Just Ask! Foundation

just ask started as a simple concept. reggie bibbs, our founder, spent the first 40 years of his life in hiding. he was concerned about how his particular disfigurement affected people that didn’t know him. he was less concerned about how they made him feel as he was concerned about how he made them feel. he struggled to find a way to spread awareness and let people know that he, at heart, was no different than anyone else. that’s when reggie teamed up with lou congelio, founder and chief creative officer of acme fish advertising in houston, tx. reggie approached lou with a simple, yet ingenious idea. to design a t-shirt and business card campaign featuring the slogan “just ask.” the shirts and business cards were designed to make others feel comfortable approaching reggie, giving him the opportunity and confidence to not only interact with total strangers, but to tell them about nf. he wanted people to “just ask” about his condition – and ask they did! the more reggie put himself out