On a National platform Faith has been volunteering her time with The Runway of Dreams Foundation based out of New Jersey since 2015. The nonprofit works toward a future of inclusion, acceptance, and opportunity in the fashion industry for people with disabilities. They announced their collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger in 2016 when they launched their first line of adaptive clothing. She has had many amazing opportunities with The Runway of Dreams Foundation such as:
- Appearing on the Runway of Dreams website and was also one of their first virtual models on their social media platforms. https://www.runwayofdreams.org/
- Walked the runway in New York City showcasing Tommy Hilfiger’s Tommy Adaptive Line at the Runway of Dreams 2016 Gala & Fashion Show and was also interviewed for different media outlets.
- Appeared in the 2016 Fall and Holiday Adaptive Clothing Fashion Campaign photo shoot for Tommy Hilfiger.
- Appeared in several videos and articles such as, Humankind, The Mighty, MIC, The Huffington Post, The Tommy Hilfiger Blog, Don’t Hide It Flaunt it, Delaware Today, Cecil Whig, and more.
- Attended a celebration at the White House in 2016 for inclusive design, prosthetics, and assistive technology.
- Appeared in a CBS Segment in March 2017 https://youtu.be/bwUkJz8I5X8
- Volunteered in one of the Runway of Dreams Ambassador programs called The Dream Team.
- She and her mother volunteered their time to organize, obtain adaptive clothing donations, collected information on all models, and hosted several fashions shows showcasing adaptive clothing from the different brands such as Runway of Dreams, Tommy Adaptive, Kohls Adaptive, Target Adaptive, Zappos Adaptive, Koolway Sports and Buck & Buck for the following organizations: The Eastern Shore Self Advocacy Group, Easterseals Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region.
- Walked the runway in New York City showcasing Kohls Adaptive Options at the Runway of Dreams 2019 Revolution Gala & Fashion Show and was also interviewed for different media outlets.
- Appeared in the Runway of Dreams 2019 mini documentary called “People with Disabilities” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj7Cqos8YdQ
- Appears on the Gamut Management website which is a modeling agency for people with disabilities and is also a client of theirs. https://www.gamutmanagement.com/
- Stared and directed, with her mentor, Joyce Chopra in her documentary called “FAITH’S WORLD” with BYkids Films where she opens up and shares her life of living with a disability and how her wish is for students and society to embrace our similarities, not our differences. https://www.pbs.org/video/faiths-world-ozblht/
- A screening of FAITH’S WORLD premiered online with the United Nations Association of New York on December 3, 2020 and broadcasted on public television on April 20th, 2021. The film was distributed by Discovery Education, PBS LearningMedia and PenPal Schools. Faith’s World will be shared with kids and teachers with a standards-aligned school guide and a take action guide to engage kids in conversations and actions around education and inclusion. https://www.pbs.org/video/faiths-world-ozblht/
- Appeared on a number of podcasts and zoom interviews for FAITH’S WORLD.
- Appeared on a dynamic panel discussion on the need for design innovation and mainstream adaptive fashion alongside Billy Price, founder of Billy’s Footwear, Derek Flores from Zappos Adaptive, Nancy Connor of Smart Adaptive Clothing and Garrison Redd from Gamut Management hosted by Runway of Dreams on August 3rd, 2021. https://youtu.be/3MFSIsJY5KQ
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