A Girl Who Was Born Without Hands Wins The National Calligraphy Contest: "I Give The Best Of Me"

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Sara Hinesley, 10 years old, was born hands-free, but has never stopped in the face of this challenge and tries her best to face every obstacle.

Recently, the little girl from Maryland won the Nicholas Maxim award at the 2019 Zaner-Bloser National Calligraphy Competition. The award is for students who have cognitive delay or an intellectual, physical or developmental disability, according to Good Morning America (ABC).

"The things I can't do, I try to figure out ways I can do it and do whatever I can to make it work," the third-grader told GMA. "I just try my best and I set my mind to it and this is what happens."

Sara won the award for her impressive cursive writing skills, although she admitted it was not easy.

Hinesley, who was born in China and was adopted four years ago by an American family, said she was "excited and proud" to win the recognition that comes with a trophy, a cash award and educational materials.

"Sara is highly motivated and a disciplined student," her mother, Cathryn Hinesley, told GMA. "She really excels at everything she tries."

As she grew older, Sara developed her own method of writing by holding the pencil or pen with her arms. Her skills have not gone unnoticed at the school she attends, St. John Regional Catholic School in Frederick, Maryland.

I have never heard this girl say, 'I can't.' She is a little rockstar. She tackles absolutely everything you can throw at her, and she does her best,”her teacher Cheryl Churilla told the Washington Post.

When she's not busy standing out in the classroom, she likes to do the kids' usual activities: playing, watching TV, and spending time with her sister Victoria.

"She is beautiful, strong and powerful just the way she is, and she lives that way," Sara's mother told the publication.