Announcement List for Updates

Hello to all of our Wonderful Families,

IAN is making changes to improve its ability to communicate information to its families through the use of an Announcement List. This is a list of families that would like to receive information from IAN when IAN sends out an important update that would require more than just a posting to Facebook, Twitter, or the IAN Blog. These updates will come directly to the email address that you provide.

If you would be interested in receiving these updates please sign up at the following link:

http://www.internationaladoptionnet.org/index.php/family-center-current-issues-a-updates/announcement-list-subscription

This link is located in the family center section of our IAN Website under Announcement List Subscription. Please be advised you can unsubscribe at any time at the same location.

IAN also does not share your information with outside sources. The purpose of this list will be to get important information to IAN families.

Thank you very much for your patience while IAN makes changes to its online presence in order to better serve its families.

Friendly Reminder

Hello To Our Wonderful Families,

This is just a friendly reminder email about our Annual Picnic:

IAN FAMILY PICNIC

Who: All current and former IAN families and their children.

Where: Belleview Park, 5001 S. Inca, Englewood, Colorado

When: Saturday, June 23, 2012 11 am until 1 pm

What: IAN will provide lunch, families can come and enjoy beautiful Belleview park and reconnect with other adoptive families.

... Please RSVP via email to:

IANFamilyPicnic2012@internationaladoptionnet.org

You must RSVP to ensure that we order a lunch for you. Please specify how many adults/children. Thank you!!

We look forward to seeing you there!

IAN External Media Site Closures

Hello to all our wonderful families. IAN has asked for feedback concerning online media and communication with its families online and how IAN can better serve its families and the response has been overwhelmingly there are too many sites, groups, blogs, etc…

IAN values the input of its families and therefore will be shutting down some of its online media in an effort to make receiving updates and online posts of information easier for families to keep track of.

IAN will be closing the following:

1.      IAN will be closing the Yahoo group as it is the least used media site for families and requires extra steps in order to become part of the group.

2.      IAN will be closing the external blog resource page (currently at URL http://blog.ianfamily.org) as it is not being used currently. If there is an interest in external blogs links this can be added to the family section of the IAN main site or on the blog resource page presently located at http://adoptian.blogspot.com

IAN will keep the following resources open:

1.      IAN Facebook page located at http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Adoption-Net/45346077991

2.      The IAN blog located at http://adoptian.blogspot.com/  (This will inherit the URL http://blog.ianfamily.org once the page using it is closed.)

3.      The Twitter feed located at http://twitter.com/#!/IANfamilies

It is IAN’s sincere wish to better serve its families with online access to information and recent posts to follow current information concerning families and international adoption.

Referral Acceptance

We have great news today, a referral acceptance! A wonderful family has accepted the referral of a beautiful baby girl! Congratulations to the happy family!

List movement is below:

 Infant girl: everyone after #8 move up 1 spot

Toddler girl: everyone after #3 move up 1 spot

 Family’s time on the waiting list: 1 year 8 months

More Waiting Kids

There are new waiting kids on the website!

Please help IAN find all of our waiting kids a “Forever Home!”

Thank you very much for helping these waiting kids they should not be forgotten!

2012 Summer Picnic

IAN FAMILY PICNIC

Who: All current and former IAN families and their children.

Where: Belleview Park, 5001 S. Inca, Englewood, Colorado

When: Saturday, June 23, 2012 11 am until 1 pm

What: IAN will provide lunch, families can come and enjoy beautiful Belleview park and reconnect with other adoptive families.

Please RSVP via email to:

IANFamilyPicnic2012@internationaladoptionnet.org

Referral Acceptance

We are happy to announce the referral acceptance of an adorable 8 month old little boy!!

Congratulations to the happy family!!

List movement is below:

Infant boy:  everyone after #4 moves up one spot

Family’s time on the wait list: 1 year 8 months