All children need a family to love them. Unfortunately, not all children have good families. Currently around 1,400 children are available for adoption in CPS’ territory from San Antonio to the Valley. Several Rotary Clubs in our area work with CPS to get together every year to help increase awareness about the adoptable children in our area and provide an opportunity for prospective parents and adoptable children to interact.

CPS invites their partner adoption agencies like Spaulding for Children and Circles of Care to bring the children wanting to be a part of a family to the fun event picnic-like environment where they get to interact with prospective adopting parents. There are games to play, food to eat, and prizes to win.

This year the event took place at the beginning of November 2011.  Prospective parents came from as far as Houston, Texas.  The adoptable children arrived with foster paretns working with CPS and their agency partners.

Rotary District Governor Lauro Solis welcomed the audience of almost 200 and thanked the eight (8) participating area clubs and four (4) Rotary sponsored student groups.  Acitivies included gift bags and balloons, face painting, sack races, fishing games, and dancing to the DJ’s music.

Spaulding for Children reported a family match for a 14 year old resulting from this year’s picnic.    For more information contact Andy Crocker at crockermoving@sbcglobal.net.