SUNDAY, JANUARY 13th, 2013
LET’S TALK ADOPTION Conference

Original Date November 3rd, 2012 - RESCHEDULED DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY

Join us for a full day of 36 workshops on pre- and post-adoptive issues at our 31st annual adoption conference at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center, in Piscataway, NJ. This conference is coordinated by Concerned Persons for Adoption and is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Interagency Adoption Counsel and Rutgers University School of Social Work, Institute for Families. Continuing Education Hours approved for social workers, licensed professional counselors, and school teachers

CPFA Adoption Book Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the book “Run” by Ann Patchett. Meeting held at Panera Bread, 187 Colombia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932. For directions: http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/panera-bread-florham-park-86743

Come celebrate your heritage!
Come celebrate your heritage with us! We come from many backgrounds through adoption and birth. This is an opportunity to teach our children about those traditions and for them to feel a sense of pride in their heritage. It’s also fun for children as well as adults to explore and taste the richness of other cultures. Bring a dish to share from your heritage, your child’s heritage, or both! Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. FREE to CPFA members. $10.00 per family for non-members. See website for location and details.  Click to download the flyer and information in how to register.

NEW!!! CPFA MINI CONFERENCE
Please join us for our second Annual CPFA “Mini Conference” that will feature topics that are sure to be of interest to many families, including workshops for prospective parents, adoptive parents and children ages 7 to teens. For information and registration, click here and for schedule at a glance click here.

To Register On-Line Please Click Here: https://fs17.formsite.com/cpfanj/Spring2013/secure_index.htm

CPFA membership is not required but is encouraged so we can continue to offer programs to our adoption community!

CPFA Adoption Book Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the book “The Wealth of Family: An Adopted Son’s International Quest for Heritage, Reunion, and Enrichment” by Thomas Brooks. Meeting held at Panera Bread, 187 Colombia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932. For directions: http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/panera-bread-florham-park-86743

14th Annual CPFA Golf Classic:
Held at Black Bear Golf Course in Franklin, NJ. This is the only fundraiser for CPFA; the cost of the event includes breakfast, door prizes, greens fees, and a great luncheon. For more information please contact Hugh O’Neill, Ways & Means Chairperson at (973) 722-0795.

CPFA Adoption Book Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the book “The Lost Daughters of China: Abandoned Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past” by Karen Evans. Meeting held at Panera Bread 187 Colombia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932. For directions: http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/panera-bread-florham-park-86743

Noon-Dusk CPFA Summer Family Picnic:
Come join our family of adoptive families for a fun afternoon in the sun and water at Sunrise Lake in Lewis Morris Park in Morristown. Please bring a picnic meal for your family, snacks, chairs, towels, beach toys and beach umbrella. Come play! Free for members. Small cost for non-members.

Halloween Party/Tween Bowling Party
Please bring a fall/Halloween themed snack or dessert to share. Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. Come in costume (Yes, adults consider dressing up!) FREE to CPFA members. At the same time, please join us for the Tween/Teen Bowling Party! Hanover Lanes, Route 10 East, Hannover, NJ. $10 per family for non-members.

CPFA Adoption Book Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the book “The Family of Adoption” by Joyce Maguire Pavao. Meeting held at Panera Bread, 187 Colombia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ 07932. For directions: http://www.menuism.com/restaurants/panera-bread-florham-park-86743

32nd Annual “Let’s Talk Adoption”sm Conference
Join us for a full day of 36 workshops on pre- and post-adoptive issues at our 30th annual adoption conference at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center, in Piscataway, NJ. This conference is coordinated by Concerned Persons for Adoption and is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Interagency Adoption Counsel and Rutgers University School of Social Work, Institute for Families. Continuing Education Hours approved for social workers, licensed professional counselors, and school teachers. Please check website for updates.

Holiday Party
Please join us for a fun party! $10 per family for non-members (free for members). Please bring a gift for your child (no more than $10.00 - $15.00 please) as well as a gift card for funds for us to purchase a gift card for a foster child within the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), formerly known as DYFS.