SO proud of #RockinRecipients Mary, Gretchen, Maggie, and Luke who represented the USA at the 10th Down Syndrome World Swimming Championship in Portugal in October!! They all trained hard to qualify and it clearly paid off!! Mary was the first person with Down syndrome to attend the University of Arkansas – now she works as office [...]
"Two Ruby’s Rainbow scholarship recipients and their best friend, showing they can do hard things and still keep those smiles coming. This is Virginia, Grace, and their good friend Olivia doing Sunday brunch and taking a break from college dining hall food! These three women are all trailblazers, knocking down barriers left and right!" Yes, [...]
Colleen is LOVING dorm and campus life at Judson!! She and her roommate have the occasional “movie night” where they microwave popcorn, sit on their beds and watch a movie together. They also share cleaning responsibilities for their dorm room and adjoining bathroom that they share with their RA. Colleen’s classes include topics ranging from [...]
Kellyn is all moved in and finished freshman orientation at Kent State last week!! EEK!! She will be taking nutrition and physical fitness, disability awareness and self-advocacy, tech lab and financial literacy this semester!! She was recently asked by the Superintendent of her high school to speak at the 2022-2023 Convocation for all the staff, [...]
"Liz and Ruby! Thank you for awarding Jill a Ruby's Rainbow Scholarship! She has begun college at Blackburn University and is adapting well to living, studying and working on campus!! Thank you again for awarding Jill a scholarship and for the work you do to make college a reality for individuals with disabilities. We sincerely [...]
Trever is adjusting well to college life at Ferris State University!! He is having fun attending football games and is looking to get a job on campus!! Keep on rockin' it, Trever!! We are so proud of you!!! 🤩 Learn more about Trever here >>> https://rubysrainbow.org/recipients/2022-trever-kazyak/
"Always a difficult transition to watch summer fade away; but one saving grace to the change of seasons, besides beautiful leaves and cool mornings, is the start of a new school year for Kelly. What can I say? Thanks to her determination and the generous financial assistance from Ruby's Rainbow, Kelly is back at Judson [...]
Since graduating several years ago from Bethel University, Olivia has been living her best life!! She makes cards and sells them on Etsy – you can check them out here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsByOliviaArt She lives with a family with kids who adore her, and she adores them! She also works at a local Carters baby clothes store! 😍 [...]
#TBT to Kaeleigh rockin' it on the job last summer at Chick-fil-A, between semesters at Arlington Baptist University!! 😍🙌 She also completed internships at a bagel shop, a bakery and a pizza place. Now she's living in an apartment and managing a full-time hospitality internship!! We are so proud of you, Kaeleigh!! 💙 Learn more [...]
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 [...]
