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    • About Us
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    • Meet Our Professional Team
    • More
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    • Real-Life Stories
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    • Want to Become an Adoptive Parent? Start here
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Nia Vardalos Visits with Friends in Adoption

May 17, 2013

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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