M adeline Rice knows how it feels not to be believed. As a child, she struggled to walk without pain, but many doctors dismissed her complaints. That experience shaped what she is doing now — creating a Woodlands-themed activity book and founding an organization to help kids facing medical challenges.

Rice, now a senior at The Woodlands College Park High School, designed a coloring and activity book featuring landmarks in The Woodlands area. She channels the profits through a foundation she started, A Better Tomorrow Montgomery County. Her work debuted at The Woodlands Arts Council’s second annual Young Makers Market , where she was one of 60 young artists.

Madeline Rice’s health journey began at age eight. Walking caused severe pain and she faced skepticism from doctors. “They though

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