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Sample Second Contact letter Date _______ Dear ______________________________ Hello. A few weeks ago, you received a letter from ___(Circle member)___, of ___(thread of connection)___ We are writing as a follow-up to that letter and to personally introduce ourselves.We are Mary and John and we live in __(your State)_. As you read in the previous letter, we are a married couple who is beginning our journey to parenthood by pursuing the adoption of an infant child.We could really use your help! We are searching to find a woman who wishes to create an adoption plan for her unborn or newborn child. A Birthmom making an adoption plan will often begin a search to find adopting parents for her child. She often wishes to "choose" (in a non-identifying way) what she feels will make the perfect parents for her child. We would love to be one of the couples she considers. So our request is this. Over the upcoming weeks and months, as you go about your everyday life, we’d like to ask that you keep your eyes and ears open for what we call an "adoption opportunity". This is where you learn of a woman interested in making an adoption plan for her unborn or newborn child. Then as you come across an adoption opportunity, we would ask that you pass along to the Birthmom (or to a person close to her) a copy of our non-identifying family information or one of our information cards. (We have included this information with this letter). This information carefully preserves the anonymity of both the Birthmom and us. It offers the Birthmom an extremely "safe", anonymous way to learn more about us. If the Birthmom is interested in learning more, she may leave a message to be contacted. Our adoption counselor, a representative from our state-licensed adoption agency, will contact her. The adoption counselor will either contact the Birthmom directly, or she can contact a trusted family member or friend of the Birthmom. Well that is our request! We sincerely appreciate your help. Please carry a few information cards around with you in your wallet, purse or glove- compartment. Then if an adoption opportunity presents itself, please offer the card.(A NEW point to add: In this second letter, and in the third, you should add an additional request to the reader, requesting that they spread the word of your Birthmom search to ten or so of their closest family and friends. It might sound like this:) Oh yeah, one more thing! Actually, there is one more way you can help. If it wouldn’t be too much trouble, we would like to ask that you share our Birthmom search with eight to ten members of your family and friends, asking them to also stay alert to finding a Birthmom. Great work can be accomplished in great numbers. Having eight to ten more sets of eyes and ears paying attention will add remarkable power to our overall search. Thanks again in advance. A few words of helpful caution If you speak with a Birthmom or with someone close to her, please be careful not to share last names, addresses, cities, or other details about us. Experience has shown us that in the excitement of the moment, there is the temptation to indicate where the adopting couple lives, works or other identifying information. For now anyway, please help keep these details confidential. At this early stage of the adoption process, anonymity creates the greatest safety for both the Birthmom and for us. If later, when we and a Birthmom make greater commitments to each other, only then can the careful sharing of information be considered. So for now, don’t say too much to the Birthmom! Thanks! Our Adoption Team (Add your Adoption team information here.) Thank you very much for helping us in this important quest. We have the deepest of desires to be parents, and we think we will make GREAT ones! We just need the chance. Adoption will be our chance. Your assistance will be heart-felt. Warmly, ____Your signature_____ _____Your Circle Member’s Signature___ |
