Board of Directors Full Circle 39 Main St Northampton, MA 01060 Dear Board of Directors: We came to adopt our son from Full Circle in 1998 when the facilitator we were working with was contacted by Full Circle seeking "young" adoptive parents. After being shown several adoption portfolios, our son's birth parents chose to meet us. From the beginning, our contact with Full Circle was professional and reassuring during a very stressful time. It all happened so fast for us, which was a blessing, but also difficult emotionally. Within the span of 3 weeks we had been contacted by Full Circle about the potential adoption, had flown up from our home in South Carolina to meet the birth parents for a weekend, and returned to Massachusetts when our son was born a few days later. Full Circle worked with us on all aspects of the adoption, from the financial and legal paperwork, to guidance on connecting with the birthparents, to how to handle all of the emotions that come with an adoption. They had also worked for months with our son's birth parents in counseling, which I have no doubt made the process successful for all of us. We felt confident that the agency was working with all our best interests at heart- the birthparents, the baby, and us. Having the confidence that Full Circle was working to make the process ethical and positive for all of us, gave us a peace of mind that is priceless and still comforts us today. Our adoption with Full Circle was not typical, as we only started working with the agency after being chosen by the birth parents. Despite the whirlwind of the process, and the fact that they had just met us, Full Circle remained professional and attentive throughout the process. Adopting our son has been the most wonderful experience for our family. He has given us more joy than we could ever describe on paper. We have no doubt for a minute that he was meant to be our son. We never thought we would be grateful for our years of infertility, but if it were not for those times, we would never have him in our lives. Thanks to the work that Full Circle did with our son's birthparents and us to make the adoption such a positive experience, we can give him the gift of having met them and our wonderful memories of that time. Sincerely, Ashley and Matt