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County , who is also an adoptive parent, as the keynote speaker. Prince George’s County Police Officer Alexander Strachan performed a violin solo to honor families and guests during the momentous and joyous occasion. • The Truancy Reduction Court in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County held its first in-person social activity since the COVID-19 public health emergency began. A group of participants travelled to Bladensburg Waterfront Park for a 45-minute boat tour of the Anacostia River. The group enjoyed beautiful weather and a brief history of the area as they floated along the shore in a large pontoon boat in August 2021.
• Circuit and County Administrative Judge Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County and the Seventh Judicial Circuit, and Judge Judy L. Woodall, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, family coordinating judge and chair of National Adoption Day, who is an adoptive parent herself, presided over “All You Need Is Love,” a National Adoption Day virtual ceremony on November 18. Pictured Left: (top to bottom) Circuit and County Administrative Judge Sheila R. Tillerson Adams, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County and the Seventh Judicial Circuit; Lisette A. DuPree, information technology project management coordinator; Judge Peter K. Killough, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County; Judge Makeba Gibbs, Circuit Court for Charles County; Tamara L. Burke, C.A.S.E Center for Adoption Support and Education; Angelique Williams, Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated Prince George’s County Chapter; Gloria Brown Burnett, Department of Social Services; Judge Judy L. Woodall, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.
Students begin to board the pontoon boat in Bladensburg Waterfront Park for a tour of the Anacostia River.
The ceremony recognized new adoptive families and featured Judge Makeba Gibbs, Circuit Court for Charles
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