RegDay! Have you ever heard of it? Have you ever been to one?

Have you ever heard of RegDay? If not, here's a brief one line description:

RegDay is an annual event to increase public awareness of the International Soundex Reunion Registry; a free humanitarian service better known as ISRR. ISRR is a non-profit mutual consent registry dedicated to reuniting adult family members separated by adoption, divorce, or other dislocation

From http://www.regday.org

OK 3 questions ---

1.) Have you ever heard of this before?

2.) Have you ever staffed a RegDay table, or been someone who registered at a RegDay event? What was your experience like?

3.) This is the 14th Annual RegDay coming up. Both the number of sites and the attendance (I believe) are down this year because a lot of people are very busy with this election. Can you think of any ideas outside the usual TV/radio/newspaper/internet promotions to spread awareness and promote this event?

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Thank you for the great promotion ideas!

maybe

I never heard of RegDay until this year.

Ideas for promotion:

-Send an email to the "Locator" tv show. Who knows, they might announce it.

-Local grocery and drug stores may let a flyer be used as"'stuffers" in their bags, or leave sitting on the checkout counter.

-Announce it to local MeetUp Groups / even ones that are not adoption related.

-Churches: post on bulletin boards, ask priest / minister to announce during service.

-Post flyer at local libraries.

-Letter to the editor of local newpaper.

-Post flyer at YMCA, YWCA, health clubs

-Post flyer at community/civic centers/city hall.

Heather B

1. I've heard of it and think it's an excellent way of spreading awareness of the registry - so many people just don't know it exists (this is the 14th regday and I only heard of it last year, despite being a searching adoptee for the past 20 years)

2.I have never staffed one, but look forward to doing so when logistics aloow

3.Kind of a lame idea but the best I can come up with - don't some shopping malls and community halls have notice boards?

the back of toilet doors and waiting rooms where people are bored and read leaflets and posters around them

sunny

I have heard of it!

My good friend found her mother through the ISRR.

Hope it's a successful one!

Sly

Yes, I have heard of Reg Day, and last year I manned a booth. I was VP of Origins-USA and that was one of the early projects that we did as an organization after we received incorporation, and I see that they are continuing this as Sponsors. It is a very good thing. It was an awesome way to open the general public's eyes to the realities of adoption, especially the fact that so many people want to find their roots and desire reconnection but are not able to just go to the agency and ask.

I am not at home this year, and won't be able to do it there, but am investigating doing it where I am staying.

I would suggest that maybe UTube or Podcasts would be helpful. There is also the Adoption Show that has a pretty good following and there are other adoption related programs on the radio. All should do a program about the ISRR.

If you know people who have blogs, have them all blog about it. The blogs are very good at getting the news out.

Carnie C

1) I've heard of the ISRR but not "RegDay";

2) Obviously never attended if i hadn't heard of it :)

3) boards like this and any other forums/support groups/boards that you're on -- word spreads like wildfire :)

Bobbie Jo

I've heard of it and think it's an awesome idea! I haven't registered as of yet because my son will only be 4 as of December. I've actually been told to wait a while.

If I can think of any ideas I'll be sure to let you know.

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