Last weekend we went to Mehaber / True Colours Camp. Some of our friends from Nelson organized this great little camp near Needles, BC, at Whatshan Lake.
There were only 12 families in a smaller private campground, so it was just nice. We could let the kids bike around like crazy without having to watch them [...]
Our Okanagan Families With Children From Africa group had our second Happy Hair Hour last week - what fun! Thanks so much to N for hosting. There were 7 of us ladies… most with kids from Ethiopia and Swaziland, and one Ethiopian lady. The agenda - eat baked camembert, drink wine, be merry, and talk [...]
We had a great time last weekend at our annual winter get-together up in Lavington, with all our friends from Okanagan Families With Children From Africa. Above is a picture of SOME of our collective kids - there were quite a few more.
Here’s a little video to show you a bit what it is like when [...]
This weekend we got together with a bunch of other families who
have children adopted from AfricaÂ
are somewhere in the adoption process
have African cultural heritage
Our group is called Okanagan Families with Children from Africa. We formed… when was that? two years ago now? wow! and have been growing ever since. This potluck get together had over [...]
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Yesterday we got together with several families from up and down the Okanagan valley for a family potluck in Lavington. It was our winter gethering for Okanagan Families With Chidlren From Africa. It was really nice event - I love potlucks - they are so simple, and you get to try all these different foods…
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Our group, Okanagan Families With Children From Africa, met this past Saturday for a family picnic in Lake Country. It was really nice to see one of our original members with her daughter home (only 10 days after arriving in Canada!) We also had some new members join us: a couple who are just starting the process to adopt [...]
Our group, Okanagan Families With Children From Africa, is getting together in May. If you are in the neighborhood, maybe you can join us!
Sunday, May 18th - Westbank
Okanagan Families With Children From Africa FAMILY POTLUCK
We’ll BBQ at Laura and Brent’s house and there is a lot of room for the kids to play inside and [...]
Hope you enjoy - there was a lot of screaming and excitement at our gathering, so it’s a good thing the music plays over the video, let me tell you! But seriously, we had such a great time. We had families come from Kelowna, Vernon, Westbank and even Langley! Thank you everyone for coming! Our group [...]
Saturday, January 26, 2008 - Kelowna
Timkat Celebration
5pm-8pm, Reid Hall, Benvoulin Heritage Park, 2279 Benvoulin Road, Kelowna
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This gathering of the Okanagan Families With Children From Africa will celebrate the biggest festival of the Ethiopian calendar. We’ll include all the secular parts of the Orthodox celebration, including eating great Ethiopian food and listening to Ethio music. Dancing and frolicking [...]
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It was a great time this afternoon in Osprey Park… we had several families show up for our first ever Okanagan Families With Children From Africa gathering.Â
You can see lots more pictures here, on the OK FCA website.
Keep tuned for our next gathering, a couple months from now:-)
Our first get-together for the Okanagan Chapter of Families With Children From Africa! How exciting!!
Saturday, October 27th, noon - Kelowna
OKFCA Family Potluck BBQ in Osprey Park
Bring your outside toys -there is a playground and ball dimond with lots of room for games at Osprey Park on the corner of Osprey and Richter (enter off Pandosy Street) [...]
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