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Here you will find tips for planning a National Adoption Day event in your community, involving your local government, and working with the media, as well as template materials and branding tools to help make your National Adoption Day celebration a success. Still looking for other ways to support National Adoption Day? Click here.

Register Your Event

Please remember to register your National Adoption Day event. By registering your event, you are eligible to receive a complimentary banner and a discounted teddy bear from Fiesta Toy® for each child being adopted at your event. In addition, you can purchase National Adoption Day themed merchandise such as balloons, mugs, pens, etc. for your event.

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Getting Organized

Planning and organization is key to the success of your National Adoption Day events. For great ideas and action steps for who should be doing what when, check out the How You Can Begin Planning Tips and National Adoption Day Planning Timeline for Success.

Involving Your Community

Encourage local businesses, faith organizations and other community organizations to become involved by inviting them to attend your local events and/or donate materials or staff time.

Involving Your Elected Government Officals

Don’t forget to ask your members of Congress, governor, state legislators, mayor, and city council to show their support by issuing a proclamation or resolution, writing a press release or op ed, posting on their social media sites, or attending your event to give a speech to recognize National Adoption Day. It’s easy. Send the below letter from constituents to your elected government official. The letter can be customized to include information about your local event and other resources for how elected officials can participate in National Adoption Day efforts.

Please be sure to direct the elected official's press staff to the Congressional Coalition Adoption Institute's National Adoption Day Resource Center for samples from other elected officials and templates of how they can participate.

For more information about how elected officials can participate in National Adoption Day, please contact Emily Collins at 202-544-8500 or emily@ccainstitute.org.

Working with the Media

Spreading awareness of National Adoption Day through positive media coverage is vital to the success and growth of the event. The Guide to Working with the Media is your how-to resource to successfully work with your local media.

Utilizing Spokespeople

Adoption can change a family’s life. For a family, sharing their inspiring and positive experience of adopting a child is a powerful way to help people understand the life changing experience of foster care adoption. To attract both the media and potential adoptive parents to your event and/or to cover the issue, find a variety of family and community spokespeople to speak at your event.

Technical Assistance PowerPoint

In two short PowerPoint presentations, these slides run through the basics of involving local businesses, event planning, and media outreach leading up to and around your National Adoption Day event.

Logos

These logos may be used on event materials and other pieces for your National Adoption Day activities. You can change the size of these logos; however, the dimensions, coloring and shading may not be altered. User tip: To keep dimensions locked, hold down “Shift” when you click and drag on the logo to change the size.

Website Tools

Placing a National Adoption Day Web banner on your website is a great way to share the news with your organization or community. Please link to www.nationaladoptionday.org.

Additional Branded Resources

Fact Sheets

Audio News Release

  • Listen to the 2010 audio news release.

  • Listen to the 2011 audio news release.

National Adoption Day Song, Rise and Shine

  • Listen to the song composed by Jim Barfield in support of National Adoption Day. Feel free to play or perform the song at your local event celebration.
  • Read the song lyrics

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