Olivia Needs a Ride

Olivia couldn't have been more excited or more grateful to visit with the fabulous women at J. Hoffmans 😍😍😍😍😍

Thank you so much to Kendra Scott and J. Hoffmans for the incredible donation. We wear our Everlyne Friendship bracelets every day to remind us that our relationships and all the people that love Olivia have gotten us this far!

Today is International Wheelchair Day and can you believe that this beauty is rocking and rolling in her very own power chair?

THANKS to the incredible community of people that LOVE Olivia and have provided this opportunity for her to WHEEL right through this day and every other!



(throwback pic to her birthday and watching those fireworks while reclining in her chair - something she couldn't do before!)

Did you know that Olivia Needs a Ride is registered for Amazon Smile donations? Follow the directions below to set yours up today! Every little bit helps Olivia get closer to covering the costs with an accessible van.

1. Open the Amazon app on your phone, or go to smile.amazon.com.

2. Navigate to the menu, then settings.

3. Select 'Amazon Smile.'

4. On the Amazon Smile page, make sure you turn on Amazon Smile. Then you can search for and select Olivia Needs a Ride.

All your Amazon shopping will now count towards a donation!

(Pictures of these steps in the comments!)

Olivia still sleeps with her game ball. She's done with stuffed animals and she's determined to be a Lady Chap!

All day today, 20% of proceeds from this Kendra Scott Everlyne friendship bracelets benefit Olivia Needs a Ride. Grab yours online or at J. Hoffmans today! Hurry!

Get all the wonderful friends in your life a beautiful gift that will remind them of Olivia!

Shop now: https://bit.ly/30wdPPZ

Everlyne Bracelets | Shop for Good | Kendra Scott Shop for good with our best-selling Everlyne Friendship Bracelet, designed for the everyday. Learn how this piece supports a cause close to our hearts.

Get a stocking stuffer for the lovelies in your life and yourself! Let's all wear our friendship bracelets for Olivia Needs a Ride!

Equal opportunity, equal access!

Go, Dalilah, Go!

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We are so incredibly grateful to companies like South Plains Mall for recognizing these crucial topics. The work they do and the diversity of our community that they support are paramount to our efforts to change the world for Olivia and others like her.

Team Lulu, Olivia, and the Anders Family send all the love over to SPM and everyone that works there! Thank you for this message!

and now

For this , will you help Olivia cover the cost of an accessible van? We'd love to have your support today and always. Team Lulu appreciates your time, effort, and funds donated to this precious little girl's quest for independence!

Donate directly ---> https://olivianeedsaride.com/donate-1

or

Start your own FB Fundraiser and select 'Olivia Needs a Ride' ---> https://www.facebook.com/fundraisers/explore

We are STILL celebrating! Team Lulu loves all the pictures that are pouring in from a truly magical day. Olivia's joy and happiness still have us on cloud nine!

The pictures are pouring in already! Olivia and Jake could hardly stand it going into the building this morning, they were so excited. They've got their shirts on and we saw so many at drop-off!

It's wonderful to see all her friends and family at Smith Elementary supporting this huge day! 2pm is the big show - join us!

Join us TOMORROW, 10/27, to celebrate Olivia's power wheelchair!

We would love to thank you in person for being a part of this incredible milestone with all of her classmates.

Check out details here ---> https://fb.me/e/1beXYMMoK

We want to give a great big THANK you to Sanford & Tatum for their support of Olivia Needs a Ride! We couldn't have gotten to where we are today - buying a wheelchair! - without your incredible donation. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thank you so much to our friends at KLBK News - EverythingLubbock.com for sharing the Olivia Needs a Ride story and encouraging us to keep going!

We know that Olivia will give back tenfold to her community in the future, and we are just happy to be here to help. Much love to Olivia Rae Whitehead and Terri Furman for the opportunity to be on camera - one of Olivia's favorite things to do!

Community helps raise money for ‘Olivia Needs a Ride’ foundation LUBBOCK, Texas– The ‘Olivia Needs a Ride’ foundation was created back in July and since has raised around $95,000 to purchase a power wheelchair for 6-year-old, Olivia Anders. …

Olivia is so grateful to know so many entrepreneurial kids and to benefit from their amazing talents. We would like you to meet Kendyn Stagner, an elementary school student in Clovis, NM that raised almost THREE THOUSAND dollars from her lemonade stand for Olivia Needs a Ride.

Kendyn's mom said, "Kendyn immediately told me she wanted to do a lemonade stand to help raise money for Olivia. Every penny we raise will go to Olivia’s parents to help give her the tools she needs. In true Kendyn fashion, she planned every part of this out."

What an incredibly huge heart the Stagner family has and we are so grateful for their contributions across two states! THANK YOU again to Kendyn and her mom Sarah for their donation!

Have you snagged your "Just Keeping Moving" t-shirt for Olivia Needs a Ride yet? This Bella Canvas soft blend tee is the perfect addition to your wardrobe for these last few warm summer days.

And, heading into fall, we've got the perfect lightweight, long sleeve for you as well. Don't forget to grab a bracelet and a cap while you're at it.

Send us pictures and show your support!

https://olivianeedsaride.com/tshirts-and-bracelets

Update your FB profile photo now to show your support for Olivia Needs A Ride!

Olivia and Team Lulu could not be more grateful or more impressed with the Goodman kids! This weekend, they raised over $600 by selling 300 cookies, 9 dozen cupcakes, and countless glasses of lemonade to friends and neighbors! This is an incredible donation to support Olivia's wheels and we just love these kids!

Check out Audra the charitable entrepreneur hard at work in the attached photos and give her a huge congratulations! Olivia says thank you so very much, she'll be over soon in her new wheelchair to make cookies with you, Audra! 😍

If you are out and about today and tomorrow, swing by the Goodman Lemonade stand at 8306 CR 6930 in the Llano Estates neighborhood. The Goodman kids will be raising money for Olivia Needs a Ride and would love for you to grab a cookie, cupcake, and a refreshing glass of lemonade!

Thank you so much to this incredible family for putting this effort in to support Olivia! She is so grateful!

Olivia and Team Lulu are still full from last night's dinner at Bigham's Smokehouse! Thank you to all the wonderful families and community members that joined us for some BBQ yesterday. We are thankful to visit with you and hope you know that every dollar spent is one closer to freedom of mobility for our girl.

To donate now: https://olivianeedsaride.com/donate-1

Olivia had a great time last night with Rudy and the Montelongo's Mexican Restaurant family! Team Lulu is grateful to all of her friends and neighbors for coming to have dinner with us. How about some BBQ today (at ANY/ALL Bigham's locations) with us too?

Join us for lunch or dinner at Bigham's Smokehouse for Olivia Needs a Ride!

Olivia is enjoying her Hawaiian Pizza at One Guy from Italy Family Restaurant. What did you get?

The whole family at Olivia Needs a Ride wants to thank Jacob and Emily for their incredible efforts and donation of over $300! That's a lot of brownies and lemonade!

Over two days, these incredible kids put time, effort, a lot of compassion into their lemonade stand - just to turn around and deliver it to Olivia! What a lucky girl she is to have friends like this.

Thank you, Jacob and Emily! We love you!

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We are so grateful that Olivia's neighbors have also gotten involved in this fundraising campaign. Her across-the-street friend - also named Olivia - raised over $200 at a lemonade stand over the weekend!

Just think, with her new power wheelchair, she could head over and run a lemonade stand with her friends on her own.

We love the White family and the entire Terra Estates North Neighborhood - we are so appreciative of their support!

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Olivia's second favorite holiday is July 4th (only next to the other fireworks holiday - NYE and her birthday) and she was discharged from her latest hospital stay just in time to see the neighborhood fireworks show last night!

We're calling this kick off "Freedom for Olivia" - selling tshirts, bracelets, taking donations, and proving that the love from family, friends, and community is BIG!

Check out the website, grab a shirt or 2, and be a part of what changes Olivia's freedom and independence with a donation.



Click this link to see the site and follow on FB too!

Olivianeedsaride.com

Grab your "Just Keep Moving" shirt today and show off your support for Olivia Needs A Ride!

Thank you to Advanced Graphix for sponsoring these and providing such a high quality product for this campaign.

Click the link to order --->
https://olivianeedsaride.com/tshirts-and-bracelets

Olivia Needs a Ride added a Shop on Website button to their Page.

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