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News from 2003
Happy 25th Birthday - Pat - 30th December 2003 14:31
Trackers International celebrates its 25th birthday on 1st January 2004.
3000th Successful Reunion - Pat - 30th December 2003 14:31
On December 21st Trackers International conducted its 3000th successful search and reunion.
Information Pack released - Mike - 26th November 2003 10:15
Our new Information Pack is now available from our Shop for only £7.99 including p&p.
Pop into the Shop - Mike - 19th November 2003 12:45
TI are happy to announce the new Shop section on our website. We currently have a selection of documentary films available from the Shop; in DVD, VHS or VideoCD format. A new 64-page Information Pack will also be added to our range of supporting materials in the next week or so.
If you have any suggestions for other items that you would like to see in the Shop please get in touch.
Please note: Trackers International is a non-profit organisation and proceeds from the sale of all Shop items go directly towards keeping Trackers and this website running.
Trackers International has affiliated with Crossroads USA - Pat - 30thAugust 2003 12:43
Crossroads Director, Joe Soll, is an adoptee, a diplomate psychotherapist, a former adjunct professor of social work and an author. TI recommend Joe's books.
Trackers International is now affiliated with Origins USA - Pat - 25thAugust 2003 01:53
We are pleased to announce that TI are now affiliated with Origins USA. The co-founder, Karen W Buterbaugh, has offered their support.
Another successful family reunion - Pat - 20thAugust 2003 17:55
Adam was searching for his natural mother and father. Born 7/11/1966. Adam lives in London with his wife, who saw the story about TI in Best Magazine and it all went from there. All the details were checked out and verified. I linked them on the telephone and Adam drove up to Berwick-on-Tweed this morning to meet his natural mother and father.
Mark and Dorothy were 16 and 19 when Adam was born and taken from Dorothy. Mark wasn't even allowed to see his son. They married when Dorothy was 21. Adam is their only child.
Families Reunited page has its first success! - Pat - 20thAugust 2003 17:55
'Natural Mothers searching for their Children' has had its first success.
Margaret was searching for her son born 24/12/1960. He was searching the Internet for a website that could help him locate his mother, and spotted TI. He recognised his birth details and contacted me. I checked and confirmed his birth details then rang Margaret - floods of tears - and arranged an immediate phone link-up. They got back to me four hours later... He's flying to the UK on the first flight he can get from New Zealand!
Trackers International is now affiliated with Origins, Inc., Australia - Pat - 13thAugust 2003 01:53
We are pleased to announce that TI are now affiliated with Origins Inc. Australia. The coordinator founder and researcher, Dian Wellfare, has offered her support and had these kind words to say in her recent email.
Logo Competition closing date extended - Pat - 17th July 2003 10:00
The closing date for the Logo Competition has been extended and will now end on September 30th 2003.
Congratulations - Pat - 13th July 2003 17:45
Anthony Douglas, Chair of the London group of the Association of Directors of Social Services, has offfered his congratulations on Trackers International website.
He has also given Pat Basquill permission to quote from his article, which was first published in 'Inform', the association's journal, then more recently in the Guardian.
The Earl Howe offers full support - Pat - 10th July 2003 20:29
We are delighted to announce that Earl Howe, House of Lords, has offered Trackers International his full support.
Go! Go! Go! - Mike - 7th June 2003 17:00
Trackers website gets a boost.
As part of our continued programme of improvements to the website, we have radically re-designed the site's 'back end' which will now mean shorter loading times for each page.
Contact Mike with any bug reports or suggestions for this site.
Logo Competition - Pat - 2nd June 2003 15:20
Trackers International announces the launch of their Logo Competition.
Check out our web-site, design a logo to win £50 and have your photo on our news page. Closing date August 1st 2003. Entries to Trackers International, 37 Ashway Clough, Blackstone Road, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5NB.
Website Upgrade - Mike - 1st June 2003 21:40
Our website now includes a page dedicated to international researchers. (Thanks, Philippa, for helping kick this off!)
Website Upgrades - Mike - 28th May 2003 16:45
A Navigation Bar has been added at the head of all pages, providing links to the new News page (you're reading it now!) and the ForgottenMothers chat group on MSN.
The News page will provide announcements on the latest happenings with Trackers International.
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Trackers poster available for download
The poster advertising Trackers International - to display in libraries, medical centres, church notice boards and other public places - is ready and can be downloaded from here.
If you explain that TI is a 'not for profit' organisation most people will agree to it being displayed.
Click here for the poster in .GIF (55kb) or .JPG (60.1kb) formats. Then right-click the image and select Save Picture As to save the image file for printing later.
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