My father, Jorge "Bocha" Amorini, learned from his father the one principle that guided his life: Love your family above all. Not that my grandfather was a role model to look up to. To the contrary, he left his family when my father was a very young child to pursue greener pastures elsewhere. My father never forgot how it felt to have the rug pulled out from under him. As he became a young man, he swore to never abandon those around him, to always let them know how much

I often say that the most influential person in my life has never said a word to me. He does not have a college degree. He cannot lift a pen and write a sentence. He needs help for pretty much all areas of daily life. My brother, Fernando, is an adult with developmental disabilities, and has been at the center of many of my most influential life decisions. As a young woman, contemplating my brother's needs and my parents struggles, I made the decision to spend my life he

The year 2017 was a very successful year for The Bocha Project and for its partner organization Sabores Especiales Madero, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. We have grown exponentially and we hope to continue to grow so that we can supply funding, continue to network and collaborate, and work on fully including people with disabilities within the greater community. This year, we are partnering with more organizations around the world in order to do the same. Please get in