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Dillon Turns 37 years old!

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Special Parenting Workshop

From an Ocean of Tears to an Ocean of Love:
A Birth Mothers Workshop
Saturday workshop/July 25 in Tulsa and Sunday workshop/July 26 in Dallas
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One Child's Perspective

Click to view Anna's touching adoption story told in her own words:
"Anna's Story"
 

Dillon Regional News

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Building Families

A Rosalind Cook statue of Jesus Christ wth a group of children at His feet and in His lap

Matthew 19:14 . . . but Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for such belongs the kingdom of heaven."
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devotional for families

 

   

Adoption Information    Meetings

2009 Schedule
July 9 . . . . Arkadelphia, AR
July 14 . . . Tulsa, OK
July 14 . . . Little Rock, AR
July 16 . . . Dallas, TX
July 18 . . . Orange County, CA
Aug 3 . . . . Russellville, AR
Aug 4 . . . . St. Louis, MO
Aug 11. . . . Little Rock, AR
Aug 11 . . . Tulsa, OK
Aug 22. . . .Austin, TX   NEW!
Sept 5 . . .  .Orange County, CA
Sept 8 . . . . Tulsa, OK
Sept 8 . . . . Little Rock, AR
Sept 22. . . .Olathe, KS
Oct 6 . . . . .St. Louis, MO
Oct 13. . . . .Little Rock, AR
Oct 13 . . . . Tulsa, OK
Nov 10. . . .Little Rock, AR
Nov 10 . . . Tulsa, OK
Dec 1. . . . .St. Louis, MO
Dec 8 . . . . Tulsa, OK

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Pre-Adoption Workshops

2009 Adoption Workshop Schedule
Aug 8 . . . . Tulsa, OK
Aug 22. . . . Wichita, KS
Sept 12 . . . St. Louis, MO
Oct 10 . . . .Tulsa, OK
Oct 24 . . . .Orange County, CA
Nov 7 . . . .Oklahoma City, OK
Dec 5 . . . . Tulsa, OK

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To Contact Us:
OFFICE HOURS (CST)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM...Mon-Thurs
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM...Friday

LOCATIONS:
In Oklahoma -- main office
3227 East 31st Street, #200
Tulsa, OK  74105
Voice: 918/749-4600
Fax:  918/749-7144
Email this office

In Arkansas --
4702 W. Commercial Dr., #B1
North Little Rock, AR 72116
and
1882 North Starr Road
Fayetteville, AR  72701
Voice:  501/791-9300
Fax:  501/791-9303
Email this office

In California -- 
18001 Irvine Blvd., Suite 101
Tustin, CA  92780
Voice: 714/734-8600
Fax:  714/734-8688
Email this office

In Colorado--
Voice: 720/733-7718
Email our Mountain Regional Coordinator

In Kansas --
2420 West 76th Street
Prairie Village, KS  66208
Voice:  913/544-2805
Email this office

In Missouri --
1 First Missouri Center, #115
St. Louis, MO  63141
Voice: 314/576-4100
Fax:  314/453-9975
Email this office

In Texas --
5200 South Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX  75227
Voice:  214/319-3426
Fax:  214/319-3470
Email this office

In Indiana --
Voice:  765/965-1195
Email our Midwest Regional Coordinator

 

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Dillon International, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is classified as a public charity under the U.S.  Internal Revenue Code.

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Weekend Overview

Families who have adopted children from Vietnam will have the opportunity to get together in Tulsa, OK, for a weekend of fun and cultural activities for both parents and children.  Dillon's Vietnam Heritage Weekend is open to ALL adoptive families (regardless of agency used for adoption placement) who have adopted from Vietnam. 

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2009 Weekend Schedule
Friday - 5:30-8:30 PM
5:30PM . . .
 Registration
Go to your specified table (will be told at registration what table number) in Phillips Hall
            -Make parent name tag (kids nametags are in the registration packet) have kids put on their name tag too!
            -Go through registration packet
            -Kids color coloring sheets
            -Introduce yourself to others at your table
            -Parents fill out the information card about your family
            -Pick one person from your table to introduce everyone from your group & give them your information card. 

6:00PM . . . Welcome families-Whitney

          Opening prayer-Deniese Dillon

         Groups will be called up by table number to come to stage (everyone at the table will come to the stage) to be introduced by the person selected. 

 6:20PM . . . Dragon Dancers! 

6:30PM . . .  Dismiss for Dinner

Adults will get the box dinners; Children will get their dinner from tray of sandwiches

 

7:15-8:30 Parents drop Kids off to age appropriate rooms (if you want to stay with your child you can do so in the kids room.)  Kids are not to be taken to the parent coffee talk area.  No more than 12 kids to a room.

 

Sleep room -younger            Movie room- older    3-activity rooms - kids in between

 

7:30-8:30 Parent coffee talk- a time to talk and mingle with others 

            Icebreaker-cards-introduce each other

 

8:30-Dismiss

*Registration tomorrow at 9:30am 

*Wear your Vietnam Weekend shirt tomorrow for pictures if you bought one!*

 

Sat. 9:30-2:15

 

9:30 Registration

         Kid picture in traditional clothing

         Breakfast/juice/coffee-in auditorium

 

10-10:30 Group pictures-smile J

 

10:30-12 crafts /activity rooms/outside

(20 minutes per session) 3 rooms 1 outside

 

-Room 1- Ox picture frame, Story time, slap bracelet and Vietnamese hat

- Room 2- Fan dancing with Vietnamese music, Eating with chopsticks, watercolor resist flag, paint fan

-Room 3-Tropical leaves, Painting Ox on drawstring bags, Vietnamese word lesson, Tet street scene

-“Room” 4 Outside- wind socks, rice dig, color balloon release, motorbike race, balancing street vendor

-Room 5- not a room for “rotation”- but an area for rest or for children who need some down-time, diapers changed, snack etc.

 

12-12:45 Lunch-auditorium

*Province group pictures will be taken during lunch-please listen for when your group is called!!

 

12:45-2:00 Parents drop Kids off to activity rooms (if you want to stay with your child you can do so in the kids room.) No more than 12 kids to a room.

 

Nap room       4-activity rooms       

 

12:45-2:00 Parent workshop Kim-Lan Carlson

 

2:00-2:15 Closing and farewell-Auditorium

 

*Jeff and Tonnie Dosser have graciously offered their swimming pool again this year to all families who would like to meet up and join for more fun and fellowship after camp concludes on Saturday*

 

*Directions will be at the registration table

 

 

 

 

 

Vietnam Weekend Application

Registration Form

2009 Heritage Weekend t-shirt Design

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Area Hotels

We recommend the following hotels that are within the area around Green Country Event Center.  Please contact the individual hotel to check room availability and to make reservations.

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Volunteering Your Time
Heritage camps and weekends could not happen without the sacrificial efforts of countless volunteers.  Volunteers are used in every capacity at Vietnam Heritage Weekend and we applaud you for taking part this year!   

Adult volunteers - If you would like to volunteer, please fill out the volunteer application and background check.  We will send you a confirmation once we have received your volunteer application.Volunteer Application 

Prior to the beginning of Vietnam Heritage Weekend, we will send you a schedule of your volunteer hours and assignments. 

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Other Ways to Help

Open Your Home -- If you have an extra bedroom that you would be willing to offer to an out-of-town camp family as a place to stay in lieu of a hotel, please let us know.  Saving hotel fees could make all the difference in whether an out-of-town family is able to attend camp this year and have a chance to give their child(ren) the "heritage camp experience."

Donate to the Camp Scholarship Fund --  We also accept donations to provide scholarships to children to be able to attend camp, who otherwise would be unable to participate, and/or "family grants" to assist traveling families with their motel fees so that they may attend camp.

For more information on how your family can help a fellow camp family and share the camp experience together, email Rosalyn or call 918.749.4600.

Also, if you know of a family who needs help to attend, please let us know.

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2008 Vietnam Heritage Weekend Highlights

  • Families enjoyed Vietnam Trivia Bingo on Family Night

  • Activities included “scooter races”, rice dig, painting lanterns, making traditional Vietnamese Hats, province pictures, dress-up and decorating canvas tote bags to take all of their crafts home in.

  • Vietnamese lunch was catered by Ri Le’s Vietnamese restaurant

  • Parents enjoyed the Post Adoption 101 workshop presented by Melanie Chung-Sherman, LMSW-IPR, LCPAA

Weekend Photoshow Highlights

Be sure to click the "speaker icon" to turn on the sound.

 

Resource List from Melanie Chung-Sherman's "Adoption 101" presentation:

  • How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber

  • Parenting Teens with Love and Logic by Foster Cline

  • Being Adopted; The Lifelong Search for Self by David Brodzinsky, Marshall Schechter, & Robin Henig

  • Making Sense of Adoption by Lois Melina

  • The Whole Life Adoption Book by Jayne Schooler

  • Lifebooks: Creating a Treasure for the Adopted Child by Beth O'Malley

  • Voices from Another Place edited by Susan Seum-Cox

  • Twenty Things that Adopted Kids Wish Their Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge

  • Evan B. Donaldson Institute (2008) Finding Families for African-American Children: The Role of Race and Policy in Adoption Law  New York: Evan B. Donaldson Institute

  • The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, PhD and David Cross, PhD

  • Talking with Your Child About Adoption by Carol L. Demuth, LCSW, Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services

  • Developing Positive Racial and Cultural Identity by Joseph Crumbley, PhD, LCSW

  • Beneath the Mask by Debbie Riley and C.A.S.E.

  • The Adoption Life Cycle: The Children and Their Families through the Years by Elinor B. Rosenburg

  • Dim Sum, Bagels and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families by Myra Alperson

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