Its Cool To Be Smart
In conjunction with �Dads and Daughters� night at the arena, the Atlanta Dream is pleased to recognize the winners of the It�s Cool To Be Smart essay contest, titled: �Basketballs, Shopping Malls & Telephone Calls: Why I Love My Daddy.� The winners will be honored during a special halftime presentation during the Dream�s game against the Indiana Fever on Friday, June 13, 2008. Please join the Dream in congratulating the following winners:
Name: Mykesia Daniels
Step-father�s Name: Nigel Stinson
Organization: Carver Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Age: 10
Name: Marley Scott
Father's Name: Michael Midgett
Organization: Anderson Boys & Girls Club
Age: 9
Mykesia Daniels and Marley Scott�s essays were selected from over 100 submissions.
�My step-father means the world to me. He gives me whatever I want and I don�t ask. He is the perfect step-father I ever had. My step-father buys me things I never heard of. I love him to the bottom of my heart. My step-father loves me. How do I know? Because I feel it in the inside my body. He�s the best better than the rest. I love my step-father and he loves me too. He treats me like a little girl is suppose to. He gave me something I�ve always wanted for last years Christmas, he gave me a cell phone that wasn�t the first cell phone I had but that was the first cell phone in about the last 2 years. Even though I have a new cellular I still won�t forget the one he gave me. It�s wonderful to get everything I had in my chest out. I love him. That�s about the only thing I can say about him. He�s the best thing I�ve ever had in a long time. I have so many things that I can�t say, but I might cry. But he�s the best person in the world.�
�I love my dad because he saved me and my mom�s life. He came into our lives when I was age 5. He helped us pull our life back together after my other Dad broke my moms heart and left. I love him sooo much he lets us live under a roof and he works hard to support our family I hope that he will be in my life until the day I die.
He always wants to help me with my homework when I don�t need it. I am happy that he came to my family. My dad will always love me no matter what. I love him because he hugs me when there are storms and when I have scary dream/nightmares.
I am happy he has been in my life I will always be a daddy�s girl.�
ABOUT IT'S COOL TO BE SMART:
Founded in 1997, It�s Cool To Be Smart is a mentoring program for teenage girls which has touched the lives of more 100,000 youth across the country, including cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York and Washington DC. The program�s mission is to empower young girls to become future business leaders by creating mentorship opportunities with influential women and positive role models in the entertainment industry throughout the nation. For more information, visit www.itscooltobesmart.org.