Please reply ONLY to the author, NOT to the OTlist. Ron
Ron Carson MHS, OT ----- Original Message ----- From: Angela B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] please pass along.... AB> Hello fellow OT's, AB> I know that this is a professional forum, but I was hoping that I AB> can pass along some personal information. This groups seems like a AB> tight group that has a lot of access to many different people in AB> the United States. I am trying to reach as many people as I can.... AB> AB> AB> My husband I have begun the process of open adoption. We are AB> happy to announce that our 'homestudy' and paperwork has been AB> completed and approved by our adoption agency. We are pursuing an AB> open adoption, which basically means that we will be able to meet AB> with the birthmother while she is pregnant, hopefully be a part of AB> the pregnancy/birth and keep in touch with the birthfamily in some AB> aspect following the adoption of our future child. Although our AB> agency is based out of only four states, we are able to adopt from AB> anywhere in the United States. We are very excited about the AB> process and hope you are too. We are now ready to begin our next AB> stage of seeking out a birthmother. Our agency has recommended AB> that we share the news that we are actively searching for a AB> birthmother to anyone we can. Our agency told us that word of AB> mouth is an extremely effective way of seeking out a mother who is AB> ready for adoption. Our friend, Frank DeMaria developed our AB> wonderful "adoption website" to help us spread the word. We are AB> asking you for your help. Please forward this email to friends and AB> family in your contact list. We also hope that they will then AB> continue to email it out to their contact list. We realize that we AB> are attempting to create a chain letter but this is the easiest AB> way for us to branch out to notify as many people as possible. For AB> those people who don't personally know us, feel free to look at AB> our website or contact our agency to find out more about us. We AB> have heard many stories of adoptive families finding a AB> birthmother, not from the initial email that is sent out, but from AB> a friend of a friend, of a friend, etc. So we would appreciate AB> that this email continues to get past along. We have an email and AB> toll-free number specifically set up for our adoption so AB> birthparents can get in touch with us. The birthparents can also AB> get in touch with our agency directly if they are not ready to AB> talk with us immediately. We thank you for all of your good wishes AB> and support. Thank you so much! Angela and Matt Bernier Our AB> Direct Toll Free Number: 1-888-620-2025 Website: AB> www.angelaandmatthew.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent AB> Adoption Center: 1-800-877-OPEN (6736) or AB> www.adoptionhelp.org/birthmother AB> AB> _________________________________________________________________ AB> You live life online. So we put Windows on the web. AB> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/ AB> -- AB> Options? AB> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com AB> Archive? AB> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
