CPForce Foundation

CPForce Foundation - “May the CPForce be with you”

Born prematurely with Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy, 12 year old Aidan Ringo has battled uncontrollable seizures, numerous surgeries and severe illnesses throughout his entire wheelchair bound young life. And yet, through the adversity, struggle and pain, he manages to overcome those challenges with a loving heart and a smile on his face. Seeing his peers in the disabled community endure their own struggles without an outlet, Aidan took the initiative last year to help his friends, their families and the entire disabled community to make a difference in their lives through art. A young man with a big heart, an imaginative mind and a challenged hand, Aidan loved to create art but the physical disabilities he has endured created a challenge for him to bring his imagination to life. That is, until one day last year when Aidan was spending some time with mentor, family friend and local tattoo artist, Mikey Sarratt. The aspiring artist asked Mikey if it would be possible to color in one of Mikey’s Star Wars tattoo flash line drawings and there, in that moment, an idea was born. Aidan began pairing up with tattoo artists to create line drawings where he could then complete the unique art pieces and then sell them with the intent to help other youth in the disabled community who were in tough financial and emotional situations brought on by insurmountable medical bills. This young community leader then went a step further and began recruiting those same peers to also take part as artists and then began to scale his idea throughout the disabled community, including supporting organizations such as Ability 360, HopeKids and United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona (UCP). By showcasing his and his peers work, he hopes to bring awareness and support as well as a sense of purpose to this group of budding artists. CPForce Foundation is a non-profit organization that creates 'Artist for a Day' events for children with disabilities to come and create original artwork. These masterpieces are then exhibited at gallery events where the invited guests may place bids. Proceeds from these various art nights are be donated to aid disabled children in the community.