The Tele-Contest is sponsored by Alex and Tyler, the main characters from The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets. In the story, these 12-year-olds are forced to battle bullies, face their fears and keep strange secrets the summer they learn how to do what they dream.

Now they want YOU to learn how to DO what YOU DREAM, so you’re about to hear from six champions who are living the life of their dreams today talk about who they were way back when they were 12 years old.

Ready to meet the Champion Contestants?

• Larry Ledford is a real estate investor, business consultant, trainer and owner of several small businesses. You can find out more about him here: www.LarryLedford.com

• LeAnne Brugh is real estate agent and owns a company that helps banks sell foreclosed properties. You can find out more about her here:
  www.leannebrugh-triad.prucarolinas.com

• Max Floyd is the campus recreation director at Wake Forest University and leads the All Sports Camp on the WFU campus each summer for kids ages 6-12. You can find out more about him here:
  www.wfu.edu/campusrec/allsportscamp

• Kim DeYoung is a mom entrepreneur and founder of Metromom, an online community that connects women entrepreneurs with one another. You can find out more about her here:
  www.MetroMom.com

• Karen Schachter is a psychology of eating expert who helps women and girls develop healthy eating and lifestyle habits. You can find out more about her here:
  www.HealthyBodiesHappyMinds.com

• Ryan Porter is a youth motivational speaker who prepares young people to lead themselves and others to the lives they dream about. You can find out more about him here:
  www.RyanSpeaks.com

By learning as much as you can about who they are today, you should be able to figure out who they were at age 12 as you’re listening to the call.

(Not registered yet? Then sign up here: http://www.ChildrenIntoChampions.com.)

Once you think you know which name matches which contestant number, submit your entry in the comment section on this post.

In your entry, include (only ONE entry PER PERSON allowed):

• Your First Name
• Write ‘Boy’ if you’re a boy and ‘Girl’ if you’re a girl
• Where You’re From
• What Contestant # You Think Matches Each Contestant’s Name
• Your Big Dream! (optional)

Everyone who posts an entry will receive a prize worth $17.

And everyone who matches all six contestants correctly will receive a prize worth $77 and get their name put into the pot for the Grand Prize Drawing.

The Grand Prize Drawing takes place at the end of the follow-up call on Tuesday, December 8 at 7:00pm EST. During the follow-up call, the contestants will reveal their contestant numbers and share with you their best success advice.

Then I’ll draw two names from the winning entries. The first boy’s name I draw will win $50, and the first girl’s name I draw will also win $50.

Have FUN participating in the Children Into Champions Tele-Contest!  Then click on over to BarnesandNoble.com (by clicking the picture of the book below) to buy your copy of The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets!  Remember, 100% of the royalties from book sales are donated to Timmy’s Fund, a children’s charity that helps bring hope to kids with cancer.

To Your Dreams,
Bonnie Jean

P.S.  Click here to invite your friends to participate, too!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Want to make the Children Into Champions Tele-Contest even MORE FUN? 

Compete against your friends and see who can LISTEN, MATCH and WIN the best!

Before you can invite your friends, though, you need to register. 

And registering is easy.  Just visit http://www.ChildrenIntoChampions.com and enter your name and email address in the form provided.

Then you’ll automatically be taken to a page that lets you send an email invitation to up to five friends.

What are you waiting for?  Register NOW for your chance to win one of the two $50 Grand Prizes!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

• Larry Ledford, business consultant, trainer and owner of several small businesses
• LeAnne Brugh, real estate agent
• Max Floyd, campus recreation director at Wake Forest University
• Kim DeYoung, mom entrepreneur and founder of Metromom
• Karen Schachter, psychology of eating expert
• Ryan Porter, youth motivational speaker

When the call ends, registered participants have access to a recording of the call.

To make sure you have enough time to listen to the interviews and figure out who’s who, you will have until 11:59pm on Monday, December 7 to match the contestant names with the contestant numbers and POST your guess on the blog.

• You receive a prize worth $17 just for posting a comment with your guesses on the blog!

• If you correctly match all six contestants with their contestant number, you receive a prize worth $77 and are automatically entered into the Grand Prize Drawing.

The Grand Prize Drawing will be held at the end of the 30 minute follow-up call on TUESDAY, December 8 at 7:00pm EST.

During the follow-up call, each contestant will match their name with their contestant number PLUS give you their best Champion Dream Doer success tips to help you live your dreams, too.

• Then in honor of Alex, the first girl’s name drawn from the winning entries wins $50!

• And in honor of Tyler, the first boy’s name drawn wins $50!

Register for your chance to win NOW by clicking HERE.

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

Ryan Porter is one of the Champion contestants.

Ryan is a youth motivational speaker who prepares young people to lead themselves and others to the lives they dream about.

You can find out more about him here:
www.RyanSpeaks.com

He’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was he at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

Karen Schachter is one of the Champion contestants.

She is a psychology of eating expert who helps women and girls develop healthy eating and lifestyle habits.

You can find out more about her here:
www.HealthyBodiesHappyMinds.com

She’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was she at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

Kim DeYoung is one of the Champion contestants.

Kim is a mom entrepreneur and founder of Metromom, an online community that connects women entrepreneurs with one another.

You can find out more about her here:
www.MetroMom.com

She’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was she at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

Max Floyd is one of the Champion contestants.

Max is the campus recreation director at Wake Forest University and leads the All Sports Camp on the WFU campus each summer for kids ages 6-12.

You can find out more about him here:
www.wfu.edu/campusrec/allsportscamp

He’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was he at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

LeAnne Brugh is among the Champion contestants.

She is a real estate agent and owns a company that helps banks sell foreclosed properties.

You can find out more about her here:
www.leannebrugh-triad.prucarolinas.com

She’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was she at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

Listen to the First Ever Children Into Champions Tele-Contest
NOW for Your Chance to Win One of TWO $50 Grand Prizes!

For the contest, your challenge is to LISTEN to six champion contestants who are living the life of their dreams today answer questions about who they were at age 12. 

If you can MATCH the names of all six contestants with their contestant #, you have a chance to WIN one of two $50 cash prizes on December 8!

Here’s a clue to help you win…

Larry Ledford is among the Champion contestants.

He’s a real estate investor, business consultant, trainer and owner of several small businesses.

But that’s all the help you’re going to get from me.  You can find out more about him here: www.LarryLedford.com

He’s a successful DREAM DOER today, but who was he at age 12?

You’ll have to listen to the Tele-Contest Call to find out!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean

    

100% of the royalties from sales of The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets are donated to Timmy’s Fund.

Timmy’s Fund is an organization dedicated to assisting families (including my cousin’s family) at WVU Children’s Hospital who are currently battling childhood cancer.

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Why Donate the Royalties?

Here’s the deal. 

Alex and Tyler, the characters in The Dream Doers and the Summer of Secrets, are healthy young adults.  Because they are healthy, they are able to chase their dreams and become Champion Dream Doers, just like the contestants in the Children Into Champions Tele-Contest.

But some children, like my cousin Jason’s 5-year-old daughter Jessica, aren’t as fortunate as Alex and Tyler.  They have to fight to survive every day as they battle childhood cancer.

Their big dream is to live.

So they need help, hope and encouragement every day, especially from their parents. 

And what better way to get help, hope and encouragement for the entire family than by getting a Gift Packet from Timmy’s Fund every time they have to visit the Infusion Clinic?

The Infusion Clinic at the hospital is not a fun place to go.  This is the place they receive chemotherapy, have their blood counts done or need to see the doctor.

Just driving to the clinic and paying for food can start to get real expensive real fast.  And that only adds to the stress of having to get the medical treatment.

That’s why Timmy’s Fund gives each family a Gift Packet every time they have to come to the Infusion Clinic.  The Packet includes:

• A Gas Card

• A Local Area Restaurant Gift Card or Coupon for Lunch

• Some Cash to Help Supplement the Trip for that Day

The goal of the Gift Packet is to pay for the trip to the hospital that day.  When the parents don’t have to worry about the day to day ‘non-medical’ expenses during cancer treatment, they have less stress, more hope and more energy to give their child.

That helps the entire family gain the hope they need to make it through another day.

WHY Timmy’s Fund?

A few months ago, Jessica, my cousin’s five-year-old daughter, was diagnosed with leukemia.  She lives in West Virginia and goes to the Infusion Clinic at WVU Children’s Hospital for treatment once a week.

Every time she goes in for treatment, she receives a Gift Packet from Timmy’s Fund.  Since they are helping my family, I want to support them and help fund their Gift Packets.

But that’s not all Timmy’s Fund does.  They are about to open Timmy’s Book Nook in the Infusion Clinic so the kids have books to read and activities to do while they wait for their treatment.

And Timmy’s Fund is working on a huge new project, Timmy’s Place.

This is going to be a place near W.V.U. Children’s Hospital where families of Pediatric Oncology Patients can stay free of charge. Timmy’s Place will ALWAYS be opened to them.  It will be a place that they can come any time of the day.  They’ll be able to stop by for a meal with their family, allow their kids to play, check or send emails, or just grab a gas card or meal card to a local restaurant.  Timmy’s Place will be their sort of ‘home away from home’ while they are in Morgantown for cancer treatment.

WHO Is Timmy?

In May of 2004, Timmy Quigley was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma, which is a very aggressive, malignant childhood brain tumor.  After a very quick diagnosis and surgery, the tumor was successfully and completely removed, and his treatments began in June.

Timmy underwent 4 rounds of intense chemotherapy.  During his treatments, he and his family spent most of the time in the hospital.  Because of his age, and the high doses of Chemo that were necessary to attempt to treat his disease, the treatments were very hard on him.

After successfully completing his chemotherapy, prior to starting radiation therapy, one of his tests came back positive for cancer cells that were found in his spinal fluid.  This meant that he wouldn’t be able to survive because radiation to his brain and spinal cord (which would have cured the cancer) would have caused massive amounts of brain damage.  It also would have caused multiple physical and developmental problems. Because of his age, there were no realistic medical options left.

Medulla Blastoma is one of the most aggressive types of childhood cancer.  The doctors discovered the cancer had come back in the form of nothing more than ‘cells’ in October, and Timmy died shortly after that in December of 2004.

Wanting to carry on Timmy’s name, give hope where there is ‘no hope’, and pass on the ‘peace’ that Timmy’s family experienced in a time of desperation, Timmy’s parents started Timmy’s Fund in 2007.

Their goal is that Timmy’s life and Timmy’s Fund will not only help families that are struggling with the financial stress of childhood cancer, but will give these families hope and peace and help them see that there is so much ‘good’ in the world, even through the worst of times.

Above and beyond anything else, they want to provide families the financial support needed to get through their tough time together…as a family.

Five years later, in December 2009, you have the chance to carry on Timmy’s name and make a positive difference in the lives of other families battling cancer right now.

All you have to do is buy a book.  Read it to feed YOUR dreams, and part of the money you spend will help feed the dreams of kids with cancer.

BUT FIRST…enter the Children Into Champions Tele-Contest sponsored by the characters in the book and give yourself a chance WIN one of the two $50 grand prizes!

To your dreams,
Bonnie Jean