Earlier this year the city of San Francisco captured the attention and the hearts of the country as it transformed itself into Gotham City for a day in order to make the dreams of one young boy come true. Now it seems the Bay area town of Vallejo has recently given a similar gift for a young girl battling leukemia.
Monika Romo, 10, was diagnosed with the disease in April and has been undergoing chemotherapy. According to her mother, the girl is currently in remission. However, a nonprofit group by the name of Vallejo Together wanted to do something special for her with the help of Supporting Our Cancer Kids, according to Mashable.
"We asked if she needed a Disney princess theme or something, but she doesn't like Disney princesses; she likes Wonder Girl," Vallejo Together founder Maria Guevara told ABC. "And we were like, 'Oh my gosh, perfect setting, we're gonna do Batkid-style Wonder Girl in Vallejo.'"
Romo was given the opportunity to spend her day going to several school sin the area and reading an essay that she was asked to write regarding how a superhero can save the city. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up so the event gave her a chance to see what it was like to run a class, and she did it all while dressed as the iconic DC super hero Wonder Woman. When she went to speak at her own elementary school, she was greeted by her classmates with a pre-prepared dance number. Many of her classmates were in super hero costumes as well.
In addition to speaking in front of several classrooms, Romo was presented with the Solano County Hero Award and the key to the city.
Below is an excerpt from the 10-year-old hero's essay. The work can be found HERE on the Vallejo Together Facebook Page.
"One day the city of Vallejo changed unexpectedly. The evil villains had begun taking over Vallejo, spreading their evil ways across the town. Burglaries and robberies began occurring all over town, 'respect for others no longer existed." "Since everyone gave up and lost their hope, it made the villains' job easier to take over Vallejo."
"Then, a 10-year-old girl named Monika Romo had an idea. She told the mayor of Vallejo to call her favorite superhero, Wonder Woman ..."
"Upon her arrival, Wonder Woman saw with great sadness what she had most feared. Cruelty, hate, anger and injustice had taken over the towns' people. Many of the Vallejoans were willing to fight, but many others were too afraid to speak up, sometimes out of fear and sometimes just because they thought that nothing could be done."
"They knew the job was not going to be easy and that it was something that would not happen over night. But they also knew that they had all their good will and the good intentions of many of the Vallejoans, and the support of the Police Department and the Fire Department."
"Together, hand in hand, they would confront the forces of evil, because they truly believed that the unity would make them a stronger force."
