The Deegan Project

01/18/2026

When I posted our 2025 wrap-up, I mentioned some BIG things coming in 2026. I'm SO excited, and a teeny-tiny bit terrified, to announce our very first OMG-we're-actually-doing-this fundraiser (read: I feel like I'm going to throw-up because what if nobody comes).

Gentlemen, as a reminder (you're welcome), Valentine's Day is February 14th, and we think tickets to this event would make a FANTASTIC gift. Every girl likes to dress pretty and have a fancy night out from time to time, even the ones that play racecar some days too.

Single friends...I got nothin', my match-making skills are horrendous. But definitely still come.

Please join us for dinner, dancing, and a moment of reflection in Deegan's honor. A curated selection of beer and wine are complimentary. Oh, and also our biggest announcement in TDP history.

Thank you for standing with us in the dark, and helping kids find their hope in tomorrow.

*Ticket link can be found in comments, Page Bio, and Facebook Event.*

01/16/2026

01/15/2026

Deegan used to HATE when I said he was academically gifted, insisting he had to work hard for his grades. He was an honor student at Holly High School, and was dual enrolled at
U of M - Flint. He aspired to be an engineer until not long before he died, when he told us that he wasn’t going to college. Deegan put a lot of thought into this, and he’d built a solid case to support his decision. He hated school, and he said that one hundred percent of the engineers he’d talked to hated their jobs. He said he couldn’t see himself sitting at a desk for the rest of his life, and felt that the trades were in high demand. Spot on kid.

Deegan loved what he was doing at A-Star, and when the guys he worked with talk about his skill it makes my eyes leak. That kid was going places.

We’ve created The Deegan Walton Memorial Scholarship as part of his legacy, to support both kids pursuing a career in a mental health related field at a college or university, and also kids like Deegan, who are looking to pursue a trade in a field they’re passionate about.

We’re so excited to read your submissions, and we can’t to see where your journeys take you next!

*Application deadline 3/31/26, link in comments.

01/14/2026

God I miss this kid. 🥺

01/11/2026

By popular request…preorder by 1/18 for free shipping! Free shipping on all orders $50+ through 1/18. 🫶

01/10/2026

When Deegan’s story was published in 2024, some people got REAL mad. We’re okay with that, because hundreds of kids are still here because we did.