14th annual RegDay

The 14th Annual RegDay is November 8, 2008

What is RegDay?

Adoption Registration Day (RegDay) is an annual
one day event to increase public awareness of the
International Soundex Reunion Registry; a free
humanitarian service better known as ISRR. ISRR
is a non-profit mutual consent registry
established in 1975 dedicated to reuniting adult
family members separated by adoption, divorce,
foster care, or other dislocation.

But RegDay is so much more than that. RegDay is
a day where members of the adoption triad
(adoptees, adoptive parents and birthparents) set
up tables in public locations and meet face to
face other members of the triad and the public in
general, sharing their stories and
information. It’s a day to encourage those
touched by adoption, and let them know they are
not alone. RegDay is a day to meet others in
the triad and form a search and/or support group
in your local area, or to welcome them into a
group that already exists. Remember when you
first started being involved in adoption issues,
wasn’t it important, or just nice, to meet in
person others who had been there or were going
through the same thing. The internet is a great
search and support resource, but so much of that
personal contact is missing. RegDay gives us an opportunity to get that back.

RegDay is also a day to tell someone about that
special adoption related book that helped you so
much. It’s a day to provide resources from
internet links to national organizations. It’s
also a day to provide information about adoption
reform that is still needed in so many states,
and a way to connect with others who also see
that need. RegDay can be a social event,
hanging out with members of your support group at
the same time providing a valuable service, or
becoming friends with other volunteers that you
just met. The friendships you build on RegDay
can last a lifetime…. Volunteer Now!!

To learn more about RegDay go to
http://www.regday. org.
Sites are currently being secured in several
states, but more are still needed. If you can
coordinate a site in your area, or would like to
volunteer to help at an existing site, join the
Yahoo Mailing Group for RegDay Site Coordinators
and volunteers at
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/regday/
or send a message at
http://www.myspace. com/regday
. It is easy to do RegDay!

Thank you,
Petra B. Wynbrandt (RegDay National Coordinator 2005-2008)