Why Mom Deserves a Diamond: 2,002 Essay Contest Winners for 1998

President Michael Watson of Gallery of Diamonds began the "Why Mom Deserves a Diamond" contest in 1993 in honor of his adopted mother and the birthmother he had never known. In 1998, Watson awarded thousands of children African garnets, amethysts, and diamonds to those who wrote the most touching essays about their moms. This anthology of 2,002 winners includes all those who won a gemstone for their mothers. $3,500 in proceeds from this publication has been donated to the Orange County Publ...