schooner_sailor@yahoo. | | com or Lauren Schilling @ laslts@optonline.net. if you would like to volunteer for this event) This committee plans, prepares and manages all aspects of FCC-LI’s Holiday Party. Date is set for December 14, 2008.
Volunteer Needs
 | | Invitations and Registration
|  | | Booking Entertainment
|  | | Food and Beverage
|  | | Site and Decorations
|  | | Set-up and break-down
|
Halloween Party Chairs: Jayne Hirsch, Kristen Hayes and Michele Mugavero ****(If you are interested in chairing this event, please let us know)
(Please contact Kristen@ kristenh@fccli.org, Jayne@ jayneh@fccli.org or Michele @ |
| | emilyhope7702@optonline.net if you would like to volunteer for this event)
Volunteer Needs
 | | Committee members to plan the event:
|  | | Invitations and Registration
|  | | Food and Beverage
|  | | Site and Decorations
|  | | Set-up and break-down
|  | | Volunteers are needed in ½ hour segments to work booths
| We need TONS of volunteers to pull this event off – we will be changing it a bit from last year, but |
| | this is a huge event to pull off and we can’t do it without volunteers! Please join us – it’s a lot of fun!
Adoption & Cultural Education Chairperson: Kristen Hayes (Please contact Kristen @ kristenh@fccli.org if you would like to join this committee) What the Committee Does Efforts are focused on providing FCC-LI members with educational opportunities in order to be aware of issues important in adoption parenting and other issues related to adoption, China or the Chinese-American experience. The committee selects and organizes adoption education programs, which are deemed to be appropriate in meeting the needs of chapter membership. The group also informs FCC-LI members about adoption education programs offered by other groups and organizations. Additionally, the committee provides information and organizes programs to assist members in learning about and experiencing Chinese culture. A goal of this committee is to have the Chinese-American community become more involved with FCC-LI. This group will also inform FCC-LI members about Chinese cultural events offered by other groups and organizations.
Past Events
 | | Adoptee Panel with Also-Known-As
|  | | Long Wait from Home Movie Series with Dr. Changfu Chang
| Upcoming Events
 | | Parenting Seminar with Dr. Amanda Baden
|  | | Another adoptee panel with Also-Known-As
|  | | China Blue Documentary
|  | | Chinese Cooking Classes
|  | | Cultural Mentor Programs in conjunction with the Youth Group
|
Volunteer Needs
 | | Committee members to plan and implement future events
|  | | Find out about adoption education programs that would be appropriate for our | | | membership
|  | | Initiating contact with Chinese American groups
|  | | Finding out about Chinese cultural events and sharing them with the membership
|
Youth Group Chairperson: Jayne Hirsch (Please contact Jayne @ jayneh@fccli.org to get more involved in Youth Group!) To provide social opportunities for FCC-LI in grades 3 and up to interact with kids in their own |
| | age group and foster lasting friendships, as well as creating and overseeing events for the older FCC-LI children. This group of wonderful kids also plans and works on their own fund raising efforts for orphanage assistance. A goal of this group is to introduce the children to older transracial adoptees for a mentor program. It is also our hope that the Youth Group kids of today will come back and volunteer as mentors when they are older.
Past Events Chocolate making, Chinese cooking, Movie nights, Game nights, Contra Dancing, Ice skating, Bowling & pool parties.
Volunteer Needs
 | | Committee members are always welcome to plan and implement future events.
|
Waiting Families Chairperson: Lori Halop (Please contact Lori @ lhalop@yahoo.com if you would like more information on Waiting |
| | Families and how you can become more involved) About Waiting Families This committee hosts events for FCC members who are paperchasing or DTC. In response to many waiting families and due to the longer waiting times for referrals, this group is closed to only those families that are waiting, or considering adopting from China.
Volunteer Needs
 | | Committee Members to identify and contact new waiting families.
|  | | Committee Members to bring in new ideas about what we do for waiting families
|
(NEW!) Special Needs & Older Child Adoption Support Group
Chairs: Vicki Van Nostrand & Lauren Schilling (Please contact Vicki @ v.vanno@gmail.com or Lauren@ laslts@optonline.net for more |
| | information)
About this group: As more families adopt special needs and older children, we want to provide support and information for these families. Additionally, this group will help families that are considering switching to special needs or older children adoption to make a decision that is right for them.
Playgroups Chairs: Vicki Brick (Suffolk County Gatherings) & Barbara Reetz (Nassau County Gatherings) (Please email Vicki @ toria619@yahoo.com or Barbara @ childofheaven@hotmail.com)
About the Playgroups Playgroups have formed throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties allowing parents and children to make friends and lasting relationships within the FCC-LI community. Events are scheduled at the discretion of the group. To date, these playdates have been informal events that are randomly planned at various locations around the Island. More “formal” events, such as the Bronx Zoo for FCC-LI members are being considered. Please join us!
Web Site & E-mail Service Webmaster: Danielle Gallagher (Please email Danielle @ info@fccli.org regarding the website or member emails) What the webmaster does: Our webmaster develops and maintains FCC-LI’s website. Our goal is to continue to develop our website and provide substantial resources to families pre- and post-adoption from China. The webmaster also designs and sends all the emails sent to the membership. Suggestions , artwork, photographs and relevant links are always welcome.
Homecoming Committee Chairperson: Joanne Nix (Please email Joanne @ limolady738@yahoo.com for more information on joining this committee)
What the Committee Does This committee meets at the homes of families on the day that families return home from China with their new children. They decorate the home with streamers, balloons, and signs. It’s a great way to say welcome home to the newest members of the FCC-LI families. Our Chairperson, Joanne Nix, emails committee members and lets them know of upcoming arrivals. Times are coordinated, as are who is bringing what.
Volunteer Needs We are always looking for new people to help with this committee, especially in Western Nassau and Eastern Suffolk. This is a great committee to join because it’s so flexible!
NEW! Membership Committee Chairs: Susan Ng and Michele Mugavero Please contact Susan @ keekela@aol.com or Michele @ emilyhope7702@optonline.net to volunteer for this committee What the committee does: This committee provides information to prospective members, and welcomes new persons / families joining FCC-LI.
Volunteer Needs Members to contact new and prospective members Discuss and initiate ways to welcome “newbies”
NEW! Communications Chairperson: Tina Christiansen (Please contact Tina @ tlc67_1985@yahoo.com to volunteer for this committee) What the Committee Does
This committee is responsible for public relations matters. Efforts focus on putting ads in various local newspapers and popular adoption publications about FCC-LI upcoming events. This committee is also responsible for handling the press releases for Chinese New Year, as well as contacting local news stations to publicize this event. A goal for this committee would also contact various adoption agencies to let them know about our organization.
Volunteer Needs We need people that will work in conjunction with Tina to contact area publications and adoption agencies.
NEW! Fund Raising Committee Chairs: Lori Halop and Tina Christiansen (Please contact Tina @ tlc_1985@yahoo.com or Lori@ lhalop@yahoo.com to volunteer for this committee) About this Committee This new committee will focus its efforts on developing and organizing events to help raise even more funds for orphanage assistance than we currently do now. This committee will also plan and organize an annual fund-raising event for FCC-LI so that we can bring more programs to our membership and have more flexibility when it comes to our budget for various events. Additionally, this committee will decide how to utilize the funds raised for orphaned children in China (surgeries, cleft palate bottles, education, fostering, etc.)
Upcoming Event The pavilion at the Amityville Beach was reserved for August 24th. The committee must meet and decide what type of event to hold (BBQ, Ice Cream Social, etc.) The committee will be in charge of overseeing all aspects of this event.
Volunteer Needs Committee members to plan events and come up with fundraising ideas, and decide how these funds will be dispersed Events will need volunteers from the planning stages, through set-up and clean-up
FCC-LI Newsletter Chairperson / Editor – Missy Kenny-Corron (Please contact Missy @ mkbookworks@hotmail.com if you would like to contribute to the Newsletter) Volunteer Needs We need people that are willing to write articles for the newsletter – can be anything about waiting, the adoption trip, coming home, bonding, etc. Did you have a great time at an event? Please write about it! It is our goal to have the newsletter come out quarterly.
|