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2006-2007 LISTEN TO A LIFE CONTEST
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
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Winner of 11 national awards including an International Reading Association Children's Choice, a Teachers' Choice, and the Pinnacle Award for Best Gift Book! The contest theme of hopes and dreams across a lifetime is inspired by the 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 poetic, multilayered story about life's hopes and dreams, inspiring both children and adults. A great book to share in the classroom, Dream is also a popular gift book for all ages. Find out more about Dream.
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AND THE GRAND PRIZE WINNING TEAM IS...
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Eleanor Cawthon, 13
and her grandfriend
Reed Hart, 69
Mr. Hart is a part of the Tenth East Senior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Eleanor is a grade 8 student at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's Middle School. In addition to having a talent for writing, she is a member of the Student Council, the Math Counts team, and has an interest in environmental issues. Her English teacher, Mike Roberts, encouraged his students to enter the Listen to a Life Essay Contest. The visit to the senior center was part of a community service learning project.
Congratulations!
A HART-FELT EXPERIENCE
Humans are not immortal. We are born, we grow, we learn, and we die. Too often, our knowledge dies with us. I had the opportunity to interview a man, record his life's story, and immortalize his experiences. One sunny Tuesday afternoon, I interviewed Reed Hart at the Tenth East Senior Center. Two hours later, I returned to school a different person. When I asked Mr. Hart what he would like to leave the world's young people, he replied, "A recording of this interview." This is his wish fulfilled.
Mr. Hart knows what broken dreams look like. As a child, his greatest goal was to finish school. After tenth grade, however, he dropped out to join the Navy and serve in Korea. He didn't see the fighting, but he did see its horrible aftermath. On a slow train to Seoul, he watched begging orphaned children. This was ultimate poverty to a degree unseen prior to his being in Korea. After this poignant experience, he made it his goal to fight poverty. Even secondhand, his vivid description mortified me. I now share his vision of a world without starving children.
Although he initially gave up school, he returned after the Korean War. At age thirty, he earned his GED. Throughout our time together, he stressed the importance of education. He heartily regrets his decision to drop out. His warnings put our school into perspective: school isn't to waste time; school is to prepare for life.
300 words cannot begin to describe the impact Mr. Hart has had on my life. Education has skyrocketed as a value of mine. Most importantly, I will strive to help the poor. We visited the senior center to model the bonding in Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie. That wasn't my experience. Mine was better.
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