Dear Changsha families,

You are warmly invited to a reunion jointly held by Hunan Provincial Adoption Center, Changsha No.1 Social Welfare Institute (SWI) and Bridge of Love Adoption Service (BLAS) in July 2009, through which the opportunity is provided for Changsha kids to visit their hometown and review the life they had in their first few years. We hope they will have a closer connection with China and their hometown, and get to know each other with the same heritage.

Various activities in different forms arranged includes a visit of the matching room at CCAA in Beijing, a calligraphy lesson at BLAS, a tour to the Great Wall and Summer Palace, and a visit to the Temple of Heaven to see local people doing morning exercises which is very interesting. Then fly to Changsha where you will stay for about four days, visit the old orphanage and the new one where you will meet the caretakers and hold babies. The orphanage staff and caregivers will be on hand to welcome and talk with the children and families, so children can learn what their first months or years in Changsha were like. And seeing village life is an important part of the reunion. We will arrange you spend half a day outside of the city in the beautiful countryside and eat lunch in a village. And a visit to a local school and a oceanarium will also be included.

It’ll be a special reunion for your kids. We are looking forward to making this “homecoming” a pleasant and memorable journey in your life.   

BLAS will do a complete travel plan. Please put this special event on your personal radar with a mental reminder that May 16^th will be the last day to register.