Inaugural Edition

InterDoptee News

Published Quarterly Volume 1 Issue 1 September 25, 2005

In this Issue:

Inaugural Newsletter Kicks Off

Three Point Contest to be held Feb. at TMSL

Meet the Board of Directors

InterDoptee's Adoptee Database Begins

Inaugural Newsletter Kicks Off

Welcome to the inaugural edition of InterDoptee News. InterDoptee is a charitable organization that was founded by adult Korean adoptees who desired to address the academic and professional needs of the international adoptee community. Over the past 30 years, more than 250,000 children around the world have been adopted to parents living in the United States. Sixty-four percent of adoptees are girls and many come from China, Russia, South Korea, Guatemala, Ukraine, Vietnam and Kazakhstan. Every adoption is unique, but many adoptees share similar experiences in relation to identity formation, birth and adoptive family relations, misperceptions by the community at large, and balancing a dual reality.

Thanks to the efforts of adoptive parents, birth families, adoptees and adoption professionals, numerous support groups and social organizations have been established to represent all sides of the adoption triad (birth family, adoptive parents, adotees). InterDoptee recognizes and supports the invaluable work these individuals do to form a caring network that looks after the adoption population. What InterDoptee does is raise public awareness of adoptee needs through fundraisers and charity events. The money raised provides scholarships to adoptees hoping to achieve their academic or professional goals.

InterDoptee will send quarterly updates via e-mail or electronic newsletter. You may visit at our web site at anytime to learn more about the organization or find out the latest happenings within the organization. www.orgsites.com/tx/interdoptee If you know an internationally adopted person who would also like to be included on our listserv, please forward this newsletter and have him or her reply to us at and type “subscribe” in the subject line.

We are very excited about this upcoming year’s events. It would be an honor if you considered participating in the organization. We appreciate your support.

Three Point Contest to be held Feb. 16 at TMSL

InterDoptee has tentatively set a date for the three point contest. It will be held at the recreation center on the campus of Texas Southern University. Everyone is welcome to participate. The winner who makes the most three point shots will win a $50 gift certificate to Academy Sports and Outdoors. The money raised will be applied to the scholarship fund. Anyone interested in attending should meet at the gymnasium at 10:00 a.m., on Feb. 16th. Registration is $5. For more information, please e-mail us at .

Meet the Board of Directors

Max Stockbridge Missy Stockbridge

President Vice-President

Hometown: Houston, TX Hometown: Arden Hills, MN

Ben Gregory Robert Bland Cari Brownlee Director of Planning Director of Budget Director of Public

And Development And Finance Relations

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA Hometown: Gonzales, TX Hometown: Pasadena, TX

InterDoptee is proud to introduce the board for the 2005-2006 fundraising year. Each member was recruited for his or her unique talents along with his or her strong leadership and executive decision making skills. The diversity of the board maximizes the opportunities to raise the awareness of the organization in the public eye. If you would like to introduce yourself to any member, write to and he or she will reply to you directly.

InterDoptee's Adoptee Database Begins

If you are an internationally adoptee, we would like to get to know you better. Please take a moment to fill out a survey introducing yourself. Periodically, we will inform you of special events and activities that specifically involved the international adoptee community. We also welcome any news or events that are happening in your area that you would like to share with other adoptees. We are looking for adoptees from all areas of the world.

If you know of anyone who would like to be added to our list, please pass this newsletter on or send us his/her information. We would be glad to have their participation.

Contact us

InterDoptee is located in Houston. If you would like to mail us a letter, please write to:

977 Bunker Hill Road, #118

Houston, TX 77024

You may also e-mail us at . Or go to our web site at www.orgsites.com/tx/interdoptee to find out more information about us.

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