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Welcome from
Travis
and Sparkey
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Travis presented Ron Batts from
"Things Remembered"
with
a $500.00 donation to
The Make-A-Wish Foundation
Travis has sold approximately
3,700 books and donated many
since its release on April 30, 2004.
Thanks to all!!
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Travis
used his "wish" with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to illustrate and publish his book to encourage others to Never
Give Up!
Travis' wish to publish this book won the "Infinite Wish Award 2004" bestowed by the Make-A-Wish
Foundation® of America to the Greater Ohio & Kentucky Chapter.
Travis
Flores wrote the "Spider Who Never Gave Up" when he was around 8 years old. This children's story is about a spider,
named Sparkey, who could not spin a web. Sparkey tried for years to spin a web, but it didn't work. Sparkey never gave up
trying and with some encouragement from his mom he finally spins a perfect web.
Travis sees this story as a similarity
to his own life. He battles Cystic Fibrosis for which there is no cure yet. He keeps trying new and different medications.
And with the encouragement from his family and friends, he refuses to give up.
In the story, Sparkey finally spins
the perfect web at the age of 12. When Travis was 12 he found a med that seems to be working. Maybe this is Travis' perfect
web.
When Travis started being admitted to the hospital more often, he met many other children like himself and
he wanted to help encourage them to never give up. That is when he wrote
"The Spider Who Never Gave Up".
This book is Travis' way to reach out with his message of encouragement to other people to never give up on what they
want to do in life or on their dreams no matter how bad things get.
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Travis plans to donate some of the proceeds from the sale of this book to:
The Make-A-Wish Foundation
Cystic
Fibrosis research
Cancer research
and various other organizations.
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This wonderful children's story of hope and encouragement was published with the help from:
Travis and his family,
the Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Michelle Ciappa - Illustrator,
David Vance & Leslie Neal of GreenShag Design
and Marketing,
UAW-GM,
Alcott Elementary School
AuthorHouse and
Creative and Beyond
to read
more about these people or organizations, click on the following links:
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At Alcott Elem. in Columbus, OH
Author presentation and
book signing
May 17th 2004
Travis Flores - Author
Michelle Ciappa - Illustrator
David Vance - GreenShag Design
& Marketing
David Justus - Make-A-Wish
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A Wish Comes True
I’m so excited, I can not wait!
My
book will be out, around this date.
April is the month, yes in the spring,
Also the month I turn thirteen.
The months
go by, the day nears
I am so anxious, but have no fears.
So many people involved with this
such as the terrific
Make-A-Wish!
I have an illustrator, she is so cool,
her name is Michelle, her drawings rule!
David and Leslie, their
job is so fine,
working for GreenShag Marketing & Design.
So, now you know about this awesome thing
Sparkey and
I say thanks for reading!
By: Travis Flores
1/28/04
©2004 by Travis Flores
Travis Flores -
Author
Travis has also written many heart warming inspirational poems.
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