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Be a dreamer! This year's contest has been inspired by the award-winning bestseller Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes by Susan V. Bosak. 15 of the top illustrators in the world each offer a gorgeously illustrated page in a beautifully told poetic story about life's hopes and dreams, inspiring both children and adults. Find out more about Dream.
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Jared Maddox, 10
and his step-grandfather
J.C. Robinson, 78
Jared is in grade 4 at Goshen Elementary School in Goshen, AL. He is an A student and loves to read. His teacher, Elizabeth Sigers, encouraged him to enter the Listen to a Life Contest.
Congratulations!
ONE MAN, ONE GOAL
"I am one of the few people who have always known what I wanted to do." Not many people can say that. My step-grandfather, J.C. Robinson, knew when he was a third grader that he wanted to be a floral designer. Many things changed in his life, but his goal remained the same.
As a third grader, Mr. J.C. attended a funeral of a young girl. This was the first time he had seen funeral sprays. He said to himself, "Someday I'm going to make those." When Mr. J.C. was seventeen, his mother died and life became harder for him. He had younger brothers and sisters to help care for. A few months later, his older sister died. As they were moving her flowers to the church, several fell apart. After seeing this, Mr. J.C. decided that as a floral designer he would make flowers that would last.
After he graduated from high school, he went to work in a flower shop. He had no special training. If any had been available, he couldn't have gone. He was helping to support his family. To reach his goal, he learned by doing. He would pick out the flowers he wanted to use and arrange them until he liked what he saw.
Throughout his life, Mr. J.C. continued to make a difference in people's lives with his flowers. There were many obstacles in his sixty years as a floral designer, but he just did what had to be done. In October 2003, Mr. J.C. suffered a stroke. His physical problems forced him to retire last year. After his retirement, he said, "I can think back over the years, and I can think of nothing I'd rather have done."
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