Taiwan ROCks!!

Today was such a joyful day of fellowship & celebration and truly was just a tiny(but awesome) slice of the diverse Taiwan adoptive community!

For this reason and so many more, myself and 3 other Taiwan Mamas/friends are planning a first ever Taiwan adoptive families reunion for 2011.....destination?..........sunny Texas!

Our hope is to bring as many Taiwan adoptive families together for a weekend of friendship, reunion, connections and fun each year as this ( hopefully annual event) travels around the country every year to visit each planners host (regional) area.

Having attended Kazapalooza for the first time this past June, I can easily attest to the incredible gifts such a gathering provides. We watched our Lauren's ethnic pride explode virtually overnight and renewed connections from our amazing journey ( so long ago) through our newly found friendships. Collectively our group raised just over $5,500 for the children of Kazakhstan left behind......the imprint of our KP weekend will reach far beyond one special weekend.

Our hope is to help create something similar (but unique) for all of the gorgeous children of Taiwan.......and their families!

We are currently posting news of this reunion with 3 possible dates to as many Taiwan related chatboards/forums as possible. If you think you might be able to attend and have not had the opportunity to cast your vote, please leave me a comment below or dash off a quick email. Please limit your voting to one forum and this year's reunion date will be determined by majority vote! (to be shared in a couple of weeks!)

Here are the dates as follows:

March 25 -27th, 2011

May 27 -30th, 2011 (Memorial Weekend)

August 12-14th,2011

We hope to see you all in Texas next year!!