03/19/2026
Who is this cutie, and what retro photo filter are we using? 📸
This is David, and we’re not using one. David Robin Fortenberry is one of our Dapper Five ambassadors and this is him as a young boy.
When this photo was taken, David struggled to communicate with the world around him. His speech was delayed, and he had a speech impediment. But his story took a turn 📖 because he received speech therapy as a young child. The trajectory of his future was forever changed because he got the help he needed when it mattered most.
When we asked David to be one of our Dapper Five, he protested the “Dapper” designation, refusing to acknowledge that quality in himself (we think this photo proves us right – dapper, even as a child 🎩), but he had zero hesitation in accepting the ambassador position.
Knowing the work that we do, and the impact it has on young children, he jumped at the chance to help further our mission.
We’re so very grateful to have David Fortenberry as a friend of The Children’s Center, and now as a **decidedly dapper**👔 Dapper Five ambassador. And we’d be so grateful if you’d help get him to his fundraising goal of $5,000.
👉Click the link, 👉choose “Give Now,” ✍️and write his name in the “In Honor of” field. Thank you for your support of our work, through our Five!
https://eaglefever.usm.edu/project/47731
