The Brief
- A Tampa Bay area toddler is competing in a national online competition for Toddler of the Year.
- The winner of the competition, which is presented by toy company, Hasbro, will receive $25,000.
- The toddler’s mother and father, who is stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, faced fertility challenges and said the prize money would help pay off medical debt.
TAMPA, Fla. – Julie and Garrett Jackson have always known their son, James, 17-months, is one of a kind. After all, he was born on Leap Day last year.
“Yeah, he’s special in a lot of different ways,” Julie Jackson said of her toddler. “He’s our little one-in-a-million guy.”
The backstory:…