Oh-em-goodness, do you ❤️❤️❤️ these pics as much as I do?! This is 2014 Rockin' Recipient Mohammad (Mickey) Hammad on his graduation day!! He just graduated from the Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy at Elmhurst College in Illinois. And just look at that incredible pride and confidence on his beautiful face!! 🎓😍This is what it's [...]
Here's something to start your week off right: "So far as Julia’s concerned, Down syndrome simply means, 'Being normal.'" 👆👆 Exactly!!! I ❤️ this SO MUCH. It's a quote from a post on IN MY OWN WORDS – from an interview with Julia Neri, one of our awesome 2014 Rockin' Recipients – and you've [...]
Check out this email & pic I received from Zach Benton, one of our ah-ma-zing 2013 Rockin' Recipients!! "Hi Liz I just promoted in karate to high Brown belt, thought I share that I did hard work to earn it. I have amazing balance and achieving karate goals to earn up to black belt. I [...]
I know it's still just the middle of summer and school seems like forever and a day away... But there's actually just a handful of weeks left before my kids and so many others will be back to hittin' the books for the fall semester (🙀🙀) – and for families with kids who receive Special [...]
Happy Fourth of July, peeps!!!! 🎆🇺🇸🎇 In honor of this day, I'm excited to share this video with you - Miss Marissa Moments episode #2, about the 4th of July, made by our very own Marissa Todd!! Marissa is a 2017 Rockin' Recipient, and her sweet mama recently shared Marissa's brand-new YouTube channel with us [...]
I don't know about y'all, but for me, summer's all about finding ways to stay cool...and now, after reading a recent email from Dalton Cron's dad about what Dalton's been up to, I'm in the mood for ice cream!!! 🍦🍨 His dad writes: "Dalton Cron was VERY happy to start his internship at The Baked [...]
"Ruby’s Rainbow made a HUGE difference in Luke’s view of himself AND the opportunities we were able to provide for him." ❤❤❤ Y'all, THIS is why we do what we do 😍😍 This handsome young man is 2016 Rockin' Recipient Luke Drumright, who graduated this spring from Saginaw Valley State University. His sweet momma sent [...]
Squee - got an email from 2017 Rockin' Recipient Jason Rogers!! 😍😍 I ❤ hearing from our Rockin' Recipients and learning about what they've been up to!! Jason writes: "First I want to say thank you for giving me a scholarship for this past year. Your support helped me attend the IDEAL Program at Lipscomb [...]
Peeps, this Friday 6/22 I'm lucky enough to be speaking with Mark Hublar, one of our ah-mazing Rockin' Recipients, at this year's BEAT THE HEAT conference - and I CAN'T WAIT!! 😍😍😍 Mark was a 2014 Ruby's Rainbow scholarship recipient, and we'll be co-presenting the keynote speech. Held here in Austin, BEAT THE HEAT is [...]
This is so cool!! Next week, 2017 Rockin' Recipient Marissa Erickson will travel to Savannah, GA, where she will work on the set of John Travolta's upcoming thriller "The Poison Rose"!🌹 She'll be on location for a month!! WOW!!! We are so proud of this amazing young woman!!! Read more about Marissa here! Also check [...]
