Recipient Updates

April 2023

Aidan is Part of the Championship Team

By |2023-03-31T17:32:45+00:00April 28th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Rick Simpson, Villanova University’s Head Swim Coach, recently shared a post saying, β€œA huge congrats to our VUnited Scholars Intern -Aidan Milligan -for being a part of our championship team. Thanks for all your hard work and help this year. Your commitment to our program helped get us over the finish line!” Here is a [...]

Tessa Ends Her Semester with a 4.0 GPA at Macomb Community College!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:00+00:00April 26th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

BIG congrats to Tessa who ended last semester with a 4.0 GPA at Macomb Community College where she is working toward her Associate's degree in Culinary Arts!! πŸ™Œ She had fun with friends and worked in a student-run restaurant in her International Kitchen class. For her finals, she completed a purchasing manual for her purchasing [...]

Breezy Shines at Night to Shine Event!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:04+00:00April 24th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Breezy was truly gorgeous at a recent Night to Shine event, where she ROCKED the speech she gave!! She's taken Speech at Georgia Highlands College, where she's working toward her Associate's degree in General Studies 🀩 As her mom put it, "She is owning and rocking that stage. So proud!" WE are so proud of [...]

Josh Plays Flag Football in the Special Olympics!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:09+00:00April 21st, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Josh had so much fun playing flag football on the Special Olympics Unified Team last fall at Mississippi State University! He even scored a touchdown! πŸ™Œ He also rocked his internship at the on-campus store AND loved his other job working in the kitchen 😍 So proud of you, Josh!!! Learn more about him here [...]

Three Cheers for G$!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:13+00:00April 20th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Help me cheer for G$ (aka Grant 🀩) who graduated this January from his program at Erskine Green Training Institute!! πŸ‘πŸŽ“ Grant's mom said, "Thank you for giving him the opportunity to learn new skills." πŸ₯ΉπŸ’™ It is 100% our honor and pleasure to help students with Down syndrome like G$ to access higher education, [...]

Emmanuel Performs on Broadway!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:17+00:00April 19th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Emmanuel performed on Broadway last year to kick off 2022 at the National Down Syndrome Society's 36th Annual Gala and Auction!! He was part of raising $400K at the auction for NDSS, which is AMAZING!! 🀩 We are SO proud of this incredibly accomplished musician and world traveler!! Learn more about him here >>> https://rubysrainbow.org/recipients/2015-emmanuel-bishop/

Andy’s Gallery Showing!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:21+00:00April 17th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Andy had a gallery showing of his original photography at Reinhardt University for Down Syndrome Awareness Month last October! πŸ™ŒπŸ“Έ The school invited him to display his photos in the Performing Arts Center, and classes came in to view his work along with friends, family and former school staff. So rad!! We are SO proud [...]

Rockin’ Recipients Gabby and Treasure at Ivy Tech Community College!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:24+00:00April 13th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

SO proud of Rockin' Recipients Gabby and Treasure, who are rockin' it in their program at Ivy Tech Community College!! As a recent article says about them – they're thriving, and they're also just typical college students 🀩 Read it: https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/ivy-power-following-pandemic-delay-students-thriving-in-specialized-program/article_eb4ec624-ad75-11ed-8919-37ab8d47acbc.html Learn more about Gabby here >>> https://rubysrainbow.org/recipients/2020-gabrielle-campbell/ And learn more about Treasure here >>> [...]

Ben Loves it at the University of Arkansas

By |2023-03-31T17:33:29+00:00April 11th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Ben is a student in the EMPOWER program at the University of Arkansas, where he wants to follow his own dreams while advocating for other students to follow their dreams as well! His classes are going great this semester and he is loving college life! Ben says, β€œI love it at the University of Arkansas. [...]

Quinn, The Cross-Country STAR!!!

By |2023-03-31T17:33:32+00:00April 7th, 2023|Blog, Recipient Updates|

Quinn Crispell is not only a traditional full-time student at Misericordia University, studying to get a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management, she’s also a cross-country STAR!!! Quinn says, β€œI love running and being part of the team! Even my one friend on the team was a teammate in high school.” She talks about her favorite [...]

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