Wild West Expo 2023
Nick and the Awesome in Action team were excited to return to Wicked West Expo at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland on April 15th and 16th.
Nick had a booth featuring the opportunity to make your own superhero mask as well as offered a panel called Anyone Can Be a Hero about discovering your inner strengths and becoming a hero in your community.
Nick loved seeing everyone dressed up in costumes, and even wore some himself!
Nick met some new friends, and enjoyed seeing some old ones including Power Ranger Anthony and Nick Armstrong.
Power Ranger Anthony is a young cosplayer that Nick met at last years Wicked West Expo, and Nick was impressed by his spirit and determination! Check out his website and instagram.
Nick Armstrong is a super cool guy who started Fort Collins Comic Con and is active in the Fort Collins community. He’s hosted TedX events in Fort Collins and ran for City Council! Nick owns WTF Marketing and has helped Awesome in Action connect with events and the graphic designer for our newest shirt release! Check out WTF Marketing here and his Facebook.
Nick’s booth also had a photo station, and some awesome kids made some really cool masks!
Nick met some new friends, got some swag, and posed for some pictures, and overall had a blast at the event.
Nick loves going to cons, and Wicked West Expo has been an amazing experience. He can’t wait for Fort Collins Comic Con on August 26th and 27th, where he will again host an interactive booth offering the chance to make a superhero mask, and host his Anyone Can be a Hero panel. For more information about Fort Collins Comic Con check out this link. Make sure to get your badges and come see Nick and his team! Don’t forget your costumes!
Centennial High School Presentation
You bet your sweet little bippy, we’re back!
Nick was so excited to get back into a classroom and do a presentation for some awesome students at Centennial High School in Fort Collins, Colorado!
Blythe Johnson, a teacher at Centennial, reached out to Nick via his website, and asked him to come present to her classroom. Her class was doing a section on personal narratives and Nick was invited to come and share his story to her students.
Nick presented a blended version of his Ted X talk and his Why Try speech to the students, who Nick says were “awesome.”
Nick spoke for about 20 minutes about his life growing up in Africa, his hard work to achieve his dreams and goals, and his dedication to changing the perception of the differently abled. The presentation included pictures from Nick’s childhood in Africa, as well as pictures and videos of his various adaptive sporting events including waterskiing and white water rafting.
The students were amazing, receptive to Nick’s message, and asked meaningful questions at the end of the presentation. They also all gathered around Nick to show him pictures of their pets! Nick loved this, and was laughing so hard. One student had pet pigs, and Nick thought this was so funny.
The teacher, Blythe Johnson, was so kind to Nick, and so patient with Awesome in Action as we got back in the swing of in person presentations. It was obvious to Nick and his team that Blythe really makes a difference to her students and really cares about showing them new perspectives of the world.
Nick couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to present to the class, and is so excited to get back into in person presenting.
Nick’s next event is Wicked West Expo at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado on April 15th and 16th where he will have a booth, and host a panel where he will give his Anyone Can be a Hero presentation. He hopes you will come and support him and check out the awesome exhibitors!
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