Red Glasses Movement
Our mission is to encourage others to live boldly, love big, and pass it along like Audrey.
11/28/2023
Oh sweet Marian High School - Bloomfield Hills, MI …we are so grateful for your open hearts and listening ears!! Thank you Ms. Jenkins and Ms. Geary for brining us back!!! ❤️❤️❤️
We loved your beautiful article!!!
11/22/2023
We hope you can join in supporting our local pet rescues for Big Bold Love Day!!! Please check out all the ways you can donate items!! RGM swag is also available for sale on 11/30 and at .plus.more EVERYDAy! Thank you for joining in on the fun!!!
11/22/2023
“You were a star, you shone so bright.
A gift from God, you’ll never lose your light”. -Lana Chalfoun Eleven in heaven😇. We love you Audrey Lou😘😘😘
11/21/2023
Can’t wait for November 30th!!!
11/11/2023
Calling all Red Glasses schools!! Join us on November 30th and celebrate Big Bold Love Day at your school in honor of Audrey’s birthday. Here are some love filled ways you get in on fun!
❤️Encourage all students and staff to wear their Red Glasses and to wear red, to act as a reminder to live differently.
❤️Share love with one another using these “I SEE you…” notes to show big love to fellow classmates and staff.
❤️Pass it along by holding a food drive for local food pantry or dog rescue or a clothing drive for a sister school in need of warmth this winter. The possibilities for kindness are endless.
❤️Honor students or staff in your school with the Red Glasses Award. See toolkit for more info.
❤️Check out more ideas in our Red Glasses Toolkit or email us to help with planning at [email protected]
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11/09/2023
Can’t wait to celebrate Audrey’s birthday by serving others in multiple ways!!! Check out the here to learn more. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050444AFA823A4F49-45427571-bigbold #/
Not local to GR…no problemo…more details to come!! Stay tuned!!Not
10/25/2023
PEACE is contagious. Pass it along.
How lucky are we to have RGMbassador and college volleyball player, Grace Braselton sharing the message of Red Glasses Movement Saint Mary's College!?!?
10/13/2023
Check out this sweet video from
Sports and Stuff!!!! We love these guys and all they are doing for our FaNTASTIc local Red Glasses Athletes!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Go check out our interview with RGM's Kelly Jandernoa at Art Prize on our YouTube channel! 🤩❤️
Video: https://bit.ly/3RFZ2KR
Red Glasses Movement
10/09/2023
Big Bold Love Day is COMING!!!!
November 30th, 2023 at Beer City Dog Biscuits…more details to come!
10/04/2023
It’s back!!!! ATTENTION 📣📣 all DS families!! Come play in a clean and ALWAYS fun environment this Friday night at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and meet some friends from the community!!! 📣📣
09/26/2023
“It takes only one flame to start a fire”. Audrey sure showed us the truth of this statement❤️. Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you agree and share with someone flame worthy that might like a reminder or recognition of their bold fire power. P.S. Enola Holmes is a fictional character in the self titled movies on Netflix. Talk about a fire starter…great movies for tweens and up. 🎥🍿
09/24/2023
“We’re running the first mile for Audrey and RGM!” said these two angels. They travelled to Berlin and ran 26.2 miles today and brought our lady along…AND raised over $40,000 for Parkinson’s Disease research for . After 5 years of missing her and countless acts of BIG love in her memory…it never gets old. Love you both dearly. ❤️❤️
09/21/2023
What a wonderful night meeting with the Red Glasses Movement Student Chapter at MSU as they kick off their school year of sharing the message to live boldly, love big, and pass it along. They will be volunteering at a food bank, raising funds for orgs that support people of all abilities and even holding a sweet Friendsgiving to name a few of their activities this fall! Audrey would be a big fan of all this community they are building!!! Go green!!! Drop a 💚 in the comments to show these students some love for all the GOOD they are doing!!!
09/08/2023
Zoom in folks…there is a little Audrey on the front of that sled. She is snuggled up to one of her first friends, Emmy and her mama, Mrs. Schuster. Pretty much everything we do at Red Glasses Movement was someone else’s brilliant idea and we simple say “YES”!! We are a proud to be community built and driven by you and our sweet Audrey Lou! Mrs. Schuster loved Audrey like she was her own, so when she suggested we make a notecard collection inspired by Audrey, we were happy to say “Yes ma’am”! So here you go, Mrs. Schuster!!! Let’s spread a little love, Audrey style. ❤️❤️❤️
09/07/2023
Kicking off the U of M, Red Glasses Movement Student Chapter in style in this fancy room with all the Audrey feels!! So excited to see how these beautiful minds spread the message to live boldly, love big, and pass it along at University of Michigan and their community!!
We are so grateful for all of the hard working teachers paraprofessionals, PT, OT, speech pathologist, and administrators that work in special ed! These angels give our brightest and most impactful individuals, the tools to be successful and visible in our communities! It was such a privilege to get to share Audreys journey with them and they’re opening day! Thank you so much Gratiot-Isabella RESD, Donna Gutherie, Leanne Barton, and Emily Garlinghouse for inviting us and creating a beautiful event!
Drone 📸 cred: Jason Gutherie
08/17/2023
We are so excited about this opportunity!!! We love this event. It is such a great way to celebrate all the beauty of our DS community❤️❤️❤️
Do you recognize those red glasses? That’s right – they are from the Red Glasses Movement! DSAWM is proud to announce Kelly Jandernoa as our Grand Marshal for Step Up for Down Syndrome 2023.
Kelly is Executive Director and Founder of the Red Glasses Movement; and mother to Audrey Louise--a curious, brave, and bold little girl who rocked an extra chromosome and became the guiding light for the Red Glasses Movement.
Plus, we teamed up with Red Glasses Movement to do something pretty special. Stay tuned for more details about the inaugural Audrey Louise Live Boldly Love Big award!
More details to come. For event and registration information, visit https://www.ds-stride.org/dsawmstepup
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Red Glasses Movement
The Red Glasses Movement was started in honor of Audrey Louise who passed away at a young age of 5 in January 2018. Audrey was a remarkable little lady born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect but these were not the things that defined her. Audrey was defined by her contagious smile, her curious mind, and giant loving heart. If you knew Audrey then you were most likely crushed by one of her giant hugs or have watched her run with a purpose to find the next great adventure in her daily life. We were devastated by her quick exit to heaven when she was taken over by a severe infection and we lost her so suddenly. One of her friends, decided to bring 1000 red glasses to Audrey’s funeral. On that day, we started the Red Glasses Movement in honor of Audrey and the way she lived her short but impactful life. Our goal is everyone that receives a pair of red glasses will see the world through Audrey’s eyes and will: LIVE BOLDLY. LOVE BIG. PASS IT ON. Whether the glasses are worn or hung on a rear view mirror or sit on a shelf, we hope they inspire others to go for it, to overcome
challenges and to reach out to others and spread love regardless of typical boundaries. Send us a private message if you would like glasses. We are so proud and happy to share this movement and Audrey’s legacy.
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