We have TWO FULL WEEKS of AWESOMENESS to share and will be rockin' it all the way to WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY on 3/21!! Here is a little sneak peak to what’s in store!! You are not going to want to miss ANYTHING…including a Rockin' Recipient love connection! STAY TUNED!!!
We hope you enjoyed our little trip down memory lane, how we have changed and grown because of the magic of that extra little chromosome…as well as looking at all the opportunities and possibilities for the future!! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!! : Kelle Hampton PS: Any ideas for what Ruby and Nella’s NEXT adventure should [...]
All I know is, these girls still know how to party They did back then and definitely still do today! And I am so lucky to get to be along for the ride!! Anyone else hoping to stay in their jammies all day today? NOW THEN : Kelle Hampton #tbt #RubyAndNellaRockTheFuture #RubyandNellaThenAndNow #OctoberAwareness #downsyndromeawarenessmonth #dsam2023 [...]
Because spreading awareness about the pure AWESOMENESS of peeps rockin' that extra chromosome is what we do around here – not just in October for Down Syndrome Awareness Month, but all year long…consider this a lil' sneak peak into our next 3/21 Pledge campaign I CANNOT wait to share more of this crew and their [...]
“And I believe the louder we shout, it’s just going to continue to get better.” I love how everyone in our community advocates differently because it takes a village. And ALL our voices have mattered!! Even though we still have a ways to go, we have come a LONG way from the days of institutionalization…and that [...]
You can DREAM #tbt #RubyAndNellaRockTheFuture #RubyandNellaThenAndNow #OctoberAwareness #downsyndromeawarenessmonth #dsam2023 #rubyandnella #theluckyfew #downsyndrome #downsyndromerocks #nothingdownaboutit #lifewithrubydoobs #rubysrainbow
Between then and now, what has changed in Ruby and in my advocacy? I probably have a more realistic view of the future because she has her own passions and voice now. She is actively telling me and letting me know what she wants for her own future. I love so much what Kelle Hampton says here: “What [...]
Back in 2017 Marissa used her Ruby’s Rainbow scholarship to study sound production, so she could reach her goal of working on film sets as a sound assistant. So you can probably imagine just how excited I was when she came to our photo shoot to work the boom mic and help us nail the [...]
These girls love to dream of finding someone they can spend and share their lives with…just like everyone else. So we dream with them...and we continually cast a vision that it's possible. And my hope for Ruby is that someday it WILL be possible Many people with Down syndrome DO get married! Some marry partners [...]
“I didn’t know how much it would hit me, seeing her in that dress... Looking at herself in the mirror and recognizing that’s what she wanted.” And she didn’t want to take it off. The biggest difference between THEN and NOW is this time, she KNEW what it meant to wear it. She wants to find love [...]
