"Love is Love" by Emma Leibow (Value: PRICELESS)

In December, Emma, the inspiration for the NF Hope Concerts, will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah. Part of this right of passage is the completion of a Mitzvah Project. In Hebrew, the word "Mitzvah" means "a good deed", and Emma has decided her good deed will be to bring awareness to the Henderson Equality Center, a center dedicated to teaching inclusion and equality for everyone.

This year, her art was inspired by her project and the words of Lin Manuel Miranda, "Love is love is love is love."

This piece, called "Love is Love", is a 9"x12" colored pencil and pen drawing on mixed media paper.

About Emma
Emma Leibow is the inspiration for the NF Hope Concert. She, like 128,000 other in this country alone, was born with Neurofibromatosis (NF), the disorder characterized by tumors that can grow on any nerve in the body without warning.

COVID brought challenges for Emma as she and her family continue on this journey. Four years ago, a large complex of tumors in her left leg necessitated the first of what will be four to five orthopedic surgeries. In 2020, the third of those of those surgeries was postponed due to COVID concerns in LA.

Despite these challenges, she continues to face every day with incredible bravery and continues to provide inspiration to her parents and the work they do on the NF Hope Concert.

Donated By Emma Leibow