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2018 Picnic Info:

When / Where / Time

Saturday, July 21st, 2018 — RAIN OR SHINE

Lake St. Catherine State Park, Poultney, Vermont

3034 VT Route 30 – South, Poultney, Vermont

11:00 am until the park closes

Park Info and Fees: $4.00 for 14 & up and $2.00 for under 14. No dogs allowed at State Park.

Registration: No registration required 
to attend the picnic.

What to bring:

• Your own lunch and drinks
• Swimsuit, sunscreen, beach towels, etc.
• Hula hoops

Who can attend?

• FIA alumni families (grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, but please no puppy dogs).
• At the invitation of the adoptive families, birth families are welcome to attend. See more info below.

Birth Parent Invitation:

If you are not in direct contact with your child’s birth family and would like an invitation sent to them, please click here to e-mail us no later than June 10, 2017. FIA will send them an invite.

Should we attend the picnic if we do not hear from our birth family?

YES, YES, YES!!! While the number of birth families in attendance has increased every year, still the majority of the families that attend the picnic (upwards of 150-200 families) — most attend without their birth families. However, there have been hurt feelings in the past when the adoptive family has not heard from the birth family and hasn’t attended, yet the birth family has shown up and been devastated, because the adoptive family wasn’t there. So please if your PACA includes a picnic visit, plan to attend. We promise you will have a great time!