4-H Horse Farm Event for DSIG 4-14 year old Group * Please note, this event is now open to children up to the age of 14.

Place:   4-H Horse Farm
             395 Bishop Hollow Road
             Newtown Square, PA  19073
Date:    Saturday, 11/4/17
Time:    2pm-4pm
RSVP:  Leah at [email protected] by 10/31/17

Come join us for an afternoon of pony rides, followed by snacks and drinks.  Riding will begin promptly at 2pm, so you may want to arrive a few minutes ahead of time.  This event is entirely outside, so it will be cancelled in the case of bad weather.  You will be on a farm for this event, so please wear appropriate foot wear and clothing and shoes/boots.  Children must wear closed toe shoes, no sandals.   

As with all of our events, you must RSVP by the deadline above.  No walk-ins or late RSVP’s will be accepted!  Please RSVP only for those children in your household.  You must be a paid member of DSIG to attend this event.  If you are unsure if you have paid your dues, please ask and we will let you know.

Hope you can join us!

Delaware County Special Olympics – Sue Heaney. “Young Athletes Program and Delco SO Events”.

Come celebrate the holiday season with DSIG and enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, and friendship.  As in past years, we ask that each family bring $10.00 worth of non-perishable food items which will be donated to a local food bank.  We will also be collecting $10 dues for 2018 at this event.

Date:   Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time:   6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Place:  Paxon Hollow Country Club
            850 Paxon Hollow Road
           Broomall, PA  19008
RSVP:  Megan Califano, [email protected] by 11/22/17, with the number of adults and children in your family.  (This is the day before Thanksgiving, so please RSVP ASAP).

We cannot accept any RSVP’s after this date.

Note:  Please RSVP responsibly if you are 100% sure that you will be there that night and only for people who are in your immediate family.   Thank you!

Speaker: TBD

The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware and the Delaware County Down Syndrome Interest Group are pleased to partner together to offer a Behavior and Boundaries Conference to their families. Dr. Lina Patel, an expert on the topic, will be offering three sessions (listed below).

Date: Saturday, April 7th, 9am-4:30pm, AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

• Behavioral strategies to manage challenging behaviors
• Teaching good boundaries
• School behavioral plans and advocacy in the schools

Free childcare will be provided. Please click HERE to view registration fees, read session descriptions, view Dr. Patel’s bio and sign up. Limited spaces available- this will sell out!

Are you ready for some baseball?

While most of us are still relishing the Eagles Super Bowl Victory earlier this month, it’s time to begin thinking of baseball and some warmer weather. This year’s Phillies team has already made some moves that should make the team more exciting than in the past few years. Once again, together with the T21 Club from Philly, Jack Malone will be coordinating our multi county Down Syndrome Awareness Night at the Phillies for DSIG. This year’s game is going back to being held on a “DOLLAR DOG NIGHT”. The Friday night experiment did not increase ticket sales as was hoped. Actually sales have fallen off in all of the counties in the past few years. The Phillies performance may have contributed to it, but we’re hoping that the dollar dog night may bring you back out. If there are enough tickets sold, one lucky child, 7 years of age or older, will be selected to take part in the first pitch ceremony. Also the first come first served event t-shirts will be available as long as enough sponsors are obtained. I’m guessing they will make that requirement. So with all that said here are the particulars for this year’s game:

WHO: Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Francisco Giants
DATE: Tuesday, MAY 8th
TIME: 7:05PM
COST: $38.00 PER TICKET

Handicap/companion seats are available. Our seats will be in section 206 & 207 (same sections as past years). Jack can be reached via email at [email protected], phone (484-682-5550) or text, if you are interested in tickets. Payment deadline is 4/7/18, however, Jack is asking for payment as quickly as possible after placing your order.

Checks may be made payable to:

Jack Malone
4913 Jackson Drive
Brookhaven, PA 19015.

A special “Thank You” to Jack Malone for coordinating this wonderful evening at the ball park for DSIG once again this year!

We look forward to another great night at the ball park and hope to see you there!

iCan Bike Camp 2018

Maggie McHugh from Notre Dame asked me to share their bike camp information with the members of DSIG. This year they will be hosting this camp for their 9th year! I can tell you from personal experience that this was one of the best decisions that I have made in my life when I decided to sign Lauren up for this camp! We did not find this camp until Lauren was 21 years old, but I always knew that she could ride, we just needed to find the right way to teach her. Thanks to this camp, Lauren is an awesome and safe bike rider and we very much enjoy our very long bike rides in Ocean City, NJ!

When: June 25-29, 2018
Where: Academy of Notre Dame
560 Sproul Road
Villanova, PA 19085

Registration Form

DSIG will reimburse families who are current, paid members of DSIG, for the cost of one camp, at the completion of the camp. You will need to pay for the camp up front, and then once your child has completed the camp, you can submit a receipt for reimbursement to DSIG for the cost of the camp.

iCan Bike Camp 2018

Maggie McHugh from Notre Dame asked me to share their bike camp information with the members of DSIG. This year they will be hosting this camp for their 9th year! I can tell you from personal experience that this was one of the best decisions that I have made in my life when I decided to sign Lauren up for this camp! We did not find this camp until Lauren was 21 years old, but I always knew that she could ride, we just needed to find the right way to teach her. Thanks to this camp, Lauren is an awesome and safe bike rider and we very much enjoy our very long bike rides in Ocean City, NJ!

When: June 25-29, 2018
Where: Academy of Notre Dame
560 Sproul Road
Villanova, PA 19085

Registration Form

DSIG will reimburse families who are current, paid members of DSIG, for the cost of one camp, at the completion of the camp. You will need to pay for the camp up front, and then once your child has completed the camp, you can submit a receipt for reimbursement to DSIG for the cost of the camp.

iCan Bike Camp 2018

Maggie McHugh from Notre Dame asked me to share their bike camp information with the members of DSIG. This year they will be hosting this camp for their 9th year! I can tell you from personal experience that this was one of the best decisions that I have made in my life when I decided to sign Lauren up for this camp! We did not find this camp until Lauren was 21 years old, but I always knew that she could ride, we just needed to find the right way to teach her. Thanks to this camp, Lauren is an awesome and safe bike rider and we very much enjoy our very long bike rides in Ocean City, NJ!

When: June 25-29, 2018
Where: Academy of Notre Dame
560 Sproul Road
Villanova, PA 19085

Registration Form

DSIG will reimburse families who are current, paid members of DSIG, for the cost of one camp, at the completion of the camp. You will need to pay for the camp up front, and then once your child has completed the camp, you can submit a receipt for reimbursement to DSIG for the cost of the camp.