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Donielle Watkins – Founder of D.R.E.A.M.S. Foundation of Acadiana

September 2, 2022

Donielle Watkins, Co-Director of the D.R.E.A.M.S. Foundation of Acadiana, joins us to discuss her passion for helping individuals with special needs have access to fun and enriching activities. Donielle and her husband, Brian, founded D.R.E.A.M.S. in 2008, so that their son, Logan, who was born with spina bifida, could participate in activities and sports […]

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Damon Vincent – Focused on Empowering Unique People Through Physical Fitness and Community

August 12, 2022

Jan Swift and Damon Vincent at his new training facility

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Damon Vincent, owner of Unique Health & Fitness (currently being rebranded as TrainUnique) in Lafayette joins Discover Lafayette to share his passion for helping others. Damon has dedicated his professional career to helping athletes with special needs. A young man of 26, Damon grew up with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, a condition that prevents adrenal glands […]