Peach's Neet Feet Website:

At a young age, Madison Steiner discovered that no matter what labels were assigned to her, the most important was the label she assigned to herself. This discovery led to her cultivating the label of kindness ambassador, which has grown into the creation of Peach’s Neet Feet. This organization provides custom, hand-painted shoes to children living with disabilities and fighting serious illnesses. What began as a love of art and giving has grown into a movement of kindness.  Through her work, Madison is raising consciousness about generosity. She invites everyone to see themselves beyond what society calls them and begin spreading kindness in their own communities.

Each pair of Peach’s Neet Feet is custom and hand-painted. Every shoe is customized to complement each child’s life, interest, and courageous fight. They are given to children living with disabilities and fighting serious illnesses. These personalized, one of a kind gifts lift the spirits of children and their families. When a child is fighting an illness, the whole family is impacted. With the web of caring individuals and the gift of personalized shoes, families are supported and strengthened. The only thing that PNF asks for in return is for the child and/or family to spread kindness to another person.

What began as a love of art and giving has turned into a massive network of fighters and their supporters. Since 2011, hundreds of people from all walks of life have come together to donate shoes, time, and money to bring a personalized pair of shoes and a smile to children who are struggling. It all began with one young woman painting a pair of shoes, then another. Her acts of kindness inspired others to give of themselves, and enabled PNF to give even more. This community of kindness welcomes you, as we continue growing, one sole at a time.

Peach’s Neet Feet is a nonprofit 501c3 organization, IRS identification number 45-4141561. Donations made to Peach’s Neet Feet are tax deductible in the U.S.

In an effort to continue “Paying it Forward”, Peach’s Neet Feet will donate to Binkeez for Comfort and St. Baldrick’s.

Peach's Neet Feet Website

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We couldn't be more thrilled for this month's partnership with . Ruby's Rainbow provides educational scholarships for individuals with Down Syndrome. 

From the Ruby's Rainbow site:

MISSION:

Our mission at Ruby’s Rainbow is to grant scholarships to adults with Down syndrome who are seeking post-secondary education, enrichment or vocational classes. It is our goal to create awareness of the capabilities of these amazing individuals and help them achieve their dreams of higher education.

We not only grant scholarships; we also love keeping track of Ruby’s Rockin’ Recipients throughout their educational programs and beyond. We hope reading about them will inspire others to go for their dreams!

BACKGROUND:

Ruby’s Rainbow was inspired by our own lil’ lady, Ruby. At her birth, we discovered she had an extra special chromosome. Our expectations for her did not change, and we vowed as a family to give her all the opportunities we could to learn, grow, flourish and become an important contributor to society and to the community.

Life and learning don’t stop after high school. At Ruby’s Rainbow, we want to help these amazing individuals with Down syndrome reach their highest potential.

Challenging ISIS, Poverty, and Cancer. Meet Om Hassan from Preemptive Love on Vimeo.

We are honored to be partnered with Preemptive Love this month to break down walls and presuppositions and love on the rest of the world. 

From the preemptive love site:

AT THE CORE OF VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT, IS FEAR.

We fear loss. We fear shame. We fear ideologies and religions. We fear vulnerability.
So we fight, first with attitudes and words, then with fists and bombs.

Preemptive Love is a global movement of peacemakers changing the way we engage the world’s most polarizing conflicts by confronting fear with acts of love.

Preemptive Love provides the following solutions:

• Life changing heart surgeries for children
• Emergency relief for families effected by ISIS
• Grants for Small Business Owners
• Education for at risk children
• Peacemaking in conflict-zones
• Council for policymakers 

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