Anything but ordinary
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Hear the amazing stories of those who've been adopted.
Our birth mothers gave us the chance to grow up with love and security and we are forever grateful.
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Darryl McDaniels
Darryl McDaniels, known by his stage name DMC, is a rapper, founding member of Run-DMC, and is considered one of the pioneers of hip hop culture.
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Greg Louganis
Greg Louganis is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. Greg, like so many incredible Olympians was adopted.
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Danielle Forte
Danielle Forte shares her adoption story and her perspective on why open adoption matters.
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Lori Stenstrom
Lori is a 17-time All American and NCAA Champion swimmer. She also was a member of the USA National Team for seven years, medaling for the United States in the Pan Pacific, Pan American and World University Games.
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Scott Hamilton
Scott is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships, four consecutive World Championships, and a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.
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Aubree-Anna
Aubree-Anna is a talented singer and songwriter. Her story teaches us how to be a millionaire. And it’s not what you think.
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Jonathan Witmer
Jonathan Witmer is the President and CEO of WestPoint Home. In this film, Jonathan shares his perspective on why adoption is so special.
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John Knox
John is a lifetime entrepreneur spent 4 decades building and selling highly successful surety bond companies. He has been called to use his time and resources to support the world of adoption.
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Sheila Jaffe
Shelia Daffe is an Emmy Award-winning casting director and co-founder of The Felix Organization. In this film, she shares her adoption story.
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Adoption is an Option
Unplanned Pregnancy? With so much misinformation out there today, learning directly from those who have firsthand knowledge has proven the most helpful. With the openness of adoption today, women are given greater options than ever before.
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Opt Institute
Opt Institute is a non-profit research foundation and think tank dedicated to improving access to and support for open adoption.
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