Hi "rainbow-ga", I saw you tryed to answer for the Question ID: 276820
. Have you found anything? I'm very interesting too about. I'll pay
100$ and rate you with 5 stars if you'll provide me too as soon you
can.
I need these links for my student projects. So the request it's
exactly as "co45se2de-ga" asked you.

Regards, Justin

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 20 Nov 2003 22:02 PST

Hi justintimberlacke,

The other customer never answered my clarification whether the sites I
gave him were what he was looking for. Now another researcher has it
locked.

As umiat-ga clarified in the previous question, it is very difficult
to find 20, let alone 50 links to articles like this. I will let you
know how many I am able to locate and perhaps you would want to
decrease the price for this question acordingly.

I will keep you posted of my progress.

Best regards,
rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by justintimberlacke-ga on 21 Nov 2003 00:28 PST

OK "rainbow-ga", I agree you, so let me know how many you're able to
locate. Please perusing through individual orphanage websites trying
to come up with
personal letters. These links will help my projects in social
assistance for children in orphanages.

Best regards, Justin

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 21 Nov 2003 02:01 PST

Just to clarify one more point: 

Am I correct in understanding that you only want stories written by
the orphans themselves? You do not require accounts written by the
parents who have adopted an orphan.

rainbow~

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 21 Nov 2003 02:23 PST

Sorry, one more question.
Do stories written by people in the orphanages *about* individual
orphans suit your purpose? Thanks.
rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by justintimberlacke-ga on 21 Nov 2003 10:09 PST

Hi "rainbow-ga". Yes I want only stories written by the orphans
themselves, it's very important to me this fact. It's o.k. if you'll
find 20-30 links.

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Clarification of Question by justintimberlacke-ga on 21 Nov 2003 10:27 PST

I will pay an extra 80$ if you'll provide me also information about if
November 1st it's the International Orphan Children's Day, and please
provide me some information to certify this. Regards, justin

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 22 Nov 2003 15:11 PST

Hi Justin,

I would like to let you know of the result of my research and you can
then decide how you would like to proceed with this question.

This has been a very difficult research as I'm sure you are aware. For
the past two days of searching for the requested material, I have only
been able to locate the following information:


12 links of stories written by orphans about themselves. (4 of these
were found on the same website).

5 orphans writing about their adoption (all on the same website).

5 letters written by orphans to their sponsors. (all on the same website)

4 interviews by orphans (all on the same website)

A series of letters written by orphan children. (8-10 total, also all
from the same website)


In addition to searching with search engines, I have gone through
various directories of orphanages searching each orphanage for links
to stories. Unfortunately, the information you are seeking is
extremely limited.

Additionally, I have found no occasion specifically named
"International Orphan Children's Day."

Please let me know your views on the above.

Best regards,
rainbow~

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Clarification of Question by justintimberlacke-ga on 23 Nov 2003 10:37 PST

Well... it's a bad situation... too few articles and information
found. Anyway post all you founded and I'll see how can I find more
than.
About the price listed for both questions... I'll keep it even if is
too much for what you founded. Please insist looking for
"International Orphan Children's Day.", it's very important for me. I
think it's almost impossible to find anything about.

Anyway... post the links you founded and keep looking for
"International Orphan Children's Day." , so when you found anything
please let me know.

Best regards, JT

Hi Justin,

The following is the result of my research for links for stories,
letters or personal accounts written by orphans.


**STORIES**

Legends & Legacies: Monty in Texas 
http://www.legends.ca/orphanages/orphans_speak/monty.html


Legends & Legacies: Roland from MA
http://www.legends.ca/orphanages/orphans_speak/roland.html


Legends & Legacies: Kathleen in Chicago
http://www.legends.ca/orphanages/orphans_speak/kathleen.html


Legends & Legacies: Tim in Ohio 
http://www.legends.ca/orphanages/orphans_speak/tim.html


The Oxford Orphanage: Stacey and Stephanie Williams
http://www.ibiblio.org/orphanage/interviews/twins.html


Hand of Help: Nicoleta's Story
http://www.handofhelp.org/testimon.htm


StoryTellers Challenge: The Story of My Life
http://www.storytellerschallenge.com/STTruth/ttf034.asp


Arms of Love: A Conversation with Javier
http://www.armsoflove.org/what_histories.htm


The Sad Orphan: Orphan Survival Stories 
http://www.geocities.com/trampolineone/survive/noframe


Holt International Children's Services: Being an Orphan
http://www.holtintl.org/duvall.shtml


C-bers Services: Quest For An Identity
http://www.cberss.org/ex-press_printable.asp?NewsletterID=25


Concetta's Corner: Suzanne
http://www.concettacorner.com/Suzanne.html


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**ORHANS' ADOPTION STORIES**

The Leve Family Genealogy: Scattered Memories - Kim's Story
http://www.100megsfree3.com/levgen/kim.html


The Leve Family Genealogy: Lee's Story
http://www.100megsfree3.com/levgen/beglees.html


The Leve Family Genealogy: Cyndy's Story
http://www.100megsfree3.com/levgen/cynsstory.html


The Leve Family Genealogy: Mary Woodard's Adoption Story
http://www.100megsfree3.com/levgen/maryw.html


The Leve Family Genealogy: My Adoption Story
http://www.100megsfree3.com/levgen/adpotstory.html


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**A SERIES OF LETTERS WRITTEN BY ORPHAN CHILDREN**

Yunona: Orphans: Letters
http://www.yunona.org/letters.htm


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**FIVE LETTERS FROM ORPHANS TO THEIR SPONSORS**

Project Zawadi: Our Students
http://www.projectzawadi.org/PZ%20Students.htm#BOARDING%20SCHOOL%20STUDENTS


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**FOUR INTERVIEWS**

Sri Premananda : THIS IS MY STORY 
http://www.sripremananda.org/English_Home/The_Children/ourchildrenmystory.html


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Some directories of orphanages used for research:

Orphanage.org
http://www.orphanage.org/

Yunona
http://www.yunona.org/orphans.htm

God?s Kids
http://www.godskids.org/public/orphanages.html


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Below are the results of my research for ?International Orphan Children's Day?.

Apparently, there is a day for orphans on November 1st. However, the
day is called ?World Orphan Achievement Day?.

?A number of organizations and individuals dedicated to caring for
orphans have teamed up to declare November 1st World Orphan
Achievement Day with the purpose of highlighting the accomplishments
of orphans worldwide. The date was chosen in order to coordinate with
Adoption Awareness Month which has long been celebrated in November.
Highlighting the achievements of orphans will create role model
experiences for today?s orphaned children, giving them something to
reach for themselves and spreading the message that being an orphan
doesn't have to be an impediment to a successful life??
(?)
?For those of us who spent time in an orphanage or foster home as a
child, it is time to be proud of our accomplishments in life despite
the loss of family as a child. It is important to celebrate what we
have done with our lives afterwards and we should be proud of how far
we have come??

Sal's Book
http://www.salsbook.com/achievers/


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Another interesting find:

?The Pacific Rim Institute For Development & Education is a (501-C3)
tax-exempt, charitable, non governmental organization accredited by
the United Nations. PRIDE is working to establish and "International
Orphan's Day" on behalf of the abandoned children and orphans the
world over, who have no rights and no voice. This resolution was to
186 government representatives at the Fourth UN conference in Beijing
in September, 1995.?

However nothing further seems to have been done about it. More about
it can be found at their website.

PRIDE
http://www.pridengo.org/helpthechildren/


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National Adoption Awareness Month also falls in November.

?National Adoption Week was proclaimed in Massachusetts in 1976. The
number of states declaring a special week to recognize adoption
gradually increased. This led to the inception of National Adoption
Month in 1990. The purpose of National Adoption Month is to focus
attention on the increasing numbers of children in the child welfare
system waiting to be adopted??

Adoption.com
http://national-adoption-month.adoption.com/


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-The History of Adoption Month- 

?Formalized, time-specific adoption awareness campaigns originated
more than 20 years ago. In May 1976, Massachusetts Governor Michael
Dukakis issued the first state Adoption Week proclamation, and
President Ford then officially proclaimed the week in a letter to the
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) conference held
later that year. As years went on, Adoption Week came to be observed
during the week of Thanksgiving in November??

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
http://www.nacac.org/resources%5Fadoptionmonth.html


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-National Adoption Day-

?On Saturday, November 22, an unprecedented number of courts across
the country will open their doors to finalize the adoptions of
thousands of children from foster care and to celebrate all families
who adopt??
?National Adoption Day brings hundreds of volunteer lawyers, foster
care professionals, child advocates and local judges together on one
special day to expedite the adoption process and give children in
foster care the permanent, loving families they deserve??

National Adoption Day
http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/index.asp


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?CCAI is proud to be a founding partner of National Adoption Day. On
the Saturday before Thanksgiving, in courtrooms across the country;
lawyers, social workers, officials, parents, and children come
together to finalize adoptions out of foster care, and to celebrate
all adoptive families.?

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)
http://www.ccainstitute.org/adoption_day.php


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-The United Kingdom celebrates National Adoption Week from November 3rd to 9th-

?National Adoption Week is now in its seventh year. It was initiated
by BAAF Adoption & Fostering in 1997 and, since then, each year has
presented an opportunity to raise awareness about adoption and
highlight the need for more adopters.?

National Adoption Week
http://www.nationaladoptionweek.org/


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Search criteria:
?orphan children? stories
websites ?orphan children's? stories
orphan stories
orphan ?personal account?
orphan stories OR letters 
orphan ?my story?
orphan OR orphan's story orphanage
orphan OR orphan's story OR stories orphanage
orphan OR orphan's ?personal story?
?International Orphan Children's Day?
?Orphan Children's Day?
?Orphan Day?
?Orphan * Day?
?* Orphan Day?


I hope the information I have provided is helpful. If you have any
questions regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask and I will
further assist you.

Best regards,
rainbow-ga

Thank you for answer... it's very useful. Best regards, JustinT