Who We Are
The Heart Behind the Mission
Stronger Together -- This is who we are!
Meet Julie
She's Not Extra—She's Everything
Julie has Down Syndrome—a condition caused by an extra chromosome. But her grandfather? He flipped the script. He didn’t think it was extra at all. He said everyone else was missing it. He called it the Love Chromosome.
Spend five minutes with Julie and you’ll get it instantly—she’s incredibly wise and insightful, and she has a way of seeing people that literally stops them in their tracks. At just five years old, Julie walked up to a homeless man at a grocery store and gave him the warmest, most genuine hug. No hesitation. No judgment. Just pure love. He cried. Her mom cried. And everyone around them got a reminder of what really matters.
Julie wants to share her Love Chromosome with the world. “I wish everybody could have one,” she says—and you can feel how much she means it. Spend time around her and you’ll see it everywhere—the countless, beautiful, life-changing ways her Love Chromosome lights up everyone she meets. Julie isn’t different. She’s exactly who we’re all trying to be.
Meet Derrick
From Paralyzed to Unstoppable—Love Did That
Derrick Tennant had big dreams in sports and the talent to back it up. Then one night changed everything. Random bleeding sent him into a coma for three days, and brain surgery left him paralyzed on his left side. He had to relearn everything—walking, talking, the basics we never think about. He still can’t use his left arm, and he walks with a limp. But here’s the thing: Derrick learned what actually saved him. Love. The love from his family, his friends, his faith—and learning to give that love right back, even when everything felt impossible.
With years of hard work and determination, Derrick didn’t just survive—he thrived. He got back on the court and played competitive basketball overseas in 1993. But his real victory? Discovering that every obstacle is actually an opportunity in disguise.
Now Derrick travels the world lighting people up—as a stand-up comic, a motivational speaker, a one-armed magician who pulls off tricks that defy logic. “You should’ve seen me when I had two arms,” he jokes with that infectious smile. But the truth? The real magic was always there. And it still is.
