NBC New York reports:
A key New York charity, New Yorkers for Children, is considering Valery for a college scholarship one day after seeing her story on News 4 New York
By Melissa Russo, Kristina Pavlovic, Hilary Weissman and Evan Stulberger
Published Jul 12, 2019 at 6:03 PM | Updated at 10:21 PM EDT on Jul 12, 2019
Her story captivated the city, left abandoned on a Queens street at just 4 years old in the middle of night with no shoes. Fast forward 14 years, that same little girl is now a high school senior in Bolivia, and is looking to go to college in the U.S. Melissa Russo first introduced the world to little Valery in 2005 and caught up with her about her remarkable journey, and the effect it had on each of them.
