This weekend WACAP celebrated their 30th anniversary with an open house on Friday and some special entertainment at their annual kid's day. I am excited that we live close enough that we can participate in some of these special events.
We decided to travel half way on Thursday after Mike got off work. We ended up taking a more scenic route through Leavenworth because Mike wanted to go to lunch at Weinerschnitzel in Everett on Friday. Yes we traveled 100 miles out of the way for a cheap hot dog and chili, but it made my husband happy. He has memories of eating there with his family when he was a child living in California.
To add to our adventure we decided to take our dog. He did very well on the whole trip but he did present a challenge when we got caught in traffic which made us so late that we weren't able to take him to my sister's before going to WACAP's open house. We ended up taking turns going in and taking the tour while the other person stayed in the car with the dog. Seeing the office was fantastic. It was great to put a face to all the people I have been communicating with over the phone and email.
They are very proud of what the do and are eager to share their accomplishments. One of my favorite parts is they have an area where they collect donations and then they have these giant bags that they put the donations in. When one of them travels to a foreign country they take one of these big bags to the orphanages. The person giving us the tour had just returned from Vietnam where she took one of these bags. She said that the most popular item was the underwear. It was something I hadn't really thought of, but I will now.
I also got to sit and talk with our coordinator. She said that the province that they are currently licensed in is very slow to process paperwork. She doesn't really know how long it will take them to get their first referral. I asked if she thought we would have a referral by Christmas and though she said it is possible she didn't think it was very likely. I was a little disappointed to hear this, but when we started this journey we were told it would be a year so I am still ok.
Saturday was their annual kid's day. It was a little different this year because of their anniversary. I have to admit I felt a little out of place because we didn't have any children, but the food was great and they had some wonderful entertainment. Hopefully next year we will attend with children in tow and be able to participate in more of the activities.
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Sounds like fun! Wish we could have been there.
I'm a little sad to see what the coordinator had to say about referrals; however, I was all ready starting to think that this was probably going to take a full year of waiting. (Like you, that's what we've been expecting all along.) Although, who knows what will happen when/if they become licensed in other provinces.
waaaahhh! I am not happy to hear that...although my agency is also licensed in Ha Tay now...but still...why do they have to be slow with paperwork when there are children who need homes??????
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