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 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/.
It is easy to do RegDay.
Thank you,
Petra B. Wynbrandt
National RegDay Coordinator 2005-2007
Back To The Adoption Experience Homepage.
It didn't matter who you were, if you had the money you could buy a baby. No background checks were made and records were often falisfied.
Some maternity homes operated above board while other were no more than baby brokers.
Over-crowding in orphanages in the east lead to the transport of hundreds of children to the midwest. Most never saw their parents again.
Read about the trains and the agencies who provided the young travelers who rode them, carrying few belongings, not knowing where they would end up.
Registration Day (Reg Day) is an annual event. It's purpose is to encourage and support. Any birth family member or adoptee can register at ISRR.net for free.
There are many search angels. Some work entirely for free, some work on a no find-no fee basis and others charge very reasonable rates. Coming soon.
Search and support groups exist all over the internet. Many such groups work certain state and others work nationwide. Some groups are more active than others. In this section, I'll provide links so you can join the groups which are best suited to your individual search; there is no fee.
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