Denise Gernant
When Deanna and I along with our Daughter Jamie returned from DC we re...
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Sue Badeau
Greetings - this is a great idea Kathleen and everyone at CCAI.  I was...
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Colleen M. Quinn
Congratulations to the 2009 Angels - especially my fellow AAAA Fellows...
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Congratulations to the 2009 Angels in Adoption!

 National Angels in AdoptionTM:

Judge Michael Nash - Al Roker - Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy

Alabama
Linnie and Debbie Dickson
AGAPE of North Alabama, Inc. 

 

Alaska
Elaine Cordova
Mechele and Ricky Adams

 

Arizona
James and Virginia Avelar

 

Arkansas
Christie Erwin
Keith Morrison

 

California
Dan and Brook Meehan
Wanda Bonnell
Christine Devine
Mark D. Widelock
Kimberly Felder
Olive Crest
Knotts Family Agency
Mimi Katz
John and Kathy Prosser
Patrick & Judy Dahlson
Kathy Van Osten

 

Connecticut
Haley Dunning

 

Florida
Ione and Don Hemby
Michael and Patricia Iania
Sarah and Johnnie James
George and Barbara Kadzis
Dean and Debbie Heaton
Frances P. Allegra
Sarah Franco
Jodi Sue Rutstein, MSW, Esq.
Gia Tutalo-Mote
Shirley Dunlap
Children's Home Society of Florida
Karen and John Burns

 

Georgia
Rachel Ewald
Mr. Everett Expose’

 

Idaho
Al Barrus

 

Illinois
David  and Christine McCarty
Lloyd & Gloria Otterson
Jim and Andrea Thome and Paul and

Jennifer Konerko
CASA Kane County

 

Indiana
Ben and Debbie Evans
Theresa and Michael Teders
Stacy Lynn Taylor
The Villages

 

Iowa
Gary and Sandy Launderville
Ray and Joanne Walton

 

Kansas
Brandon and Melissa Hoffman
Dr. Kimberlee Murphy

 

Kentucky
Lea Ann Gollihue
Terry Winterberg

 

Louisiana
Lisa Gould
Edith H. Morris
Barbara Thompson
Irene Williams
Ada Burson

Maine
Jaimie and Belinda Erskine

 

Maryland
Samuel and Mildred Stewart
Lori Weinstein

Massachusetts
Etta Lappen Davis
Mary Gambon

 

Michigan
Kimberly Roberson and Carroll Baker
Robert and Caroline Deppe
Steve and Sarah Rosinski
Belinda Geertsma
Addie D. Williams
Christ Child House

 

Minnesota
Dean and Teresa Julkowski
Heidi Reitz
Kari Fletcher

Mississippi
Patricia Digby

Missouri
John and Christie Hancock
Anthony and Jennifer Dattoli
Keith and Tami Hoskins
Mike and Holly Hyde
Mary Beck
Fran Albrecht

 

Nebraska
Sara and Junior Heredia
Steven and Shelley Brune
Boys Town

 

Nevada
Roberta and Merrill Simon
Deanna Workman & Denise Gernant

 

New Jersey
Ted and Marsha Burke
Alice Nadelman
Victoria Howard
Brenda Mirly

 

New Mexico
Ginni Jones

 

New York
David and Eileen Shifter
Caren Sue Peet
Archbishop Voni Johyn
Frederick J. Magovern
Claudette and Jean Adrien

 

New Hampshire
Gail DeGoosh

 

North Carolina
Ross and Diane Moreton
Dawn Davenport
Walter Johnson
Ken Tutterow

North Dakota

Robert and Vicki Thu
Leanne Johnson

 

Ohio
Peter and Angela Schoepflin
Larry and Vicki Palur
Carole Adlard

 

Oklahoma
Duane and Cathy Shipman

 

Oregon
Zak and Alexa Knight
Rose McBride

 

Pennsylvania
Thomas and Theresa Stacy
Charles and Shannon Eder
Mary Ann Petrillo
Tom and Patti Long

 

Rhode Island
Adoption Rhode Island

 

South Carolina
Bob Porterfield
 

South Dakota

Bob and Donna Burke

Dan and Becky Foster

Tennessee
Mark, Janet, and Nathan Carlton
Josh & Katrina Hildabrand
Smoky Mountain Children's Home
Michael McDonald

 

Texas
Holli and Eric Kounce
Jenny L. Womack
A World For Children
Dell and Gladys LeFever

 

Vermont
Lund Family Center

 

Virginia
Linda and Vic Sisson
Loren M. Walck Sr.
Captain Sean Welch

 

Washington
Randy S. Perin
Antioch Adoptions

 

West Virginia
David and Dawn Heatwole 

 

Wisconsin
Marshall and Marjorie Barlow 
Aaron and Laura Maki

Washington, DC
Michele Zavos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information about Angels in AdoptionTM

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption™ Program provides Members of Congress the opportunity to honor an individual or entity from their district that has made an extraordinary contribution on behalf of children in need of homes.  These heroes hail from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and represent the wide spectrum of individuals involved in the adoption and foster care process. Since the program’s inception, over 1400 Angels have received this honor. CCAI also honors a select number of National Angels in Adoption™. As the name implies, these are individuals whose contributions in the fields of adoption or foster care have had a national impact. Past recipients of this award include First Lady Laura Bush, Bruce Willis, Muhammad Ali, Patti LaBelle, Jane Seymour, Henry Winkler, and CBS Studios.

In addition to giving Members of Congress a firsthand look at the foster care and adoption related work taking place throughout the country, the Angels in Adoption™ program seeks to draw global attention to the positive difference adoption makes in the life of a child. Last year’s event alone resulted in 124 human interest stories being published in newspapers throughout the nation. These stories serve as inspiration for others to step forward to consider fostering or adopting.

Once selected, Angels in Adoption™ travel to Washington D.C. to participate in three days of events all designed to train them in using their personal experience to affect change on behalf of children in need of homes and to celebrate their hard work and dedication to the issue.

 

Learn more about the Angels in Adoption™ Program here!

Learn more about CCAI here!