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	<title>From Hope to Reality &#187; Christine</title>
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		<title>5K Competitive Run a success!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 17:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Agency Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orphan Care / Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over 120 runners and walkers turned out for Nightlight&#8217;s second annual 5K  Competitive Run on  Saturday, May 15th in  Greenville, SC. Click here for a recap of the race results. We are grateful to all the participants, volunteers, and sponsors who helped make this adoption awareness event a success!]]></description>
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		<title>Nightlight Adoptee in the News!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 20:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oleg Parent, a Nightlight adoptee from Russia, made the sports section of the Orange County Register.  An 18 year old junior kicker at Trabuco Hills High School, he ranks among the nation&#8217;s top 15 kicking prospects in the Class of 2011. Oleg&#8217;s story is bittersweet, but ultimately uplifting—a timely reminder of the blessings of adoption.]]></description>
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		<title>Considering adoption? What does the adoption tax credit mean to you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adoption Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are considering adopting a child this year, you&#8217;ll be happy to hear the latest update on the adoption tax credit. The adoption tax credit has been extended for one more year, has increased, and you may even qualify for a refund! The new tax credit provides not only a credit but a refund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Adoption: The Human Rights Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The attached article by Elizabeth Bartholet of Harvard Law School is an excellent summary of the current state of international adoptions.  It is well worth your while to take a few minutes to read it and understand the obstacles that Nightlight is facing and the reason for the extreme fluctuations in international adoptions over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPR Adoption Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adoption Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This National Pubic Radio article is based on a survey to determine how children who were adopted fare. There is not a separation under the term &#8221;domestic&#8221; adoptions  for those adopted as infants, as opposed to those who were adopted by relatives&#8211;and usually older. It is estimated that 40% of all domestic (non-foster care) adoptions are by step-parents and relatives. Although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nightlight&#8217;s Speakers’ Bureau</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orphan Care / Adoption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nightlight has a Speakers’ Bureau available to speak in Southern California, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. We are available to travel to other states upon special request. We are here to speak on the various topics: • Share the plight of orphans and give your group creative ways to make a difference • [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chili Dinner &amp; Lori Sealy Concert: Greenville, Feb 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Join Nightlight Christian Adoptions and Children in HIS Image Program for a Chili Dinner &#038; Concert on February 19, 2010. The concert will be held at Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in Simpsonville, SC from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.]]></description>
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