It’s true—Sibshops are now 25 years old! 

Sibshops got their start in 1982 at the University of Washington’s Experimental Education Unit in Seattle. The very first Sibshop was held in Seattle, Washington on October 23rd, 1982.  ( A very brief history of the early days of Sibshops and pictures of Sibshops in the 1980s may be found here. )

There are now more than 200 local Sibshop programs worldwide.

To celebrate Sibshops’ silver anniversary, we are inviting current and former Sibshoppers, parents of Sibshop participants, and current and former Sibshop facilitators from around the world to share a Sibshop memory by writing to us at sibshopmemories@siblingsupport.org .  The memory you share can be as short as a sentence or as long as a few paragraphs.  We’ll post your Sibshop memory to the Sibling Support Project’s website.  Photos are especially welcome!!

Here is a growing list of local Sibshop facilitators and participants who share their Sibshop memories.  Be sure to check back as these pages are new and the number will surely grow!

• Sibshops in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Sibshops at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Sibshops sponsored by the Fox Valley Sibling Support Network in Appleton, Wisconsin
  

• Sibshops  in Bellevue, Washington
• Sibshops in Calgary, Alberta
• Sibshops in Ballston Springs, New York
• Sibshops in Santa Clara, California
  

And here are some memories and kind notes from

• Parents of Sibshop participants
• Sibshop facilitators
• Sibshop participants
• Friends, colleagues, and family (Don's family, that is!)
  

We want to include your reflections as well!  Along with your memory, please send us the following information.  (But don’t worry!  We will not share this information on the website!):
•    Your age, if you are under 18.  We’ll need to seek your parent’s permission to include your memory on the website;
•    Contact information (address, phone, email address).
•    Year or years you attended/ran your Sibshop (approximate is OK)
•    The location (e.g., city, state) of the Sibshop you attended.
•    The name of your Sibshop facilitator (if you can remember back that far!)

Finally, please let us know if you wish to be referred to in some other way than your first and last name followed by your city and state (e.g., let us know if you prefer “M.S., Wisconsin” to “Mary Smith; Madison, Wisconsin”).  Please send your Sibshop memory to Sibshopmemories@siblingsupport.org