And providing a public service posting for once. Something that you may actually find useful.
Three announcements, in fact. Betcha wasn't expecting this, eh?
1. Adoption Air Travel
The website for Travel On is www.tvlon.com. From the Home Page go to International Travel and then to the part about Airfaires for Adoption.
As a Global Voice for Change, Kidsave Makes Miracles Happen for Children the World has Forgotten Special Airfares for Adopting Families Travel-On, the worldwide official travel agency for KidSave International, announced today (January 1, 2007) that it has extended the travel dates on the adoption airfare contracts with Delta, United, and Lufthansa Airlines for adopting families traveling to worldwide destinations. Austrian Airlines has been added to the list of airlines offering special airfares.The specially negotiated contracts offer airfares as low as 70% off the normal, unrestricted, published round trip airfares for adult travel, and 50% off the adult airfare for adopted children returning with their new parents and other family members to the U.S. The airfares are available from all U.S cities served by Delta, United, Austrian and Lufthansa Airlines.These adoption fares are available only through Travel-On for all valid adoption-related travel associated with any adoption agency. Airfare Specifications: Travel period - Valid until December 31, 2007
Day of Week Application: EVERYDAY
Advances Purchase Requirement: NONE
Change Penalties: NONE
Refundable: YES with NO PENALTY
Open Return Dates: YES
Minimum Stay: NONE
Restricted Inventory: NO
Tel: 240-387-4033 or 877-657-4772
Email: intl@tvlon.com
9000 Virginia Manor Road, Suite 201, Beltsville, MD 20705
2. Adoption Family Portraits
Thanks to Tami, I learned of CelebratingAdoption.org. It's a co-op of professional photographers around the country that will take a family portrait for you free of charge once you have brought your bundle of joy home.
3. Adoption Grants, Loans and Other Shi.. er, Stuff
Here's a list of quite a few organizations that provide adoption grants. With the grants, there's no payback. Woohoo! EDIT: okay I just went through the list. Those fuc.. um, fools .. mainly provide grants to married couples. Married straight couples. Married straight Christian couples. Whatevs. You can just assume the 90% of you guys don't qualify for 80% of the grants. http://www.angelfire.com/journal/adoptionhelp/adopthelp.html#GRANTS
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I expect you to update this in 2008 for those of us traveling in 2008! ;-)
As far as the travel I have talked to others who tried to use Delta for their travel..... Not to good, they raise the fares to discount them and also want you to fly stand by.....
We just had our pictures done by the local Celebrating adoptions photo and they turned out great.
Thanks Tasha! Alas that is true about the grants!
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