The "BIRTH" of Project Emmett
From the moment Emmett was born, children have always loved him. He has spent countless hours being pet, hugged and kissed. He loves being in the company of child while child find his freckles irresistible.
The first time Emmett was clipped into his wheelchair on a playground, a four year old girl came running up to us, noticed his missing leg and asked "can people be born without arms too?"
It was my light bulb moment--maybe Emmett's love for children and their natural curiosity about his missing limb could be used as an educational tool!
While having a brother with a disability has prompted me to advocate for the disabled whenever possible, Project Emmett is about Emmett working with children to see beyond his missing leg and to all the reasons why Emmett, is Emmett the Great and that they too can accomplish great feats.
2 comments:
NOW I get the shoe-string joke. LOL!
Well, he did "jump" you in last week. He loves to share his slime
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