Olivia Elder is rockin' it at Bethel University, where she's in the BUILD program...and she's super-duper happy in her dorm room!! That's her incredible original artwork up on the walls in the 2nd pic! She's adjusting to college life like a boss!! This gorgeous lady is a 2017 Rockin' Recipient, and she's super well-rounded [...]
I am literally writing this through tears right now. Last week was a rough one as far as spelling tests were concerned. They were working on the “th” sound, which for Ruby is still the “f” sound due to her speech sounds. So for instance “with” for her was “wif” when she sounded it [...]
This handsome fella is 2017 Rockin' Recipient Matt Maine! ???????????? In high school, Matt managed the football team and was also on the wrestling team, and as if that wasn't enough, he also completed the Junior ROTC program. Wow!!! ❤️????????❤️ Now he attends the University of Cincinnati, where he's loving being on the TAP [...]
Happy Hump Day peeps! It's time for another Rockin' Recipient update!!Say hey to 2016 Rockin' Recipient Meredith Cripe - she's a junior now, and this is her first year to live in the dorms at George Mason University!! Judging by this pic, I'm gonna guess she's also a Redskins fan and a Belieber…awesome!!! ???? Meredith loves [...]
I love featuring our Rockin' Recipients so much! It just gives me so much happiness to share with you the very special folks that YOU all - with your support, belief & donations to our scrappy little organization - are helping to pursue their college dreams. ❤️❤️❤️ And this story I want to share [...]
2017 Rockin' Recipient Alexis Winegard is in theJudson University RISE Program Here she is on her first day of classes, looking totes adorbs, intelligent, capable, and ready to work hard & learn a ton!!! ❤❤❤ Keep on rockin' it, Alexis!! Can't wait to hear how your year progresses!! Learn more about Alexis: http://bit.ly/2xsF35q — with Alexis Winegard. [...]
Holy cow, you guys. I got this message this week and I cannot tell you how much it makes my heart smile knowing we are making some sort of difference in other communities. When we started this gig shortly after Ruby was born, never in my wildest dreams did I think we would be [...]
This is 2017 Rockin' Recipient Laura Owen! Already halfway through her studies at Barnabas Prep, she's pushing toward her goal of working in a nursing home. A helper & a giver by nature, Laura has participated in many community events including fundraisers, food and blood drives, and more. ❤️❤️❤️ She's also a thespian ???? [...]
I know we have been talking a lot this month about the importance of being included in an educational setting and how it benefits everyone. And while I certainly feel that is a very important piece to the puzzle, I have also been asked several times about how hard/much we work with [...]
Happy birthday to this beauty who made me a mama. Ella Mae, I am so proud of the young lady you are becoming. Not only are your gorgeous on the outside, your inner beauty shines through every single day and that is what matters most. The thing that makes me the most proud [...]