President Ronda Alcorn and Co-Founder Tara Pepiton of "We're Moving Forward" Share Their Stories Of Hope!

<p><strong>We're Moving Forward is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization </strong>that is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Arizonans impacted by brain injury. Their goal is to promote community integration through social and recreational activities, provide support, and help make valuable connections for survivors, families, and caregivers that create an overall sense of inclusion.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ronda's son Austin suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in 2006 at the age of 18 after he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and rolled it 7 times.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Tara's son Adam was injured September 5th, 2010 at the age of 19. He was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting when he was leaving a friend's house.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Ronda and her son Austin, as well as Tara and her son Adam, are very involved within their communities not only with their non profit <strong>We're Moving Forward </strong>but being active with community outreach, inclusion, and education for brain injury. Some of those organizations include council members within the city of Phoenix, &nbsp;Board members for the City of Phoenix Police Cross-Disability Board, Council member for the Arizona Governor's Council on Spinal and Head Injury, &nbsp;Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (BIAAZ), and have been keynote speakers at the Arizona Spinal cord Injury Association, Push Forward Conference in 2009. Both Ronda and Tara, their son's Austin and Adam are individual success stories of hope. Their story will inspire and change you.&nbsp;</p> <p>Website: wmforward.org</p> <p>***********</p> <p>If you would like to share your Story Of Hope or become a sponsor of a future episode, email me today at:</p> <p><a href="mailto:stories@christinehotchkiss.com">stories@christinehotchkiss.com</a></p> <p>***********</p> <p><em>Stories Of Hope is available Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 am PST / 9:00 am EST on AnchorFM and Spotify and every Sunday on the following Arizona radio stations:</em></p> <p>1340A