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Houston Area: Come Celebrate Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Celebration “The Year of the Dragon”

Where:
Wind Water Gallery (located in the Heights in Houston)

When:
Friday, January 28th
6:00 – 10:00 PM
Live Tradtional Chinese music
6:30 Lion Dance and Kung Fu exhibit

Saturday, January 29th
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Live Traditional Chinese Music
2:00 PM Lion Dance and Kung Fu exhibit

San Antonio Area: Come Celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Let’s kick off the Year of the Dragon with a traditional Chinese New Year Dinner.  Bring your favorite Chinese dish such as:

•   Noodles for Longevity
•   Dumplings for Prosperity
•   Oranges for Wealth
•   Red Envelops for the kids

Date: January 21

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Still looking for a place, if anyone is interested in hosting. If no one is, the event will be held at Cheri’s house, just outside San Antonio.

RSVP: by January 18

Call Cheri 210-380-5108 or email.

Houston Area: Come Celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Chinese New Year begins on Monday, January 23, 2012 and we are celebrating the Year of the Water Dragon. On Sunday, January 22, 2012 if you would like to join other post-adoptive families, waiting families, and anyone interested in Chinese adoptions to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year. We will be celebrating at Hunan Chef Restaurant, 3805 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas (across from Lakewood Church) starting at 5:30 p.m. The restaurant has a buffet and is very kid-friendly. The prices are as follows and include gratuity:

• Adult w/water $11.04
• Adult w/soda $12.66
• Adult w/tea $12.66
• Child w/water $5.14
• Child w/soda $7.08

Please RSVP to David Godwin by Friday, January 20, 2012 with the number attending from your family. If you have any questions, feel free to contact David at 713-301-7276 or email David.

DO NOT CONFUSE THIS EVENT WITH THE ANNUAL FCC LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENT!

The Stork has Landed at Great Wall China Adoption Just in Time for the Holidays!

Yesterday, we received news that our families with Log-in Dates of August 8 and August 10 of 2006 have received referrals. We are so excited for these families! What a wonderful holiday gift!

Gifts of Love Donations for December!

Below are photos of the Gifts of Love donations we made to several Chinese orphanages for the month of December! Find out how you can help today!

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Great Wall Webinars: Week of December 5, 2011

If you’re interested in adopting from China, we invite you to register for our FREE Asia Webinar! It’s being hosted tomorrow, December 6 at 7 PM CDT. Click here to register!

If you’re interested in our Waiting Child program, we invite you to register to attend our FREE Waiting Child Webinar! It’s on December 7 at 7 PM CDT. Click here to register!

For our full list of webinars we’re offering in December, click here!

The Stork has Landed at Great Wall!

We have exciting news! On Monday, November 28, 2011, Great Wall received a group of referrals from China for families logged in through August 7, 2006. We are so excited for these families!