by Wes Taul | Apr 18, 2024 | News and Updates, Stories of Change
Nicaragua Trip 2024 March marked a major milestone for 99 Balloons… the relaunching of our Global Trips post-pandemic! First up was a weeklong trip to Nicaragua, where we sent a wonderful team of four physical therapy graduate students, led by their UAMS professor...
by ninetyninestag | Jun 9, 2020 | News and Updates, Stories of Change
Stories of Change The Benners Family We were at an emotional breaking point by the time we went to our first rEcess night. Autism was the new word in our home, meltdowns were frequent, communication with our son was a challenge, and navigating a rigorous therapy...
by Mike Rusch | Jun 1, 2020 | Stories of Change
Stories of Change Josh Fohner In 2019 we received a grant to help improve the lives of families experiencing disability in Northwest Arkansas. Local partners were asked to submit applications for families in need of assistance. Through the grant, 99 Balloons helped...
by Mike Rusch | Apr 15, 2020 | Stories of Change
Stories of Change Jared Scheppmann – Uganda One of our students has been showing some great progress in their creative thinking and reasoning. In our most advanced class, this student has been responding to questions more than usual, and has really grown in...
by Mike Rusch | Apr 1, 2020 | Stories of Change
Stories of Change Tara Rainey – Dallas, Texas rEcess has been such a blessing to our whole family! When we had twins with a birth diagnosis of Down Syndrome for one of them, a friend informed me of rEcess, and shortly after, we signed our boys up. It was such a...
by Mike Rusch | Mar 15, 2020 | Stories of Change
Stories of Change 99 Balloons rEcess Family – Fayetteville, Arkansas We have been so blessed by rEcess. My kids look forward to it every month, and my husband and I know it is our chance for a much-needed time to reconnect and focus on each other. One of the...
