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Nia Vardalos Visits with Friends in Adoption

May 17, 2013 - by 2017-FIA-NEW-SITE

Nia Vardalos, adoptive mom, author & actress, stops by for a picture with Dawn Smith-Pliner, Founder/Director of Friends in Adoption, at the QUAD A Conference in San Diego, on April 25, 2013.

Nia Vardalos with Dawn Smith-Pliner (Founder of Friends in Adoption)
Nia Vardalos with Dawn Smith-Pliner (Founder of Friends in Adoption)
 
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