizers.  We have a fantastic year in store for you.  Stay tuned for more 10^th Anniversary news and announcements coming next month!

CCAI– Celebrating 25 years and OVER 12,000 children

Chinese Children Adoption International

www.ccaifamily.org 

www.joyouscenter.org

www.parenttraining.org

www.adopteen.org

A Really Cool Opportunity for Children Adopted from China

The following message is from Jenny Bowen, Founder and CEO of Half The Sky, an organization that supports orphans in China.




The national training program that will finally allow Half the Sky to bring a caring adult into the life of every orphaned child will officially launch on Children’s Day, June 1. It will be called The Rainbow Program. This Children’s Day, we ask for voices instead of money.

We told you that great things are about to happen for China’s orphans. Now we call all adopted children who began their lives in China to join us in celebration at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing!

On June 1st, Half the Sky and orphaned children from welfare institutions all over China will come together to celebrate a remarkable new era by singing together – “Let the World Be Filled with Love.” Through the magic of the internet, we invite all Chinese adoptees around the world to join us onstage!

Simply visit our website (www.halfthesky.org) and follow the directions to download a singalong video. Then videotape your child or children listening to playback through earphones and singing along. When you have a video ready to submit, email us at children@halfthesky.org and we’ll tell you how. We will take all the individual videos and bring them together into one incredible film that will be projected behind a live children’s chorus. You can be sure that we’ll make a DVD of this extraordinary event available to all who participate.

It is not important to sing the words perfectly – children who know no Mandarin at all can participate. What is important is that our children – wherever they are in the world – have the opportunity to stand behind their little sisters and brothers in China as we celebrate this dream come true.

There’s no time to waste. Our deadline for submission is midnight on May 15!

Come truly be a part of our One Big Family.

With love and gratitude,



Jenny Bowen, Founder and CEO