Nine-year-old Sudbury girl Daniela Grottoli has won silver in the Eye Level Oratacular speech competition.
Run by the complementary learning service Eye Level Canada, the speech competition was open to students in grades 1-8 across Canada and the U.S. More than 1,800 students entered the competition.
Earlier this spring, Grottoli, who attends R.L. Beattie Public School, was named as one of 84 finalists in the competition.
She was asking for Sudburians to vote for a video of her speech on YouTube, because 25 per cent of the judging is based on likes and shares of the videos. By the way, Daniela's speech now has almost 2,800 views.
The theme for the speeches was something that the students couldn't live without, and Daniela picked something very close to home — her family.
If you watch the speech, you'll learn why the Grottoli family goes through 10 rolls of toilet paper a week and why Daniela's dad needs to buy new pajamas.
“I chose that topic because, well, I just really couldn't live without them,” she said.
The one gold winner for the speech competition receives $150 US, while the two silver and four bronze winners receive $100 and $50, respectively.
Daniela, who plays hockey with the Sudbury Lady Wolves, told Sudbury.com in April that if she won any money, she planned to donate it to the Humboldt Broncos in memory of Parker Tobin.
“He wore number 30 just like I do,” she said.
Click here to view Daniela's speech.
