She's an accomplished musician, playing in her college marching band... She's a peer mentor to young adults with communication challenges... She's dedicated to her work with preschool-aged children, and she's working toward a degree in Early Childhood Education... Who's the amazing lady who's accomplished all this and more? It's Sarah Schafer, another of our [...]
I love getting lil' notes like this in my inbox <3 "Hi! I just wanted to reach out and say that I am a huge fan of this organization and everything you guys do! I am especially thankful for everything you have done for Madison Essig because she is now my little sister in [...]
Mia Barone is definitely rockin' her second year at UCCS! This was her first year to live on campus and she is loving her independence. She did this video update for us to show us around campus and her apartment. One of her dreams is to teach young children Sign Language, and she is now [...]
I got to sit and have dinner with one of our Rockin’ Recipients Jared Okun last month and chat with him about life after graduation from Otsego Academy, a 2 year program in Edmeston, New York. He has been very driven and motivated since graduation to live on his own, find a job and get [...]
Ross Clurman, one of our amazing Board Members, was on the Thanksgiving Day episode of Wheel of Fortune!!! He even gave us a shameless plug! We love you Ross!!! ps...Ross's company COMNIO, does all of our website management and they also focus on small businesses and social media marketing. He is one of the hardest [...]
Thank you Extraordinary Moms Podcast for letting me flap my gums about the things I am most passionate about: my sweet family and Ruby's Rainbow!!! <3 You can have a listen at www.extraordinarymomspodcast.com !! Have you heard of @rubysrainbow ? It's an incredible organization that raises scholarship money for kids with Down Syndrome to go to college. After [...]
Umm, can you please check out how adorbs Olivia Murry is with her Ruby's Rainbow tee-shirt?! Can't help it - I ❤️ seeing our Rockin' Recipients in our gear!! ???????????? Olivia is a 2017 Ruby's Rainbow scholarship recipient who's attending Vanderbilt's Next Steps program! She'll be studying fashion & music for the next four years, and [...]
We are have been watching the Miss Minnesota Pageant over here the last two days as one of our Rockin Recipients, Mikayla Holmgren - Dancer with Down Syndrome was the first person with Down syndrome to compete. She rocked the stage in the preliminaries last night, and today Mikayla won the Spirit Award and it [...]
2017 Rockin' Recipient Kelly McCown caught our eye in her Ruby's Rainbow scholarship application because she's a runner, she loves working with children, and she's hardworking and driven!! Her can-do attitude really jumped right off the page!! ???????????? Among other goals, she plans to learn to drive, live with a roommate and work with children [...]
If you celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday, I hope you had a wonderful day full of good food and great times with peeps you care about! That's really all that matters, y'all!! ❤️❤️❤️ And here's a little story to warm your ❤️ today ???????????? This is 2017 Rockin' Recipient Jacob Nelson, who's studying at Shepherds College. Despite having had many [...]