Luke Hogan Laurenson Speaker Tour Accessible Travel Van

Hi, I am Luke's mom Jane, and we are raising money to pay for a handicapped-accessible travel van (The Winnebago Roam) to help transport Luke around the United States. Luke was born with Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy and the speech disability Dysarthria. We were told at birth that Luke would never walk or talk and would likely spend much of his life in an institution. But Luke had other plans and his life has been full of miracles!

Due to Luke's growing size (5’10”)and my shrinking size (4’10”:(), we are no longer able to do any traveling without this. The van will allow Luke to pursue career opportunities in acting, public speaking, and modeling. One of Luke's dreams is to speak to students across the whole country about resiliency and overcoming challenges. We have already started speaking at schools locally, and are starting to book schools outside Oregon as well. (His valedictorian speech has over 1.5 million views on social media. Tim Tok has the edited speech. Full speech is here: https://youtu.be/7OR_QFNnRAM?si=fi2C9G8iGrC4mces ) This van would also greatly support him in pursuing a more independent life with its ADA accessible interior and wheelchair lift. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and for supporting Luke’s dreams.