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This Man’s Favorite Thing Is Parades, And Guess What The Whole Town Did For His 21st Birthday
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This Man’s Favorite Thing Is Parades, And Guess What The Whole Town Did For His 21st Birthday

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When Kim Davis-Robinette asked her friends and family to drive by and honk for her disabled son’s 21st birthday, she didn’t expect everything would evolve into a 90-minute parade with marching bands, dancers, and other entertainers.

Kim’s son, Matthew has a chromosome deficiency, which caused serious brain malformation, cerebral palsy, and autism. Because of Matthew’s condition and his loud voice, the family isn’t able to travel with him.

His mom said that parades are one of Matthew’s favorite things, as the guy can be as loud as he wants. “It is like Disney World for him,” Kim told FOX59. That’s why prior to her son’s birthday, Kim posted on Facebook asking people she knew to drive by and honk. The request eventually reached more than 1,500 shares, and when the big day came Matthew probably couldn’t wish for anything better.

Hundreds of people came to the party. “It was just about people showing their love. When the people see the smile on his face, they’re going to get that love right back.” Police officers, firefighters, even bikers and a marching band made their way down the street past Matthew’s house in Anderson, Indiana.

“This is something incredibly special – something you would never expect to happen,” said Chris Robinette, Matthew’s oldest brother. “I got goosebumps and I was crying a few times.”

Everything lasted more than one and a half hours, and Matthew’s mother hopes the guests enjoyed it as much as the birthday boy. “That’s what this is all about – having fun, community, loving one another and being there for each other,” she said. “He’s teaching people how to dig into their hearts and show that people are really good and they do care.”

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More info: Kim Davis-Robinette | David Hine (h/t: fox59, cbs4indy)

Matthew has a chromosome deficiency, which caused serious brain malformation, cerebral palsy, and autism

Image credits: Kim Davis-Robinette

Because of this, instead of going out for his birthday party, his mom decided to bring the party to him

The request eventually reached more than 1,500 shares, and when the big day came Matthew probably couldn’t wish for anything better

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Hundreds of people came to the party

Image credits: David Hine

“It was just about people showing their love. When the people see the smile on his face, they’re going to get that love right back”

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Image credits: David Hine

“This is something incredibly special – something you would never expect to happen”

Image credits: David Hine

Police officers, firefighters, even bikers and a marching band made their way down the street past Matthew’s house

Image credits: David Hine

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Image credits: David Hine

Image credits: David Hine

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Image credits: David Hine

Image credits: David Hine

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“I got goosebumps and I was crying a few times”

Image credits: David Hine

Everything lasted more than one and a half hours

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Image credits: Kim Davis-Robinette

And Matthew’s mother hopes the guests enjoyed it as much as the birthday boy

Judging by the reactions it got, they certainly did

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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PsychoPrincess
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful day for a wonderful man. The community coming together to give him a much cooler birthday then most of us ever had. That mom is a saint. And the community full of the best people. Happy birthday Mathew may every year bring you hundreds of colorful parades.

John L
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone involved with this deserves special credit for their love of others. Great humanitarians! 👍👍

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Daria B
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His birthday got celebrated the way national holidays do. That's... Awesome!

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PsychoPrincess
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful day for a wonderful man. The community coming together to give him a much cooler birthday then most of us ever had. That mom is a saint. And the community full of the best people. Happy birthday Mathew may every year bring you hundreds of colorful parades.

John L
Community Member
7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone involved with this deserves special credit for their love of others. Great humanitarians! 👍👍

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Daria B
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His birthday got celebrated the way national holidays do. That's... Awesome!

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