Stories & Updates
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 Andrea Myane. Working...
The Benners Family
Stories of ChangeWe 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 schedule was...
Josh Fohner
Stories of ChangeIn 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 provide...
Ashley Kahila – Haiti
Stories of ChangeFrantz is 4 years old and first came to Respire to receive therapy services. It was learned that his mom had to quit her job when Frantz was born due to the fact that she did not have any one to watch him during the day. Since he has Down Syndrome...
Jared Scheppmann – Uganda
Stories of ChangeOne 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 confidence in this area! Originally,...
Tara Rainey – Dallas, Texas
Stories of ChangerEcess 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 blessing that first night...
99 Balloons rEcess Family – Fayetteville, Arkansas
Stories of Change 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 things I love best about rEcess is the way it impacts the...
Cassidy Walsh – Uganda
Stories of ChangeI joined a team of behavioral therapists, a special education teacher, and an artist serving Ekisa Ministries. On the trip, I was up for anything and helped anyone that I could. I mostly helped the artist paint a mural for the main room in the...
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