CCAA Response to FCC Letter

Hi all,
This was posted on the FCC leader group of which I am a part, so I thought I'd share it here.
Grace (& dh, Peter), in PA
Nicole ShanQing, 8, Nanchang, Jiangxi (3rd Grade)
Elizabeth JiaYue, 5.5, SanShui, Guangdong (Kindergarten)
Kimberly MuHsuan, 3, Tainan, Taiwan (Preschool)

Dear FCC Leaders:

We are pleased to have received a response from the CCAA to the open letter written by the presidents of four FCCs: Greater New York, Northern CA, Southern CA and New England. The open letter expressed our concerns about the changes in adoption eligibility as well as expressing our appreciation for our children and our offer to help in whatever way we could.

We sent this letter to the CCAA on May 1, 2007. We made this letter available to other FCCs and to the wider audience of FCC members through FCC websites and email groups.

Several additional FCCs joined us a co-signators of the open letter. We received many, many comments from FCC members, which we greatly appreciated. Whether supportive of the open letter (and almost all were supportive) or not, all comments were written with sincerity and gratitude for the adoption program.

This summer we received a reply from the CCAA, -- as we had hoped, but not expected. The CCAA’s reply, along with two translations and a preface from us, is posted on the national FCC website: http://www.fwcc.org/.

We invite you to read these documents and to encourage your members to do so. You are welcome to email us with comments. Some of our chapter FCC websites have feedback sections, which can facilitate comments, too.

In closing, we would like say thank you to all who have participated in this process: other FCCs, individuals who have sent us comments, adoption experts and translators who have helped put these documents in context and to the CCAA for its response and concern for adoptive families.

With best regards,

Shanti Fry, President of FCC-New England on behalf of:

Marjorie Berman and David Youtz, current and past
Presidents of FCC of Greater New York,
Peggy Scott, President of FCC-Northern CA
Jeri Okamoto Floyd, President of FCC-Southern CA