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July 2019 |
Exciting news & announcements from
Sierra Association of Foster Families |
SAFF goes to the Baseball Game
SAFF is going to ACES BASEBALL and you are invited!
SAFF AND THE NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE are sponsoring an ACES BASEBALL game for 200 of us! Foster families, Adoptive families, Birth parents and Birth grandparents, Social Workers, Tutors, all of the SAFF family! Sunday, August 4th - 1:00 at Aces Baseball Stadium, Greater Nevada Field in Reno.
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When
Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM PDT Add to Calendar Where Greater Nevada Field 250 Evans Ave Reno, NV 89501 
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Contact Chrissi Barnett Sierra Association of Foster Families chrissi.saff@gmail.com |
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When:
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT Add to Calendar Where: Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum 490 S. Center Street Reno, NV 89501 
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Greetings!
SAFF has been granted a wonderful opportunity! FREE Entry into The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum! All Foster Kids & Teens, all Foster Parents & Grandparents, all Foster Siblings, all Bio Parents & Bio Siblings, all Social Workers are ALL invited. On July 17, 2019 - 5 to 8 pm, we are going to the museum for free. Get more information Register Now! I can't make it |
Here's an opportunity from our friends
at Community Foundation.
COMBINING COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
WITH COLORING ACTIVITIES WITH SIMPLE STORIES...
CHILDREN (+parents, grandparents, and teen siblings)...
CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL
AND INSPIRATIONAL CREATIVITY
CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL
AND INSPIRATIONAL CREATIVITY
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Three of our projects in development are THE COLORING BOOK DELIVERY TRAIN which presents stories, illustrations, and black/white drawings the kids can color on the environment, safety, history, friendships, and family relationships.
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and... THE JOURNEY OF NEVADA'S DISPLACED CHILDREN tells the story - by which children can color - of Nevada's orphanage and foster care system since 1863 when President Lincoln gave a group of Irish nuns in Virginia City a 5 dollar bill to help the 400 orphans of miners.
and THE POWER BOX - children of all ages participate in events decorating large cardboard projects with photographs, drawings, and other art work depicting what and whom helps them to be strong, compassionate, healthy, loving, hopeful, and successful)
CLICK on photos to enlarge
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Bringing Families Togetherby JACKIE SHELTON
April 10, 2019 21:40pm Joseph Galata grew up in the woods outside of Pennsylvania in sheer poverty, but he says his family gave him three things: a sense of identity, a sense of belonging and unconditional love. It is these three things he has spent most of his life sharing with other people, as a single father of three grown children, grandfather to two (with one on the way), a university faculty member, a representative to the NGO Social-Economic Council of the United Nations, a television and radio journalist, an arts and media education specialist, a grief counselor, an international keynote speaker and a seminar facilitator. For the last 10 years, his focus has been on the Sierra Association of Foster Families (SAFF), where he serves as the executive director. The mission of SAFF is to use education to help people thrive — children and teens in foster care, but their birth and foster parents as well. |
SAFF’s Power Box Day was so much fun with all the kids and foster- adoptive parents!
We decorated cardboard boxes with photos and drawings of what makes each of us feel mentally, physically, emotionally powerful! A nutritionist taught us how to prepare a fruit and salad lunch with no sugar deserts. We had a blast!!!!
We decorated cardboard boxes with photos and drawings of what makes each of us feel mentally, physically, emotionally powerful! A nutritionist taught us how to prepare a fruit and salad lunch with no sugar deserts. We had a blast!!!!
ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:
EXCERPTS FROM JOSEPH'S SOLO THEATRE SHOWS
MUSIC COMPOSED BY MANO
MANO is a composer of Flamenco, Persian, and other types of music - always weaving throughout his music the energies of love, hope, and compassion even within times of difficulty.
Joseph’s performance about a grandpa with Alzheimer’s and his grandson was made possible by generous funding from the Nevada State Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts
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This just in! CLICK to HEAR:
The Power Box Voices of the Past
This audio recording - performed by professional actors - presents the voices of four Jewish Nevada heroes and heroines in the state's past who have made significant contributions to humanity.
Albert Michelson - the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for measuring the speed of light
Felice Cohen - Nevada's first female lawyer and who was responsible for the 1914 amendment to the Nevada Constitution giving women the right to vote
Jacob Davis - the designer of blue jeans
Pauline Bergenstein - with her husband developed and reform Nevada's medical laws
We produced this program to help children and teens refrain from developing anti-Semitic beliefs and behaviors as well as empowering youths to stand firm with the Defiant Power of the Human Spirit when bullied.
The comic panels that can be found on the website also tell these four characters stories - in comic drawings - a wonderful educational tool.
Albert Michelson - the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for measuring the speed of light
Felice Cohen - Nevada's first female lawyer and who was responsible for the 1914 amendment to the Nevada Constitution giving women the right to vote
Jacob Davis - the designer of blue jeans
Pauline Bergenstein - with her husband developed and reform Nevada's medical laws
We produced this program to help children and teens refrain from developing anti-Semitic beliefs and behaviors as well as empowering youths to stand firm with the Defiant Power of the Human Spirit when bullied.
The comic panels that can be found on the website also tell these four characters stories - in comic drawings - a wonderful educational tool.
AmazonSmile Foundation
Remember, SAFF is a 501c3 non profit organization, which means financial donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law! We thank our funders and donors who help to keep our programs growing in success.
Amazon Smile is a wonderful way to donate. Log on and find out more! SAFF receives no federal funding and relies solely on your generosity and caring.
Amazon Smile is a wonderful way to donate. Log on and find out more! SAFF receives no federal funding and relies solely on your generosity and caring.
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