INVITATION FROM BETTIE F. WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

I was forunate to meet Mrs. Delphina Malone last month. She is the Guidance Counselor at Bettie F. Williams Elementary School located in Va. Beach, Va. While at a restaurant, I shared with Mrs. Malone the story of "The Village" and the life of the character I created name "Kevin Bolden."

Mrs.Malone was very excited about having a "published author" located right in the city of Va. Beach and a man willing to speak about "epilepsy." She then invited me and my publisher, Mr. Dreason Ruckett of Lyrical4cast Publishing to come and speak at the "Career Day" at her school on May 24th. We were greeted by Principal Timothy Sullivan and Asst. Principal, Mrs. Shirley Haywood. They shared with us the "dreams" of the students that we were there to see.

Mr. Ruckett and I had a great time explaining to the students our careers as a author and a publisher. Most of all we enjoyed informing them of what "epilepsy" really was. Just like so many people, the myths and stigmas about epilepsy were "overwhelming". This was our opportunity to educated the students and introduce them to the main character of the novel, "Mr. Kevin Bolden." When the students finally had a "name" associated with epilepsy we then shared with them the "real names" that had the condition. We informed them of Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, Actor Danny Glover, writers such as Charles Dickens and Lewis Carroll. This was a total surprise to them! They then started seeing themselves acheving their "dreams in life." I shared with them that fact that we are working on a "screenplay" for the novel to become a movie. This truly excited them as all of a sudden many of them wanted to become, "movie stars"! We had a great time.

We left the school with the children knowing the life of "Kevin Bolden" and them saying that, "I may have epilepsy, but epilepsy does not have me." They shared their dreams with us and truly made our visit one to remember.

I know I can speak for Mr. Dreason Ruckett in saying, "We thank the staff and the students at Bettie F. Williams Elementary School for the invitation to come and speak."

Sincerely,
Lowell G. Evans
Autor of : "The Village"
A novel of inspiration for the entire family!