ABQ - TEEN NIGHT (13 to 19)

BROOM HOCKEY & Pizza

Friday, July 31st

Outpost Ice Areana in ABQ

9530 Tramway Blvd. NE... 856-7595

6 to 8:30 pm

Call Monica by Wed. to reserve your space... 235-7261

Family Fun Appreciation Night

A Fun Activity for the Whole Family

Please join us on July 28, 2009 For Appreciation Celebration For
Adoptive and Foster Families

WHAT
FREE !!!!!!!!! Family event at Active Fun Golf & Go Karts Center;
Providing Mini Golf, Go Karts & food

DATE/TIME:
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm

WHERE:
Active Fun Golf & Go-Karts: 220 Glacier Drive, Alamogordo
Across the street from Sonic Please sign in when you arrive.

WHO’S INVITED
Adoptive and families in New Mexico Licensed CYFD Otero County Foster Families

Limited space available

For questions or to register please call Kristi @ 505-803-3424 or 575-491-2448

FAMILY POOL PARTY & PICNIC in ABQ

This Sunday, July 26th, 5 to 8 pm
RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY TODAY (the 23rd) by 1:30 pm
Call Monica with names of all adults and how many children @ 235-7261

Party is at Kirtland Airforce Base, Come in @ Wyoming Gate
We provide Life Guards, Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Sodas, and Water.
Pls bring a side dish or dessert to share
(there is also sand volley ball and a playground)

Website Change!!!!

Please add www.nmfiestaproject.org to your favorites...This blog will soon become a forum for discussion and all events will be listed on the new website.

FARMINGTON EVENTS

1. Friday, July 24th @ CYF office, 6:30 to 8:30 Pre-Adoption & Adoption SUPPORT GROUP (child care provided)
2. Saturday, July 25th @ Sycamore Community Center, 10-2 "The Dance of Attachment" with Traci Tippett (child care & lunch provided) RSVP to Wendy Mangum; Family Contact @ 505-803-3160

Call Wendy Mangum with any questions or concerns 505-803-3160

FAMILY POOL PARTY

Sunday, July 26th, 5 to 8 pm

FAMILY POOL PARTY

(Kirtland Airfoce Base)

We'll provide hotdogs, burgers, sodas & water.

Pls bring a side dish or dessert to share.

RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST!!!

Pls call Monica by Thursday, July 23rd @ 505-235-7261.

Names have to be given previous to party to get everyone on the base.

Pool is by officers club. Outdoor pool, Sand volley ball and Playground.

TWEEN NIGHT (6 TO 12 years old)

Wednesday, July 22nd, 6 to 7:30 pm @ La Familia

TWEEN NIGHT!!!

Jewelry Making/ Come meet new friends!

Chips and Dip provided.

One parent per family is requested to be there.

Pls call Sue or Gayle, Donna, or Monica for questions.

RSVP not required, but recommended, 235-7261

Lifebook Training!

FRIDAY NIGHT TEEN NIGHT

Hinkle Family Fun Center

This Friday Night, June 26th

Teens 13 to 18 years old

Call Gayle and Sue, if intersted...

1-877-380-3597

This weekend in Farmington

This Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27th:

Friday at the CYFD office in Farmington, 6:30 - 8:30 GANG ISSUES IN FARMINGTON AND INTERVENTION..free childcare...

Saturday: From 10AM to Noon, at Civitan North Park, Family Picnic, food and drinks provided...please bring own chairs or blankets..Please RSVP to Monica at 505-235-7261.

GALLUP PICNIC

Friday, June 19th, 6 to 8 pm

Romero Park in Gallup

(8th Street and Logan Ave.)

Dinner, Water, and Soda Provided - You bring lawn chairs or a blanket

Gallup Families, we want to meet you, your children, and hear what you are needing!

Contact Sheila if you able to come... bpkruis@yahoo.com

We Hope To See You There!

For all you FACEBOOKERS out there!!!

ABQ Nurtured Heart

A new Facebook Group we started in response to the wonderful Nurtured Heart training we had on Saturday, June 6th ... Please join in for discussion and thoughts and updates on further opportunities for training. Go to Facebook and search for "ABQ Nurtured Heart".

INTENTIONAL RE-PARENTING training

ROSWELL. NM @ the CYF Office

1 to 5 pm

Dinner & Child Care Provided

Please call Yvonne Saiz to reserve your space!

505-550-5160

DD Waiver Training

This training will be held at the La Familia, Inc. office suite 201 on Tuesday, July 28 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Please RSVP to Erika Tode (505) 766-9361 if you will be attending. This training will be a general overview of the DD Waiver program, discussing topics such as who is eligible and applying, time frames, and services offered. If you have any specific questions that you would like addressed, please let me know so that I can forward that information to the trainers.

TEEN PIZZA NIGHT - ABQ

OLD TOWN PIZZA

108 Rio Grande NWAlbuquerque, NM 87104

(505) 999-1949

This Friday Night, May 29th
5 to 7 pm/ 13 to 18 years old

Come join us for pizza, soda, and meet other teens who have been

adopted or live in adoption families.
Parents, the ABQ Family Contacts will be there to facilitate and serve lots of pizza! All we need from you are contact numbers.

Go enjoy a dinner out or a walk around Old Towne

RSVP, not required, but prefered!

Feel free to call us if you have any questions or comments:

1-877-380-3597, 1-877-696-2502, or 1-877-380-3595

Saturday Night Bingo.

Bingo Night!!! We will be holding Bingo night for all adoptive families on Saturday, May 9th, starting at 5pm..and running to 9pm. This is for the entire family, not just the parents...a nice, clean night out. We will be serving Frito Pies and Hot Dogs for the kids, lots of fun, and prizes too!! Location is:

The Art Center Design College
5000 Marble NE...
if you get lost call Sue at 550-9314. See you there!!! Come and mingle with other adoptive families who share your journey. 2 blocks west of San Mateo and 1 block north of Lomas.

Special thanks to Toni for letting me know there was no time posted.

Free Family Fishing Clinic in Santa Fe

FREE FAMILY FISHING CLINIC
ALTO PARK-SANTA FE,NM

On Saturday May 30th NM Game and Fish along with Santa Fe Watershed Association is sponsoring a Free Family Fishing Clinic
This is a clinic to familiarize everyone with fishing gear, bait, and tackle.
I will be at this event representing FIESTA.
I need to have families that are interested to please call me or message me via e-mail. I can then plan accordingly for food.
This clinic is to get everyone ready for the Fishing Derby and River Festival on
June 6, 2009
Also look online at www.santafewatershed.org for more information.
Thank you for all your hard work!! Now,it's time to play!!
Tim Martinez-505 470-6941/ tim.martinez@la-familia-inc.org

Santa Fe Meet and Greet

Santa Fe Meet and Greet Scheduled!!
If you cant make it to the meet and greet in Farmington...
Well, you are most graciously invited to Santa Fe ,NM!!
on
Sunday, May 17th
Wild Oats Community Center
4:00-7:00pm
Corner of Cordova and St. Francis Drive(behind Wild Oats!)
The meet and greet will be a great starting point to build strong relationships with other people and families in our community.
There will be food and drink for all who attend.
There will be no formal childcare, but please bring all your kiddos!
Bring all of your ideas too!
If you have any questions, please call 1-877-683-1079 or
e-mail me: tim.martinez@la-familia-inc.org

FARMINGTON AREA - Meet N' Greet

Saturday, May 2nd

3 to 5 pm

@ the CYF office in Farmington

MEET N' GREET

Come find out what the FIESTA Project is all about!

Bring the ENTIRE family and meet other Adoption Families.

We want to hear from you and what you are needing.

Call Monica, with any questions or comments @ 505-235-7261

Hair Care Training....Albuquerque....4/19