Jillian Sheppard - Summer 2004

Seven-year-old Jillian Shepard is one sunny girl on the go. The folks at CCA caught up with her while she was on a shoe shopping expedition and were able to talk to her on her family’s cell phone between stops.

Jillian has been enjoying her summer break, but second grade is just around the corner. She’s looking forward to going back to school, where math and religion classes are the subjects she likes best. She also loves her art classes. “Pink, red, purple and blue are my favorite colors,” she said.

She rounds out her busy schedule with ballet, tap and cheerleading classes. And one of her hobbies is collecting Barbie  dolls. It’s been said she’s got a pretty impressive collection.

She has three brothers, Danny, Matthew and Paul, and two pet birds, one of whom she calls Sponge Bob.  Jillian and her family went to this summer’s Cher Family Retreat in Phoenix.

She said she had a great time, enjoyed spending lots of time at the pool and had fun at the dinner. And she had the opportunity to
meet some good friends.

She also had the chance to see Cher at one of her concerts. “I got to meet her [backstage] and talk to her,” she said. She thinks
Cher is very nice and likes her music a lot.

When Jillian grows up, she wants to be a doctor and a teacher. She’s got everything going for her. It looks like she’s well on her way to achieving those goals.

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