Vol. 4, No. 1 • Fall 1999

Drawing and Writing Contests This Issue. There was no theme for this issue, we simply asked you to send us something you were proud to have written or drawn. The winners are indicated below. Each received a cash award for his or her writing or artwork. First Prize by Mayra, age 12	Turn Around Ashley, age 15 I was brought into the world with hatred and grief and grew up thinking �I�m a lying thief� I didn�t care what I done or said because my thought was �soon, I�ll be dead� I started believing no one was there I believed no one cared But when I turned around, I was wrong There were people that showed me where I belonged They gave me happiness I�ve never seen I changed to someone you couldn�t imagine me being Thank you to the ones I know for making me remember, I�m not alone. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * by Regina, age 17
I�m Thankful by Demico, age 18 I�m thankful for all the times I was angry and You made me laugh. I�m thankful for the times when I was too outspoken but You have saved my back from wrath. I am thankful for life�s burdens and pains, that are placed there by You, only to help us gain. I am thankful for this present day in which You have opened my eyes. I�m thankful for the loved ones You�ve given so we�re never alone when we cry. I�m thankful for the tears You�ve dried, and the wounds you�ve healed by touch. I guess the real reason I�m so thankful is that You love sinful me so much. Demico, age 18	Kids �R� Us and Foster Care by Malik, age 10 I like this foster home because they take care of me and they don�t tell you any thing wrong to do. I like Kids �R� Us because it is a nice name for the daycare. Kids �R� Us is the best name I ever heard in my whole entire life. They give us some of what they get and they share their candy and paper and pencils. I like this daycare because it is nice and clean. I like my foster parents because they will give you what you ask for in the store. We always go on trips and shop and see Christmas lights. I love Mrs. Gay. *************** I like this truck. It is a 4 x 4. This truck was made in 1965. It was made in the USA. by Malik, age 10
Second Prize by Dametrice, age 12	Foster Child by Dametrice, age 12 I am a foster child and my name is Dametrice. I have been to five foster homes, and I want to talk about the fifth foster home. I love my foster parents because they take me to church and they have cared so much about me. And another thing I want to talk about is my foster home. We travel a lot! Love, Dametrice.
Third Prize by Anna, age 9	Send Us You Artwork! Can you draw, paint, or sketch? Share your talents with us! Fostering Perspectives awards children and teens who are living or have lived in foster care a prize of $15 for artwork we publish. We are especially interested in art that relates to you and your life in foster care. Artwork should be on white paper, and should be mailed flat. Unpublished submissions will be returned. Send submissions to: John McMahon, Editor Fostering Perspectives UNC School of Social Work CB# 3550 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550

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