Stevie Hopkins, Director Awesomeness at 3E Love

August 24, 2011 – RAMP’s 21st Annual Changing Attitudes Breaking Barriers Luncheon will be Thursday, October 6, 2011, 11:45 a.m. at Cliffbreakers, 700 W. Riverside Boulevard in Rockford and features keynote speaker, Stevie Hopkins, Director of Awesomeness at 3E Love.     Keynote Speaker Stevie Hopkins is the Director of Awesomeness at 3E Love, the [...]

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Expect Exciting Changes at the Freeport RAMP Wheel-A-Thon

July 7, 2011 – We have made the following changes to our traditional Wheel-A-Thon event: Typically the wheel-a-thon has been held on a Saturday morning. This year’s wheel-a-thon will be held in the evening on Thursday, July 28th. Registration begins at 4:30pm, the Wheel-A-Thon is at 5:30pm with dinner and awards at 6:30pm. In the [...]

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Rockford RAMP Wheel-A-Thon This Saturday Morning!

June 24, 2011 – Tomorrow, June 25th we want you to show us how you roll at the 23rd Annual Rockford Wheel-A-Thon whether it’s walking, skating, wheeling, scooting, running, strolling or biking. This is a fun, family friendly event so don’t delay, register your team for the Rockford RAMP wheel-a-thon and start raising funds today! [...]

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Show us How You Roll at the Rockford RAMP Wheel-A-Thon

June 22, 2011 – This Saturday, June 25th we want you to show us how you roll at the 23rd Annual Rockford Wheel-A-Thon whether it’s walking, skating, wheeling, scooting, running, strolling or biking. This is a fun, family friendly event so don’t delay, register your team for the Rockford RAMP wheel-a-thon and start raising funds [...]

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Show us How You Roll at the Rockford RAMP Wheel-A-Thon

On Saturday, June 25th we want you to show us how you roll at the 23rd Annual Rockford Wheel-A-Thon whether it’s walking, skating, wheeling, scooting, running, strolling or biking. This is a fun, family friendly event so don’t delay, register your team for the Rockford RAMP wheel-a-thon and start raising funds today! Registration begins at [...]

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RAMP Receives Support from DeKalb County Community Foundation

One year ago, RAMP was forced to vacate our office space and found a great opportunity to move into a new location, the first floor of 115 N.First Streetin DeKalb, but we had about two months to make the needed renovations – including the addition of a fully accessible bathroom. Thankfully, we had tremendous support [...]

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Fibromyalgia Support Group’s First Meeting

– Interested in learning more about Fibromyalgia? Billy Meyers in conjunction with RAMP invites anyone including health professionals, care takers, family, or individuals with Fibromyalgia to join the Fibromyalgia Support Group. The support group will meet on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 6:30pm at New Horizons Counseling, 34 N. Whistler in Freeport. The purpose of this [...]

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Show us How You Roll at the Boone County RAMP Wheel-A-Thon

On Saturday, April 30th we want you to show us how you roll at the 6th Annual Boone County Wheel-A-Thon whether it’s walking, skating, wheeling, scooting, running, strolling or biking. This is a fun, family friendly event so don’t delay, register your team for the Boone County RAMP wheel-a-thon and start raising funds today! Registration [...]

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Franchesco’s Wine Tasting & Olive Oil Tasting to benefit RAMP

RAMP www.rampcil.org is partnering with Franchesco’s Ristorante www.franchescos.com,  Galena Garlic Company www.galenagarlic.com and Rockford Cosmopolitan Club www.rfdcosmo.org to host a Wine Tasting & Olive Oil Tasting with a Silent Auction to benefit RAMP’s services and advocacy for people with disabilities. The event will be held Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5-8pm at Franchesco’s, 7128 Spring [...]

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People First Language

At RAMP there are certain things that make us cringe. Hearing someone say a person is “wheelchair bound” or calling people with disabilities “the disabled” or “handicapped”. We like to focus on a person’s abilities, not their disabilities. While we are busy educating youth in the communities we serve, we are missing the adults in [...]

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