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If you plan to attend our events, please support the MEGA Family Project by becoming a MEGA Family Champion for as little as $10 a month, or by making a one-time donation. Become a MEGA Family Champion by clicking here! Make a one-time donation by clicking here!
February 8th, MEGA Play Date in Decatur, 1:30-3:30pm Join MEGA for a play date for our younger children. Please click here for more information and to rsvp. You must rsvp to attend (capacity is limited). February 13th, MEGA Families of Savannah Pottery Time, 2-4pm
February 18th, MEGA's Coming Out Support Group, "Coming Home" 7:00-8:30pm New Time! The Metro Atlanta area's only coming out group for adults 18+. The group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm. It meets at the MEGA Family Project office space at 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite A, Atlanta, GA, 30307. Questions, please contact Kathy Kelly at (404) 808-3350. This is such a valuable and much needed resource for our community, so please pass this information along to anyone you think will be interested. February 20th, MEGA Skating Outing, 1-5pm Join the MEGA Family Project at a skating rink that is sure to be fun for the entire family. We will be heading to All American Skate Center at 5400 Bermuda Rd February 25th, MEGA's Legal Protections for Couples and Families, 7pm Join the MEGA Family Project for an evening of interesting conversation about how LGBT couples can best legally protect their relationships in the absence of marriage. Attorney Barbara Katz will share with you information about the legal documents you can put into place to make sure you can visit your partner in the hospital, make medical decisions for each other, protect your estate, and make sure you have the appropriate legal documents in place to protect your children. She will also answer questions about adoption legal issues, name changes, and other legal issues specific to LGBT people in Georgia. Click here for more information and to register (registration is required).
February 27th, MEGA Families of Metro Atlanta Potluck, 5-7:30pm Join MEGA Families from all over the Metro Atlanta area for a fun Winter Potluck at MEGA Board Member, Elita Lerner's house. Register now! Click here for more information and to rsvp! We are asking each family to bring a dish to share. If your last names ends in A-F please bring an entree March 10th, MEGA's Annual Lobby Day at the State Capitol, 9am This year MEGA is partnering with Georgia Safe School's Coalition, the ACLU of Georgia, and Georgia Equality to host an "Education Lobby Day" to talk with our legislators about making sure they are doing everything they can to keep our school's safe from bullies. This would include passing stronger, more effective anti-bullying legislation. Prior to the start of the lobby day, we will meet to do a brief lobby training and to go over some current legislative issues that may be of interest to you. Here is where we will be meeting: Georgia State Capitol Complex
March 18th, MEGA's Coming Out Support Group, "Coming Home" 7:00-8:30pm New Time! The Metro Atlanta area's only coming out group for adults 18+. The group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm. It meets at the MEGA Family Project office space at 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite A, Atlanta, GA, 30307. Questions, please contact Kathy Kelly at (404) 808-3350. This is such a valuable and much needed resource for our community, so please pass this information along to anyone you think will be interested. March 27rd, Creating a Family: Choices for Prospective LGBT Families Join us at MEGA's signature all-day workshop to learn about the options available to LGBT people wanting to add children to their family. You will hear from a panel of professionals and parents who will talk to you about the process of adding a child through adoption, surrogacy, donor insemination, foster parenting, foster adoption, and international adoption. An attorney will speak about the legal issues prospective parents will face, and we will also discuss the emotional and practical issues of becoming a parent. This all-day workshop also includes a family market place where you can speak to professionals about the services they offer. This intensive workshop is the best of its kind in helping you explore your options and whether the parenting journey is right for you. Click here to get more information and to register! May 27th, Maybe Baby, 7-9pm Registration Details Coming Soon! Meet with MEGA's Executive Director to begin your preliminary journey to explore the options available to LGBT people in starting a family. This will be an intimate discussion about the basics potential parents should know before embarking on their parenting journey. Learn about some of the real issues you will face, how much does it really cost, and get resources to start exploring your journey. This is for anyone who wants to begin exploring the parenting journey. It is meant to give you some basic information about your options for starting a family, dispel myths, and give you a place to discuss what you are thinking and feeling. A much more extensive course is offered through our Creating A Family workshop. Registration will be limited so we can keep this an intimate discussion. June 19th, Creating a Family: Choices for Prospective LGBT Families Join us at MEGA's signature all-day workshop to learn about the options available to LGBT people wanting to add children to their family. You will hear from a panel of professionals and parents who will talk to you about the process of adding a child through adoption, surrogacy, donor insemination, foster parenting, foster adoption, and international adoption. An attorney will speak about the legal issues prospective parents will face, and we will also discuss the emotional and practical issues of becoming a parent. This all-day workshop also includes a family market place where you can speak to professionals about the services they offer. This intensive workshop is the best of its kind in helping you explore your options and whether the parenting journey is right for you. Registration details coming soon! July 23-25th MEGA Family Vacation Interested in joining the planning committee? Contact Kathy@megafamilyproject.org to join this planning committee. August 26th, Maybe Baby, 7-9pm Registration Details Coming Soon! Meet with MEGA's Executive Director to begin your preliminary journey to explore the options available to LGBT people in starting a family. This will be an intimate discussion about the basics potential parents should know before embarking on their parenting journey. Learn about some of the real issues you will face, how much does it really cost, and get resources to start exploring your journey. This is for anyone who wants to begin exploring the parenting journey. It is meant to give you some basic information about your options for starting a family, dispel myths, and give you a place to discuss what you are thinking and feeling. A much more extensive course is offered through our Creating A Family workshop. Registration will be limited so we can keep this an intimate discussion. October 2, 2010 MEGA Family Conference MEGA's all-day workshop for parents, prospective parents, and our children. Our signature Creating a Family workshop will be held at this conference, along with dozens of workshops of interest to parents. Contact Kathy Kelly @ 404-808-3350 to learn about sponsorship opportunities. October 9-10th, Atlanta Pride at Piedmont Park! December 4th , Creating a Family: Choices for Prospective LGBT Families Join us at MEGA's signature all-day workshop to learn about the options available to LGBT people wanting to add children to their family. You will hear from a panel of professionals and parents who will talk to you about the process of adding a child through adoption, surrogacy, donor insemination, foster parenting, foster adoption, and international adoption. An attorney will speak about the legal issues prospective parents will face, and we will also discuss the emotional and practical issues of becoming a parent. This all-day workshop also includes a family market place where you can speak to professionals about the services they offer. This intensive workshop is the best of its kind in helping you explore your options and whether the parenting journey is right for you. Registration details coming soon!
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