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Adoption Option Council of Minnesota Celebrates National Adoption Awareness Month with '30 Stories in 30 Days'

In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month, Adoption Option Council of Minnesota (AOCM) is collecting and sharing local adoption stories. "30 Stories in 30 Days" is intended to celebrate the unique, heart-warming stories of adoption in Minnesota and to spread awareness of adoption as a choice. The goal is to add a new story to AOCM's virtual scrapbook, Minnesota Loves Adoption, each day throughout the month of November.

"Adoption stories, while they may not be the easiest to tell, are some of the most powerful love stories in our state," said Jenny Eldredge, the executive director of AOCM. "By sharing these personal experiences we can take away some of the mystery of adoption and promote adoption as a viable choice for women facing an unintended pregnancy. I encourage people with an adoption story to share their unique experiences and join us in celebrating National Adoption Awareness Month." 

Minnesota Loves Adoption already features some courageous stories of great love and sacrifice. For example, Geri Gruber, a devoted volunteer and active member of AOCM, shares her story of being a birth grandmother and how adoption has impacted her family in a positive way. Birth parents, adopted persons and adoptive parents – along with grandparents, friends and supporters — are encouraged to share and celebrate their stories by visiting minnesotalovesadoption.org.

Those who submit stories throughout the month of November will be entered in a drawing to win a $100 gift card to Archivers to make their own personal scrapbook.