2010 News...
The 2012 Step UP for Down Syndrome Walks moves to Valleyfest!!
The votes have been cast! The results are in! The surveys tallied! And by an overwhelming 70% margin you have spoken! Our 2012 Step UP for Down Syndrome Walk will be held on September, 22, 2012 at MIRABEAU PARK IN SPOKANE in association with the 2012 Valleyfest celebration!! This year's walk promises to be bigger, better . . . and jam-packed with an entire DAY'S worth of activities as a signature event of VALLEYFEST!!
Mark your calendars! Get on your walking shoes, and put on your helping hands. We'll need more help than ever to make this years Step UP for Down Syndrome Walk a gigantic success!
"Many hands make light work" ~ John Heywood
Upcoming Ds Connections Nw Socials!
Our next Ds Connections Nw Social is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 26th from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Spokane @ the American Cancer Society Office, 920 N. Washington St., Suite 200 (Click for directions).
(Please note that this is the Fourth Sunday of the month, for this month only, so not to coincide with President's Day.) The Parents Advisory Committee has lined up a fabulous speaker and topic for us: Jessica Kaluza from Washington's PAVE (Partnerships for Action, Voices for Empowerment) group will be discussing IEP support: What are our rights?
Taken from their own website, PAVE is an organization dedicated to:
• Help you understand the educational system for preschoolers and school-age
children.
• Assist you to find services in your community for your and your child or
adult with a disability.
• Provide support when you learn that your child has a disability or chronic
health care need.
• Help you as your child transitions from school to adult life.
This is clearly one you don't want to miss!
Just a note that, unfortunately, childcare will not be able to be provided at this location.
Future meeting/social topics will include: At home OT ideas for summer fun; and, Dental hygiene. But remember, that's just a few of our ideas. By all means, let us know if there is a particular topic of interest that you would like us to explore!
Ds Connections Nw & NDSS celebrate World Down Syndrome Day 3/21!
March 21 is fast approaching!
This year is especially exciting as it is the first official World Down Syndrome Day as recognized by the United Nations! The twenty-first day of the third month, in honor of the third copy of the twenty-first chromosome, is the perfect time to raise awareness for people with Down syndrome and to celebrate their abilities and accomplishments. Join Ds Connections Nw & NDSS in celebrating World Down Syndrome Day! Click on the World Down Syndrome Day logo to go to the NDSS site where there are a number of ways you and your members can get involved.
-Join Ds Connections Nw on Facebook!