rachel clark was given the star of adoption award at a ceremony in bethesda. news4's barbara harrison was the emcee at the event. she spoke to rachel about her past and her future, as she prepares to mark another major milestone in her life. >> she could be called prince george's county's flower child. >> reporter: that was breaking news in september, 1989. a newborn baby girl found in a dumpster behind a flower shop in temple hills. the husband of the shop owner just happened to take out some trash late that wednesday afternoon and heard cries coming from a sealed plastic bag in the dumpster. >> when did they come and pick up this trash? >> thursday mornings early. >> so if you hadn't found the baby -- >> the trash would have been gone in the morning. >> reporter: the famous dumpster. >> yep. >> reporter: how do you feel when you see that? >> it scares me, actually. that's the only time, like, i ever have negative reactions about my birth story is around dumpsters. >> reporter: rachel clark, now 23 years old, was the baby left in a dumpster to die. she says th