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X-WR-CALDESC:Join us for an insightful presentation from adoptive parents\,
  adult adoptees\, and birth parents. Moderated by Betsie Norris\, Executiv
 e Director of Adoption Network Cleveland\, this session focuses on persona
 l experiences\, social justice\, and adoption issues. The panel will inclu
 de people on all sides of adoption\, sharing their stories and experiences
 . Registration will take place through Maltz Museum's website. Register he
 re: https://www.maltzmuseum.org/events/whats-new-in-adoption-panel-present
 ation/.\n\nPanel:\nBetsie Norris\, Adoptee\, Executive Director and Founde
 r of Adoption Network Cleveland\nRecognizing adoption as a lifelong proces
 s rather than a one-time legal event\, Betsie founded the nonprofit Adopti
 on Network Cleveland in 1988 to provide support\, education\, and advocacy
  to others after her personal journey of searching for and reuniting with 
 her birth family. She has led the groundbreaking and successful organizati
 on for 36 years\, helping thousands and changing laws along the way.\n\nJe
 nnifer Collins\, Adoptive Parent\nJennifer Collins lives in Lakewood with 
 her wife\, Beth\, and their 17-year-old son Alex. Their 18-year-old son\, 
 Jacob\, lives a half mile away in a wonderful group home for people with s
 pecial needs. She has known their sons since they were weeks old and met t
 hem through the county foster care system. Jennifer is a special education
  teacher and Beth is an accountant.\n\nLindsey Huling\, Birth Parent\nLind
 sey lives in Massillon with her fiancé Brian and two-year-old pup\, Daisee
 . She is a birth mother to her 15-year-old son who she placed at birth. Sh
 e and her son have maintained an open adoption\, regularly seeing each oth
 er a few times a year.\n\nAmy Zlotnik\, Adoptee\nAmy Zlotnik lives in Solo
 n\, with her husband\, Mitchell\, not far from her two adult children\, Br
 andon and Kayla. She is an adoptee who reunited with her birth parents and
  two siblings when the Ohio records were unsealed in 2015. As they all liv
 e in the Cleveland area\, they have been able to be a part of each other’s
  lives and families.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful presentation from adoptive parents\, 
 adult adoptees\, and birth parents. Moderated by Betsie Norris\, Executive
  Director of Adoption Network Cleveland\, this session focuses on personal
  experiences\, social justice\, and adoption issues. The panel will includ
 e people on all sides of adoption\, sharing their stories and experiences.
  Registration will take place through Maltz Museum's website. Register her
 e: https://www.maltzmuseum.org/events/whats-new-in-adoption-panel-presenta
 tion/.\n\nPanel:\nBetsie Norris\, Adoptee\, Executive Director and Founder
  of Adoption Network Cleveland\nRecognizing adoption as a lifelong process
  rather than a one-time legal event\, Betsie founded the nonprofit Adoptio
 n Network Cleveland in 1988 to provide support\, education\, and advocacy 
 to others after her personal journey of searching for and reuniting with h
 er birth family. She has led the groundbreaking and successful organizatio
 n for 36 years\, helping thousands and changing laws along the way.\n\nJen
 nifer Collins\, Adoptive Parent\nJennifer Collins lives in Lakewood with h
 er wife\, Beth\, and their 17-year-old son Alex. Their 18-year-old son\, J
 acob\, lives a half mile away in a wonderful group home for people with sp
 ecial needs. She has known their sons since they were weeks old and met th
 em through the county foster care system. Jennifer is a special education 
 teacher and Beth is an accountant.\n\nLindsey Huling\, Birth Parent\nLinds
 ey lives in Massillon with her fiancé Brian and two-year-old pup\, Daisee.
  She is a birth mother to her 15-year-old son who she placed at birth. She
  and her son have maintained an open adoption\, regularly seeing each othe
 r a few times a year.\n\nAmy Zlotnik\, Adoptee\nAmy Zlotnik lives in Solon
 \, with her husband\, Mitchell\, not far from her two adult children\, Bra
 ndon and Kayla. She is an adoptee who reunited with her birth parents and 
 two siblings when the Ohio records were unsealed in 2015. As they all live
  in the Cleveland area\, they have been able to be a part of each other’s 
 lives and families.
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LOCATION:Maltz Museum\, Respect for All Humanity\, 2929 Richmond Road \, Be
 achwood\, OH 44122 US
SUMMARY:What’s New in Adoption? Panel Presentation
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