ABOUT PARKER

I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. I work in real estate development and private equity investments, one of those being a part owner of a roofing company called American Roofing. I chose to fight for the Happy Feat Foundation because special needs children are very important to me. The unfiltered genuine love that they give is a constant reminder to me of how we all should love one another.

I've never been much of a fighter, but the chance to represent a great cause like Happy Feat was too important to pass up. Fitness is a big part of my life and I will finally get to test myself against someone else and learn everything I know about boxing solely for this event. My faith is also a large part of who I am. In addition to fighting for Happy Feat, I will fight for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

ABOUT HAPPY FEAT

When Lucy Miller was a freshman in high school, she met a very special young man that changed her life. He was funny, handsome, bright, loving and so very kind yet had few friends. Then she met his classmates and it seemed to be the same thing . The more time she spent with David and these very special happy people, she quickly discovered there was an overwhelming and undeniable need for friendship, acceptance and most importantly, inclusion with the rest of the high school students.

Lucy set out to do something about it and orchestrated several proms and dances during her four years at North Gwinnett High School . David and his friends were crowned Prom kings and queens at their Senior prom. He joined the North Gwinnett Bulldogs on the field every Friday night as a team manager. She enlisted everyone she knew to help create every available opportunity to promote friendship and inclusion for David and the many other young people with disabilities in our community.

What happened next was not at all surprising to Lucy. There was a notable change in her group of friends as well as their new buddies. Those serving and volunteering with these awesome young people were better for it . They learned the importance of giving unconditionally as well as a new sense of understanding and happiness . It was pretty incredible to see the powerful impact inclusion had on so many.

Now a sophomore in college, Lucy is pursuing her passion to build an organization that will support those who she deems “the happiest people on earth” well beyond the high school years. She calls it inclusion for life. With the help of her amazing community, she has founded Happy Feat, a non-profit organization 501(c) 3 whose mission is: “To bring happiness, value and love to each and every one of our special needs friends and their communities through friendship, happy events and inclusion.”

Happy Feat brings young people together not just for fun events and friendship but Lucy’s dream is to create a day program for the happiest people to give of themselves which in turn will make the happiest communities. Our vision is to provide fun inclusive programs to support our incredible friends and their communities in these three critical areas: education, employment and life enrichment opportunities. Lucy strongly believes that the more exposure that people with disabilities have, the more accepting people become and with that comes more opportunities and more love for our special friends. We are on a mission and its pretty simple – create inclusive opportunities for the world to see that those with disabilities are beautiful, valuable and capable.

Brawling For Happy Feat

By Parker Lipman

Brawling For Happy Feat