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Tool #4 – 4x6 Cards Used to find "local" Birthmoms, these are hand written cards that you will post anywhere and everywhere you think a Birthmom may go. This might include the bulletin board wall at shopping centers, grocery stores, laundromats, pre-natal healthcare clinics, etc. As with the Business Card flyer, this card will give just enough information to spark the interest of the Birthmom. It should include your 2-paragraph version of your Family Bio, your Free Recorded Message line and phone number, and/or your website to learn more. TIPS: 4x6 handwritten Card Go to an office supply store and buy large packs of pastel-colored 4"x 6" or 5"x 8" cards. Hand-write four or five "master" copies so others can help you by copying these master copies. During your Inner Circle Work party (see Step 8), assign four or five volunteers (folks with fairly nice hand writing) to copy the text from the master onto the blank cards. Just keep making copies until you run out of time or supplies, which ever comes first. Pros: the positive side of this tool is that you can locate "local" Birthmoms. Logistics are simpler with your agency, there will be less travel costs throughout the process, and it could simplify the overall adoption process. Cons: the negative side of this tool is that you can locate "local" Birthmoms. Hmmmm. Sound familiar? Actually, a local Birthmom can be a Pro and a Con. Knowing that a Birthmom lives in an entirely different state can be comforting after the adoption. Distance adds peace of mind that you won’t "run into each other" on the street or at a local multiplex. So, use the tool locally if you’d like. But if not, it can still be useful. If you travel for business or pleasure, you can reserve a 2-hour block of time on each trip and hang cards at laundromats and grocery stores in the cities you visit. Also, you can mail these cards to friends and family in other cities and ask them to post them around their city or town. |
