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We have made tentative

plans for our 2010 picnic!

We are making some plans for our annual picnic

and have a tentative schedule so far.  Since it's our

15th anniversary, we decided that we would like to

make it a weekend-long event, and offer families

traveling from further away a bit more to do while

they are in upstate, NY.  Here is our idea:    

Saturday, June 26, 2010 - a day at The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, in Lake George, NY - Price per person would be $34.50 (children 2 and under are free), which includes admission to The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, parking, and a

fully catered, all-you-can-eat picnic buffet in the

North Woods Picnic Grove - Bugs Bunny's BBQ meal: BBQ or fried chicken, hamburgers and hotdogs, one cold side and one hot side, tossed salad, potato chips, pickles, tomatoes, onions and cheese, assorted beverages, and choice of one dessert.    This rate is

for groups of 50 or more.  Normally admission alone costs $40.99 per person (which doesn't include parking fees, or food), so this really is a great deal! 

For more information on The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, visit their website at http://www.sixflags.com/greatEscape/index.aspx.  To learn

more about the Lake George area of NY, visit http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/ - Lake George is beautiful

in the summer, and a great place for a vacation!    

Sunday, June 27, 2010 - picnic at the Halfmoon Town Hall, Halfmoon, NY (our usual venue) - We will have sno cones, face-painting, cake, and (hopefully) pony rides and/or a bouncy house for the kids - and anything else we can think of - as well as access to the playground - families bring food/drinks with them.    Some families have asked if we could have the picnic

be a catered event (possibly a fundraiser for CAH) -

we think this is a great idea!  However, we do not

have the man-power to put such an event together. 

So, if any of you are interested in forming a committee and putting together a catered event for us, we would

be more than happy to assist in whatever way we can - this would be a very big undertaking, so we would

need dedicated families to work together on this

project. If we are unable to form a committee, we

will try to get vendors to sell food at the picnic,

instead of having a catered meal.   

We can also block hotel rooms in an effort to get

a discounted rate for families visiting the area for this weekend - likely we will choose at least two hotels -

one in/near Lake George and one near the picnic

site in Halfmoon.  Please let us know if this is an

option that you are interested in.   

So that is our tentative schedule for the CAH 15th anniversary picnic.  Please let us know your thoughts!  Since the rate offered for The Great Escape requires that at least 50 people are in attendance, we need to know who is interested before we make these plans official.  Let us know if you are interested in attending The Great Escape, and how many people might be in your party (do not count children 2 and under) - bring as many family members and friends as you like!  Email us at FTH143@aol.com. 

We are looking forward to seeing as many friends and adoptive and prospective adoptive families as possible at this year's picnic.  We think it will be a great opportunity for you to get together with families you have met through your adoption process, and to make some new friends.

We hope to see you there!