This is a story about why we must never judge a book by its cover!  Many times, you have to take a chance on someone, believe in them and help them see and achieve their potential.  When you do, they start to believe in themselves, and they will apply themselves to succeed.

Ramon was 17 years old, when we met him in 2015.  He was one of the children who took part in our Talent Search Competition with Ultima Limited, that Christmas.  And he was one of our TOP FIVE winners!

I must admit, when I first saw him during the auditions for the competition in October 2015, I thought, “NO WAY!  He can’t win!”  I thought he was too amateur, and I wasn’t impressed.  The other judges saw potential, and they marvelled at the sketch he had just done of himself, without looking in the mirror.

During the competitions…