NL-12-04

Submitted by Terri Halderman

The Foster Parenting Association
Christmas party was a tremendous
success and a lot of fun for all those
who attended. It was held on Dec. 5th
at a very festive setting at Coweta
County Fairgrounds.

We are the Haldeman family and this
was our first year in Coweta County
as foster parents. We have been a
foster family for almost six years and
we believe that this Christmas party
was the most organized and kid-
oriented one we have ever been to.
There were activities for every age
child from toddler to teenagers and
gifts galore.

Everyone was blessed with excellent
food, fellowship, and family fun. The
highlight of the evening for the
children was a visit with Santa and a
photo to take home. We would like to
extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to
Danna and the other volunteers who
made this event a memorable one for
all of our children.

There were a total of 105 RSVP’s
Thank– you to all who did let us know
you were coming, it always helps us
during planning.

We want to especially thank the Keith
Brooking foundation for the wonderful
stockings brought to the party!

See the enclosed list of this years
sponsors and contributors. We wish
you all a very Merry Christmas and
Happy and Safe New Year!

Beginning in January newsletters
will be done every other month unless
there is important news to report. Any
updates can always be found on the
website. Please take the time to
contact us if there is any topic or
questions you would like us to
address in these newsletters.

January changes @ DFCS
Mike Nolley will be relocating to
DFCS of Heard County, effective 12-
31-04. This is closer to where he lives
. He will be a welcome addition to
their case workers and sadly missed
here in our county. Thanks Mike for all
you have done and please stay in
touch!

Terri Landers is relocating to the
snowy hills of Colorado and will no
longer be with the agency in Jan.
Enjoy the cold weather and please
don’t send any snow our way :-) Say
hi to Frosty!

Gray Poe will be transferring to a
new state job at the DMV. He will be
utilizing his technical computer skills
that have been underutilized in his
current position. Happy
Troubleshooting Gray!

Tina Flowers will also be leaving
DFCS to begin a new job opportunity
with Kids Peace International,
effective 12-30-04.
Goodbye to all … Good luck with your
new job opportunities and pray for
replacements!

Let’s get connected! Do you have an
email address? Please drop an e-mail to
Danna Keith at
CowetaFPA@yahoo.com
or 770-304-9010 and get up to the
minute notifications of events and other
perks available to FPA Members!

on the CALENDAR

DECEMBER 20th-04
Please be sure to
turn all board bills in
by this date, if they
are turned in late you
will not receive your
check until the
following month.

January 11-05
Orientation for
IMPACT training will
always be the 2nd
Tu of the mo @ 6:30
@ DFCS. If you
know someone who
may be interested in
becoming a foster
parent they need to
attend this class. If it
is not possible to
attend they can call
Judy Matthews and
make other
arrangements. For
more info on
becoming a foster
parent please call 1-
877-210-kids. (5437)
Mon-Fr 9 A.M. –10 p.
m. The next
IMPACT training will
begin Sat. Jan 29th
location to be
announced.

January 18th-05
Denise Dasher from
Coweta Co Health
Dept will be talking
about “Children First”
.
February 25-27th-05
Jekyll Island
Conference...more
info soon