Kenzie's Helping Hands

After meeting Valentina and her mom in Utah, I learned that they live in Washington! I was so excited to tell them I only live an hour away, and that my high school soccer team would be traveling to Washington for a game two weeks later! Not only did Valentina get to watch my game, she was also able to walk out with my team and participate in our team break before the game. She was wearing a T-shirt that read “BFF 25”, which was the cutest! My team loved meeting her, and she was so happy we won the game for her.

Today, Nolan Shawl released the date for his annual 3v3 soccer tournament which benefits his favorite charities. This year, he chose to include Kenzie's Helping Hands! Nolan has raised thousands of dollars with his tournaments and I'm so grateful to be chosen this year. Keep it up, Nolan! Check out his awesome tournament here .

I'm so fortunate to have been featured in this Evansville Courier and Press article: Mount Vernon soccer standout Kenzie Paul making a difference for others like her . Please take a chance to read it; the writeup was awesome!

On my birthday I got to reunite with Coach Kyle whom I coached alongside this summer at NubAbility. My high school soccer team played the girls team at the school he coaches for. I scored too! It was so great to get to see him again!

Today, JoJo Gentry from 44 News wrote a followup article on the progress Kenzie’s Helping Hands has made. Once again, I’m thrilled at the opportunity of addressing a larger scale audience on the matters of the limb different community. My ultimate goal is to be an influencer towards the ubiquitous issues that plague our community. Examples of such concerns are how the world views the term “disability” and the connotations it possesses that impinge our image, the lack of awareness surrounding the condition of limb loss itself, the deprivation of information given to new parents of limb different children at hospitals, the insufficiency of disability representation in the entertainment and fashion industries, and the inaccessibility of technologically advanced, cost effective prosthetics. That’s my dream, but anyway, here’s the link:  Mount Vernon Soccer Star Gets Approval to Make Hands for Limb Different People

I’m so thankful to have had the opportunity to spread limb difference awareness on such a grand platform! JoJo Gentry from 44 News interviewed me about my completion of the e-NABLE Phoenix V2 3D printed hand after viewing my initial Tweet regarding the device. The interview really put in perspective for me just how many people can be reached through the media and how the number of views impacted my continued campaign for limb difference awareness. Every effort made directly promotes the familiarization of our condition. Here’s the link to the interview:  Mt. Vernon Soccer Star with Limb Difference Builds 3D Hand I received so many notes following the interview’s airing, and I’m so grateful for all of the support!