This is the official recap video of the 2024 Finding Scoliosis Kindly (FiSK) Educational Symposium, organized by OlaRose Ndubuisi to educate the community about scoliosis and raise awareness. It was held at the Henrietta Public Library in Rochester, NY.
On June 10th, 2024, 17-year-old OlaRose Ndubuisi was invited to meet with Congressman Joseph D. Morelle to discuss her scoliosis advocacy and to raise awareness for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. At the meeting, OlaRose advocated for June to be proclaimed as Scoliosis Awareness Month in Rochester, New York State, and nationally. She also presented her modifications…
OlaRose was chosen as one of two New York State winners for the Prudential Emerging Visionaries Award for her project, “The Finding Scoliosis Kindly Project”, along with a $5000 prize. Attached are some photos and videos about her project. Prudential Emerging Visionaries honors exceptional students ages 14-18 who have created innovative, bold solutions to financial…
OlaRose Ndubuisi (17 years old) was announced as the 2024-2025 New York State Youth Poet Laureate at an event last night, April 18, 2024 by Urban Word and Teachers & Writers Collaborative in collaboration with Girls Write Now. OlaRose was selected out of 75 applicants by a panel of judges who are former Poet Laureates…
OlaRose Ndubuisi (16 years old) was invited to an interview by WROC News 8 CBS News for their Generation ROC segment that highlights outstanding youth in the community. OlaRose was interviewed on March 12, 2024 for winning the 2024 Prudential Emerging Visionaries Award for her scoliosis advocacy through her project, Finding Scoliosis Kindly. OlaRose Ndubuisi…