Appearance Opportunities
1) Book Launch Party Package
For just the cost of transportation from Toledo, Ohio and lodging (as necessary), you can hold a book launch party with Kevin Hofmann.
The package includes:
- An e-vite template, sent out via email to attract attendees to the event.
- 5 free copies of Kevin's book, "Growing Up Black In White."
- A press release to attract attention to your organization and the event.
- Public reading of a chapter from Kevin's book, "Growing Up Black In White."
- A Question and Answer session.
- Preceeding or following the event, a Meet and Greet session.
- A book signing for Kevin's book "Growing Up Black in White."
2) Book Club Package
For a fee of $200.00 and the cost of transportation from Toledo, Ohio and lodging (as necessary), you can host Kevin Hofmann for an indepth and personal discussion regarding his book, "Growing up Black in White." Additionally, with this package, copies of Kevin's book will be provided at a discounted rate for the event, as provided for in the bullet points immediately below.
This package includes:
- A 25% discount on Kevin's book, with a 10 book minimum purchase quantity.
- An in depth "book club" style discussion with Kevin.
- A Question and Answer session.
- Preceeding or following the event, a Meet and Greet session.
- A book signing for Kevin's book "Growing Up Black in White."
3) Presentation Package
For a fee of $250.00 ($150.00 for non-profit organizations) and the cost of transportation from Toledo, Ohio and lodging (as necessary), Kevin Hofmann will come and present to your group on topics related to transracial adoption, his life experience as a transracial adoptee, his book, "Growing Up Black in White", or other related topics.
This package includes:
- 10 free copies of Kevin's book, "Growing Up Black In White."
- A 30-45 minute presentation on an agreed upon topic.
- A Question and Answer session.
- Preceeding or following the event, a Meet and Greet session.
- A book signing for Kevin's book "Growing Up Black in White."
4) Keynote Speaker Package
For a fee of $500.00 ($350.00 for non-profit organizations) and the cost of transportation from Toledo, Ohio and lodging (as necessary), Kevin Hofmann will serve as a keynote speaker at your special function.
This package includes:
- A 60-75 minute keynote presentation.
- Preceeding or following the event, a Meet and Greet session.
- A book signing for Kevin's book "Growing Up Black in White."
Topics for speaking engagements could include but are not limited to: Racial Identity, Diversity, Adoption, Transracial Adoption, Hope and Inspiration, Motivation, and God's Purpose and His Plan.
If Kevin Hofmann is brought in as part of a charity/fund-raising event, Kevin will donate 10% of the book sales associated with the event to the sponsoring charity.
Please contact our publicist, Alene at The Vine Appointment Publishing Company via email (thevineappointmentpublishing@gmail.com) to schedule appearances for Kevin.
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Helpful Adoption Resources
Below are some resources that may be helpful. As I come across more I will add them. If you have any suggestions of resources that should shared here, please let me know.
- "Growing Up Black in White" is the name of my book. Click here to learn more about it. (I know, a shameless plug ;)...)
- http:adoptionvoices.com Is the facebook of the adoption world.
- http://www.focol.org/umoja/ is a GREAT heritage camp for transracial adoptive families. A "must see" and "must do" for adoptive transracial families.
- http://www.nacac.org/ is the web site for the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC). They host an annual conference which is great. In 2010 it will be held in Hartford Connecticut. A great time for all adoptive parents and children. An amazing source of information and connecting. And yes, another "must do" for those involved in the adoption community.
- http://www.anasmiracle.com is a site detailing a fellow adoptee's story on finding his birth mother. It is a great story.
- http://www.chercaldwell.com is the web site of my "Adoption Angel." She found my birth mother in 2 hours, with just a few pieces of information I had at the time. She truly is an angel.
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The following three links are to books written by a fellow transracial adoptee, Rhonda Roorda. She explores the three voices of transracial adoption: the "siblings' voice," the parents' voice," and the "adoptees voice." Rhonda is an accomplished author and speaker. She is what I want to be when I grow up.
In Their Siblings' Voices: White Non-Adopted Siblings Talk About Their Experiences Being Raised with Black and Biracial Brothers and Sisters
In Their Parents' Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
- http://www.youtube.com/user/Katelynylyn is a YouTube user's site, where a transracial adoptive mother teaches others how she braids her AA daughter's hair.
- http://offandrunningthefilm.com/trailer.html is the trailer web site for an independent movie about a transracial adoptive family. The movie premiered in NYC on January 29, 2009. It has since been on PBS and was made available on DVD.
- http://www.amazon.com/Someones-Daughter-Aurette-Bowes/dp/1935383884 Someone's Daughter is a poignant memoir by an adoptee, Aurette Bowes. As an adult she finds out that she is adopted and embarks upon a mission to find herself and her birth family. In her book Aurette tackles the difficult subject matter of sorting out the many issues related to being adopted. This is a must read for all adoptive parents.
- www.robbietherabbit.com features a children's book series about Robbie the Rabbit who is a "trans-racial" adoptee. These children books are for kids 5-10 years old, and include activities and a parent guide.
2010 Calendar
2009 Calendar
- UMOJA HERITAGE CAMP: On 10-24-2009 I had the privilege of presenting my story at the weekend long camp for transracial adoptive families. To find out more info about Umoja Heritage Camp click the link below.
http://www.focol.org/umoja/
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ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH SERIES: On 11-10-2009 I was interviewed about my book and my experiences as a transracial adoptee. The interviewer was nationally known parenting specialist, Bryan Post, of The Post Institute. Bryan is also an adoptee and advocate for adoption. If you missed it click on the link below and under my information click the play button to hear the interview.
http://www.postinstitute.com/adoption-awareness-month-recordings.html
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APPROACHING THE SEARCH: On 11-17-09 I was honored to be a part of a teleseminar about searching for birth parents and family. I was joined by fellow adoptee, Nelson de Witt and adoptive mother, Sidney Gaskins. Missed the teleseminar? Click the link below to hear the recording.
http://sidneygaskins.podbean.com/2009/11/22/approaching-the-search-adoptees-and-adoptive-parents-speak/
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I am a writer. At 42 years old with a beautiful wife and 2 boys my writing career begins.
I am a Christian. Besides my faith, my passions include family life, speaking, Christian Men’s Ministry, and woodworking.
Please visit my book's page, Growing Up Black in White, to learn more about my newly published memoirs.
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