Every summer I work at a salon in my hometown. This summer there was a woman who would always come in to get her hair done and bring her 5 year old granddaughter, Juliette, with her. Every time they came in Juliette would always sit at the front desk with me and we would play tic tac toe for hours while I answered the phones and helped customers. Just from talking with her I could tell that she was not like the average 5 year old. She seemed very smart and had such a positive energy to her. I eventually found out that Juliette was battling leukemia. She had participated in a Walk 'N Rock for Kids in Sacramento and had a goal to send 21 kids to a camp for children battling cancer. It costs $1,000 to send one child to the camp but through fundraising for the camp Juliette succeeded goal. Althogh she is only 5 years old I think that she is a leader and has many qualities to be valued. Her positivity and high goals are something that many adults lack. Through these qualities she was able to reach her goal. As we have mentioned in class, children possess the belief that they can accomplish anything they put their mind to. I think that the only thing seperating children and adults is extreme positivity and big dreams. Maybe adults should start dreaming bigger and BELIEVING that their dreams can become a reality.
http://www.examiner.com/sacramento-river-cats-in-sacramento/walk-n-rock-for-kids-making-a-difference-sacramento
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