Permission To FLY Conference and Scholarship Gala

Permission to F.L.Y. means permission to Fully Love Yourself.

We are a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower, inspire, and mentor women and girls with rare/complex disorders through the performing arts, education, advocacy, and entreprenurialism.

Permission To F.L.Y. was Co-founded by Ashley Rose Favors and her mentor Ms. Roshawn Buxton (Ms.Ro). Both ladies wanted to be living examples of strength, inspiration, and what we call "perservillients," to women and girls who have suffered from rare disorders (e.g. Bell's Palsy, Erbs Palsy, Vitiligio, albinism). Despite having a rare condition called Erbs Palsy, which affected the function and appearance of her right arm, Ashley excelled through life. Coincidentally, her mentor Ms.Ro found the will to inspire others and become the best example of her own mentoring spirit after being diagnosed with a rare condition called Bell's Palsy. Ashley, Ms. Ro, and countless other women and girls with similar stories have triumphed in some way despite the odds, and permission to F.L.Y. is just that : To fully and triumphantly love ourselves no matter what circumstances or health challenges we may face. Ironically, the name of our organization has taken a whole new meaning since Ashley's untimely death in 2016 from a car accident. She was 26 years young, but in more ways than one she gave herself permission to FLY.  

There are many women and girls who have creative abilities that we wish to cultivate using this platform. With your generous support, we will invoke a new movement of confident, resilient, triumphant women and girls.