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Sharing Heart Mission Trip: Korea Coming Fall 2010!

What We Offer

• Opportunities to Serve

  • Sodaemun Community Center

  • Dongsanwon orphanage in Busan

  • Eastern Welfare Town in Pyongtaek

  • Eastern Babies' Home

  • Eastern Maternity Home

• A taste of Korean culture

  • Seoul City tour

  • Shopping in Insadong

  • Cultural show: Nanta performance

  • High speed train

  • Beach in Busan

• Access to significant adoption information

  • Visit Eastern Social Welfare Society

  • Visit Esther's Home or Sharon's Home - maternity homes

  • Review adoption files, if desired

  • Meet foster families, if possible

  • Meet birth families, if desired and possible

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Tour Fees

• Adults - TBA

  • Children 11 years and under - TBA
     

• Refund Policy

  • The $50 application fee is non-refundable.

  • Airfare may be refundable.  Should a family choose to cancel their reservation on a specific tour, they will incur the following penalty:

    • cancellation on or before June 15, 2010- $200/person

    • cancellation on or before August 15, 2010 - $300/person

    • cancellation on or before October 15, 2010 - $500/person

    • Cancellation after October 15, 2010 - entire tour fee is non-refundable

  • Should Dillon International choose to cancel an individual tour due to insufficient participation, tour participants will be notified at least 60 days in advance of the tour's cancellation and all tour fees will be promptly refunded.
     

• *Tour Fees are subject to change depending upon air fare rates and number of participants at final flight booking.

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Why Choose Dillon?

• Dillon International has escorted groups to Korea since 1989.

• Each mission trip is directed and escorted by a professional staff person who has traveled extensively in Korea and has an in-depth knowledge of the country and customs.

• Small groups (10 - 25 people) allow for a more individualized experience.

• Service opportunities to needy children and the local community.

• Round trip international airfare . . . with option for domestic airfare at a reasonable additional fee.

• Accommodations included in trip price . . . based on double occupancy.

• Admission to scheduled sightseeing attractions also included.

• Adoption search and intermediary services are available.

• Professional English-speaking guides with sensitivity and experience in adoption issues.

• A list of suggested readings pertaining to Korea and adoption issues will be provided prior to departure.

• This is a mission trip designed to bless the children and adults at Eastern Social Welfare Society in Seoul, Korea and its affiliated facilities as the people of Korea bless us.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1.     Who can participate in the Sharing Heart Mission Trip: Korea?   How old should my children be to join the trip?

Adoptive families, their friends who are interested in doing services in Korea, any adoptees can participate in.  The best time to visit a birth country with your child is before their teen years.  Between ages 8 and 12, children often benefit from a trip like this when they still view the world in a more matter of fact way.  Gaining a positive understanding of their birth heritage will assist their identity formation process that will take place in more significant ways during adolescence.  For the Sharing Heart Mission Trip, participants must be at least eight years old.

2.     What if we didn’t adopt through Dillon?  Can we go on the mission trip and still use your Adoption Search Services?

Regardless of the U.S. Agency you adopted through, we welcome you to join our Sharing Heart Mission Trip to Korea.  For adoption search services, we will need you to provide us with a copy of the adoption documents you received from Korea through your placing agency.  If your U.S. placing agency is still active, we may also request your written permission to contact them for additional information, which may be helpful in providing adoption search services to you.

3.      What additional costs can we expect?

Before the trip, you will want to have money for gifts which are an integral part of Korean culture.  We will send you additional information about gifts to take with you to Korea in your packets.  You will want to take money for shopping and some meals while in Korea.  Approximately $300-$400 per person should cover all of these expenses for the Sharing Heart Mission Trip to Korea.  

4.      Do I need a visa or immunizations for travel to Korea?

A valid passport is required for travel to Korea, but a visa is not required.  You can visit the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) website at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationSouthKorea.aspx for information on immunizations for travel to South Korea. 

5.      I would like to visit friends or a city that is not part of the mission trip itinerary.  Is this possible?

Tour participants have a couple of options if they would like to make side trips or meet up with friends and/or family  while traveling with Dillon’s Sharing Heart Mission Trip to Korear.  1)  You may skip a scheduled tour activity or utilize your free-time.  You will, however, be responsible for all costs associated with the side trip or meeting of family or friends.  Also, we are unable to reduce the mission trip fee for the time you are not with the group.  Our tour leader will be happy to assist you in planning your time away from the group.  

Another option is to extend your stay in Korea.  Again, our tour leader is willing to assist you in planning that portion of your trip although you will be responsible for the actual arrangements and payment.

6.     What adoption search services are available for me?

This depends upon the Korean agency you were placed through (Eastern, Holt, etc.) and your current age.  Please see the table below:

For more information about the birth family search, please visit http://www.dillonadopt.com/search.htm

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	Mrs. Dukkyung Um is Dillon's Director of Korea Adoptions and will be your tour leader.  Mrs. Um previously worked as a social worker for Eastern Social Welfare Society in Seoul, South Korea, for 10 years before coming to the U.S.  She has been directing Dillon's Korea Adoption program and co-leading the "Visit Korea" birthland tours since 1995.  She brings to the tour program not only her extensive experience in the area of search & reunion services, but also her intimate knowledge and understanding of the Korean people and its culture.  To contact her, email Mrs. Um.
	Mrs. Jan Dunn is the Associate Director of Dillon's Korea Adoptions and has been with Dillon International since 2004.  She will assist adoptees and their families in initiating a search for foster mothers, birth family members and/or obtaining additional background information prior to their "Visit Korea" tour.  To contact her, email Jan Dunn.
	Ms. Rosalyn Metcalfe is Dillon's "Visit Korea" tour coordinator.  She has been with Dillon International since 2003.  She will assist families with tour registration, information and air travel preparations.  To contact her, email Rosalyn Metcalfe.

Questions regarding specific tour itinerary should be directed to Duk Kyung Um, Tour Director.  Questions regarding tour dates, times and airline reservations should be directed to Rosalyn Metcalfe, Tour Coordinator.  You may also write to:  Dillon International, Inc. / 3227 East 31st Street, Suite 200 / Tulsa, OK  74105

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Attend a Trip Information Meeting

None scheduled at this time.  Please check back soon!

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Download Application

• 2010 "Sharing Heart Mission Trip:  Korea"  application will be posted later

• We can't go in 2009.  Please put us on the list for future Sharing Heart Mission Trips to Korea.

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