Lima News, OHIO. April 6, 2000. Just ask Ashley Kreidler and her mother, Mary Jo. The 16-year-old junior at Delphos St. John's High School wrote an essay on why her mother deserves a diamond. She beat out 1,500 other Ohioans to win a quarter-carat diamond for her mother for Mother's Day. Ashley never expected to… Continue reading Diamonds Really are a Girl’s Best Friend
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1995 Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® winner
This photo was taken on May 13, 1995. Six-grader Scott Kircher won a diamond for writing the most creative essay in the third annual Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® contest. He gave his winning prize to his mother, Valerie. Today the contest is in honor of all moms.Whether I stand on land or shore I… Continue reading 1995 Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® winner
Memories of the Past
This photo was taken during the Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® ceremony at Gallery of Diamonds in 1996. My adoptive mom, Martha, is on the left. Lauren Kiang Megan Darakjian Shadows flickering,dancing about. Even the moon is terrified. I lie wide awake, petrified as the distant Silhouettes come dancing towards me. Then suddenly they disappear.… Continue reading Memories of the Past
The First Diamond Winner
In 1993, I established the Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® contest in honor of my adoptive mother and birth mother I had never known. A girl named Margaret claimed her grand prize diamond in the first contest. Like buried treasure, her enchanting poem sparkled deep within the mound of essays. I'll never forget that first… Continue reading The First Diamond Winner