‘Believe in yourself’: 8-year-old making her dreams come true as CEO of a shaved ice truck
Updated: 11:55 AM EDT Jul 19, 2022
PAPER TO REALITY. FROM THE FRUITY FLAVORS STRAWBERRY LEMON LIME LEMONADE THE ORANGE TO THE SPLASHES OF COLOR DRAWING IN THE CROWDS BONA THE FOOD TRUCK THAT WILL SYMBOLIZE WHAT WE REPRESENT WATER. IT’S THE BEACH WITH ALL WATERFALLS TO THE VERY DRAWING THAT FUELED THE STREAM TO BEGIN WITH. I’M DELLA MORGAN THE OWNER OF DELGEN SHADE DICE. IT WAS A FIRST-GRADE ASSIGNMENT IN THE FORM OF A JOURNAL PROMPT. WHAT GOAL WOULD YOU LIKE TO THIS YEAR. CAN YOU READ THIS FOR ME? YES. MY GOAL IS TO SELL ICE CREAM TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WRITING, BUT SHE WAS ALSO LOOKING AT HER IPAD OF HOW TO DRAW A FOOD TRUCK. SO AS I’M WATCHING HER. AND I’M READING I’M LIKE WOW, THAT IS AN AWESOME IDEA. SO WITH THAT IDEA AND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY MY MOM SHE TOOK HER RETIREMENT MONEY OUT. IT WAS FOR HER ANYWAY, AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I’M NOT GOING TO SAY FOR A RAINY DAY. WOULD BE NO RAINY DAY MOM JENNIFER MORGAN AND DAD DECIDED TO CREATE A LEGACY FOR THEIR DAUGHTER. I LOVE SHAVED ICE THROUGH A BUSINESS. THIS IS ALL. HER AND NAMED AFTER ITS CEO THE CUTEST EXECUTIVE OFFICER. WE SAID DELGENS AND IT JUST ROLLED OFF THEY CALL ME DELLA. SO IT’S THE FIRST FREE LETTERS OF MY NAME FOLLOWED BY THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF HER MIDDLE NAME THE PAST VS. IS THAT ON IT. SHE SURE DOES. WHAT? IS IT LIKE TO BE A CEO AT EIGHT YEARS OLD. IT FEELS GREAT BECAUSE I’M YOUNG AND I GET THE EXPERIENCE AN OLD FRIEND THAT GAVE ME ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL. YOU GOT A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL. YEAH, AND I’M STILL SAVING IT BUT WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY PLAY AT THE TRASH WHEREVER AND IF ANYTHING LIKE GOES NASTY, I CLEAN IT HEART WORK BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON YOURSELF SEEING HER MOLD INTO ENTREPRENEUR SPIRIT AND IN THE MEANTIME THROUGH A COOL TREAT MAKING PEOPLE SMILE. WHAT KIND OF REACTION DO YOU GET FROM PEOPLE WHO GET YOUR SHAVED ICE, DO THEY GET REALLY HAPPY? YEAH, THEY’RE LIKE, IT’S THE BEST THING THEY EVER HAD THAT MUST MAKE YOU FEEL PRETTY GOOD. YEAH, AND THAT’S MR. WIGGLES MR. WIGGLES AND INSPIRING OTHER KIDS AND ALL OF US DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS. ALL YOUR CONFIDENCE COME FROM INSIDE OF MY HEART. SO OF HER WERE EXCITED FOR WHERE SHE’S GOING WHERE SHE’S HEADED AND THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. I’M SUPER EXCITED AND I WISH Y’ALL ALL THE LUCK. SO COME DOWN TO BIRMINGHAM UPTO
‘Believe in yourself’: 8-year-old making her dreams come true as CEO of a shaved ice truck
Updated: 11:55 AM EDT Jul 19, 2022
A little girl with big dreams, 8-year-old Della J., is already working hard to make her life goals come true. When a writing prompt in her first-grade class asked the students for goals for that year, Della said she wanted to start a shaved ice business. She then shared her dream with her mother and three months later Deljen’s Shaved Ice was born.Sister station WVTM spoke with Della after noticing her business was thriving at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. Della’s advice? “You should always believe in yourself. If you have an idea, share it with your mom and dad because they may make your dreams come true!” Hear from the close-knit family in the video above.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
A little girl with big dreams, 8-year-old Della J., is already working hard to make her life goals come true. When a writing prompt in her first-grade class asked the students for goals for that year, Della said she wanted to start a shaved ice business. She then shared her dream with her mother and three months later Deljen’s Shaved Ice was born.
Sister station WVTM spoke with Della after noticing her business was thriving at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
Della’s advice? “You should always believe in yourself. If you have an idea, share it with your mom and dad because they may make your dreams come true!”
Hear from the close-knit family in the video above.
