Appreciation

Adoption STAR’s Birth Parent Department Supervisor Sue Shaw shares her thoughts on receiving an important award at our “15 and Fabulous” event in May of 2015.
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Adoption STAR celebrated it’s 15th birthday this year at an event entitled “15 and Fabulous: Fifteen Years of Touching Lives.” During an awards ceremony at the event, Adoption STAR Founder/CEO Michele Fried awarded me with an honor that bares her name – the Michele Fried Founders Award. It has been several weeks since I received it, and I am still overwhelmed and overjoyed.

This is the first award I have ever received in my life! Before handing me the award, Michele spoke so beautifully about why I was the recipient of it. To be told that I mirror her passion for adoption is the single greatest compliment I have every received. Michele has been my mentor, my inspiration, and my friend for the past 9 years. I strive to be like her every day.

As I have said before, one of my all-time favorite quotes is, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” I feel honored and grateful to be a part of Adoption STAR and to work alongside such passionate coworkers every single day. We aren’t just a team at our agency…we are a family.