I guess I should kick this party off with the lil’ lady that inspired this whole organization! We didn’t know Ruby was rockin’ an extra chromosome until she was born…but the second I held her I knew she was going to change the world. I didn’t know ANYTHING about Down syndrome when she was born or even know anyone…which looking back now that makes me so sad that I missed out on the MAGIC for so many years!
After breaking her out of the NICU after 3 weeks, I got her home… and every day I held her, my heart knew there was something MORE. I wanted the world to see what I saw in her…a strong, capable and WORTHY lil’ lady who deserved all the opportunities to be the best she could be. So one day when she was about 6 months old, I looked at my hubby and said, “I think I want to help someone with Down syndrome go to college.” He literally looked at me and said, “Do people with Down syndrome go to college?” Neither of us knew for sure, and I certainly knew NOTHING about starting a nonprofit…but I knew I wanted to try because I had this perfect lil’ lady that had put a spark in my heart that I just could not deny.
My goal that first year was just ONE $2k scholarship…and here we are 9 years later having granted $1.2 MILLION in scholarships!! All because this salami and Goldfish lovin’ lil’ lady came into this world to show us THERE. IS. MORE. ❤️