Philip Rivers 5k Walk & Fun Run

Philip Rivers 5k Walk & Fun Run
Saturday, June 11, 2011
NTC Park at Liberty Station
5K run will begin at 8:15 am and the walk will begin at 8:30 am
Proceeds benefit the Rivers of Hope Foundation

The Rivers of Hope Foundation is a non-profit charity started by Philip and Tiffany Rivers in 2010.

The organization's mission is "to help children in need of a forever family find permanent loving homes and their own sense of self-worth by developing and coordinating resources and programs to create community awareness, recruit adoptive families, provide financial aid for adoption and assistance for foster children and orphans."

What better way to start your day???

If you would like to participate in the event or serve as a volunteer please visit the official website @

http://www.philiprivers5k.com/

Race to the Fair -Banner Contest

We are very happy to announce that our FSA chapter will have a booth at the San Diego Fair again this year. Our booth will be located at the in-field pavilion on June 10th and 11th.

Each year prize money is given to non-profit organizations for the "best booths" in the pavilion over the course of the fair. One of the best ways to win is to have a booth that correlates with the theme of the fair. This year's theme is "Race to the Fair."

In keeping with the theme, we have had adoption key chains made to distribute, and have come up with a banner idea, but need YOUR help to make it complete.

The banner specs are: H 27" L 72" and will read,

"The only people who finish the race are those who are given a start.'"

We are looking for someone who can take this phrase and add graphics to make it really stand out. If you are interested, or have a family member who may be willing to design our banner, please forward this information to them.

Please send all entries to Erin Packard at packardkids@hotmail.com
Entries must be received by Thursday, June 2nd.
If your design is chosen, you will receive a free ticket to the San Diego Fair.
***If you are outside the San Diego Area, we will give you something equally awesome.

Birth Mother Group Now Available

Thank you to all of those who came to our Birth Mother Brunch this past Saturday. It was a great day with great food, great stories and great company. For those of you who missed you were just that . . .missed and we hope to see you soon. In fact we have scheduled a Birth Mother's group on May 26th from 6:00PM-8:00 PM at LDS Family Services.
For those of you who don't know, a Birth Mother group is a chance for Birth Moms to get together, share their stories, and discuss things that tend to be specific to that part of the adoption process. The 26th will just be a meet and greet, but in the future we will try to schedule specific topics. Here is the other plus, there will be food!!

We hope to see you there!

LDS Family Services Bldg.
5675 Ruffin Road
Suite 325
San Diego CA. 92123
Meet in the Conference Room
Light snacks provided

Birth Mother's Day Brunch

The Saturday Before Mother's Day is National Birth Mother's Day.
To honor our amazing birth moms, we had an amazing brunch at the home of a sweet adoptive mother, and master chef, Maggie. We had homemade pancakes with homemade syrups, bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, fruit, and juice. It was a feast! We ate and talked, and talked, and talked. Next, we had a touching presentation from our new FSA chapter chair, Amanda, during which time she shared THIS article about the making of the song, "From God's Arms, To My Arms, To Yours," by Michael McLean. Each birth mom had the opportunity to introduce herself to the group and share her story. It was a wonderful day and a privilege to be with so many heroic women.

FSA & LDSFS Ladies

Two Cute Birth Moms

BUT...the day would not be complete with out a little swag to take home.

Each Birth Mother received a gift bag filled with goodies. A special thanks to the following donors:
The Body Shop
Deseret Book Store
True Birds
Thank you to all of the Birth Mothers and Adoptive Mother's who made our first Birth Mother's Day brunch a success.
And a VERY special thank you to our FSA secretary, Jenn, for personally making each bag (with matching bookmark to boot) and for collecting and assembling all of the items for the bags.