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Born in Bentonville, Arkansas. Professional Bookkeeper/Auditor and Administrative Assistant. In 1984, founded the Sharing & Caring Community Christmas Tree Program, Inc., a non-profit organization that provided Christmas to approximately 4,000 under-privileged children in Northwest Arkansas each year. Retired from non-profit in 2002 after 18 years of service, at which time the Sharing & Caring Program operations were assumed by the Boys & Girls Club of Bentonville, Arkansas.
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Writing Awards: Silver Quill Award - 1994 for children's short story Little Bear and the Great Iron Horse; Bronze Award - 2002 for children's short story Lileth, the Little Wood Nymph.
Philanthropic Awards: Life Membership (ACPT) Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers-1988; Woodmen of the World Outstanding Citizen Award-1991; ESA Diana Award-1992; Maxwell House Real Heroes Medal presented by Former First Lady, Barbara Bush-1993; Soroptimist International Women of Distinction Award-1994; Rogers Chamber of Commerce Pride of Rogers Award and Spirit Award-1995; Acknowledged by the Bentonville School's Counselor's Advisory Committee-1997; Recipient of City of Bentonville Proclamation declaring December 1, 2002 Debbie DeShields Day; Recipient of Certificate of Appreciation issued by Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, December 1, 2002.
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Author of numerous children's short stories, middle-grade and young-adult Christian mysteries, romantic comedies, mainstream novels and poetry. Published short-stories and books include this new release- With Pride of the Buffalo-a historical-fiction novel (PublishAmerica); a young-adult mystery Deadly Resemblance; a middle-grade mystery The Lost Mummy; Award-winning short stories: Little Bear and the Great Iron Horse, and Lileth, the Little Wood Nymph; and Internet Marketing Manual How Realtors Make Money on the Internet. Poetry Publications include two award-winning poems: The Friend, and Reflection; and soon to be published - Unknown Love (poem) and Captured (a romance short-story. Current Literary Editor of the Benton County Historical Society's periodical the Pioneer.
To order an autographed copy of The Lost Mummy (a middle-grade mystery) send $4.95 plus $2.00 shipping ($6.95 total) to: Big Kids Books, Inc., 6 Alyce Lane, Bella Vista, AR 72714. Checks or Postal Money Order Only. |
| A special thanks to William (Bill) Myers, Denver, CO, for introducing me to this important part of our American History. |
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