Our Someone 2 Know is an accomplished violinist, an award-winning artist and a philanthropist - Juliette Leong has donated more than $170,000 to help blood cancer patients.
Even more remarkable - has achieved all this by the age 8!
Juliette plays a familiar song for us.
"Believer, Imagine Dragons”.
Leong says she loves it!
If watching an eight-year-old enthusiastically play a modern song on a classic violin is impressive, you haven't seen anything yet - Juliette Leong can also play while roller skating.
Plus, she paints - a lot.
“I started painting when I was about eight months old. I mean, not with a paint brush, but finger painting,” she giggles.
Juliette's home has a small gallery of her work, but most of her art is sold to raise money for AADP - the Asian American Donor Program. “My first auction, my painting sold for about $300. Fast forward four years, my paintings are currently being sold for over $17,000 each.”
Money that the Asian American Donor Program uses to help patients desperate for a bone marrow transplant.
When Juliette heard about it, she wanted to help.
“I learned about a nine-month-old baby who was dying of leukemia because they could not find a bone marrow donor.”
Though she's very mature for her age, the eight-year-old Leong also enjoys being a kid. “Of course, playing with my friends, reading and painting!”
“Yea, I also love doing LEGOs. Like LEGO Mario”
Juliette says she also likes competing and performing.
“I love performing because I love sharing the music with the world.”
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If you would like to see Juliette perform in person - tomorrow is your chance. the roller-skating violinist is the featured artist at Let The Kids Speak Jamboree. The free event is happening Friday, June 26, 2024 4:00-9:00pm at Bartley Ranch in Reno.
For more information on the Jamboree, about Juliette, the causes she supports and classes she teaches- see links here –
Let The Kids Speak Jamboree https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/1b3b1914-6af5-42d8-971d-3d48a00c2fbb
Juliette Leong https://www.julietteleong.com/
