2013 Walk for Our Kids

Hello Friends of DSIG! We would like to expand our sponsor base for our 2013 Walk-a-Thon, so if you work for a company, union, or use other vendors who might be interested in being a sponsor, please e-mail me their name and address, and I will send them a sponsor letter. Sponsors who donate $500 or more, will have their name and logo on the back of our event t-shirt. Those who donate less than $500 will be recognized on the walk brochure for the following year and on our sponsor board the day of the walk. The deadline for t-shirt sponsors is 2/28/13.

* Sponsorship Forms: 2013 Sponsorship Form

We are in need of raffle items, silent auction items, and items for gift baskets. Patty White will be the point of contact for these items, so please contact me at [email protected] or 610-544-2711.

* Raffle Flyer: 2013 Raffle Flyer

Walk brochures were mailed out in early February, so if you did not receive yours, please let us know. With $20 in pledges, you are guaranteed an event t-shirt. We encourage you to pre-register for the walk to eliminate long lines at the check in table. Ask your friends and family to join us that day and collect pledges.

If you are interested in helping out the day of the walk, please use the form below. It takes a lot of woman and man power to make this yearly event a success. Volunteer time slots are in 30 minute intervals, so there is still plenty of time to enjoy the walk with your family.

DSIG February RMM – Using the Treadmill to teach Children with Trisomy 21 how to Walk

Date: Thursday, 2/27/14

Time: Doors open at 7pm with presentation beginning at 7:30pm

Location: Hancock United Methodist Church, Springfield, PA

Child Care will be provided
Current research by Ulrich and colleagues has shown that treadmill training can help babies with Down syndrome learn to walk sooner and more efficiently. A subsequent study by Wu, Ulrich and colleagues demonstrated that treadmill training can also improve a child’s gait by manipulating the intensity of training. This workshop will discuss the recent treadmill training studies and how therapists and families can implement the research findings in their own homes.
The workshop presenter, Helen Milligan, MPT, is Aidan Milligan’s mother and a member of the Delco DSIG. She is a Physical Therapist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a therapist in Early Intervention. She has been utilizing treadmill training in her therapy practice and will share some practical advice that has been helpful in motivating children and families with this approach. Videos will be a part of the presentation.

Hope to see you on the 27th!

Even if you do not have a little person who can benefit from this information, we’d love to see you at the meeting to share your journey with those younger parents to show them that… it’s going to be OK!

DSIG March RMM – Post Secondary Education

Come hear DSIG families and young adults speak about their experiences with post secondary education.

Date: Thursday, 3/27/14
Time: Doors open at 7pm with presentation beginning at 7:30pm
Location: Hancock United Methodist Church, Springfield, PA
Child Care will be provided.

Hope to see you on the 27th!

24th Annual “Walk for Our Kids” – A Walk for Down Syndrome

Please join us for another morning of FUN and friendship. We will be in need of Silent Auction items and baskets for our Basket Raffle. Also, if you have a suggestion for a new sponsor for this year, please contact Patty at, [email protected].

We will also need volunteers to help the morning of the walk, so please consider helping out. This is our main fundraiser for the year and it allows us to continue to sponsor events for our families throughout the year.

Join us for food, fun, and entertainment. This is a great chance for individuals, families, and the community to get together to help make a tremendous difference in the lives of those with Down Syndrome.

 

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

A “Friend of DSIG”

S.J. Thomas Co., Inc.

James M. Tyler, Attorney At Law

Larry Robinson & Sons Builders Contractors Inc.

MSI Tool Repair & Supply

Steamfitters’ Local Union 420 United Association

Haggerty’s Landscape & Design, LLC

Genesis Engineers, Inc.

Rock for CHOP

Neumann University

In Loving Memory of Joseph W. Farrell

Joseph A. Ward Funeral Home, Inc.

John Vena, Inc.

BeneServ Corporate Benefit Services, Inc.

Jennifer Kearney Photography

De LaSalle String Band Orchestra

Makin’ Music

State Road Builders Supply Co., Inc.

Nuss Printing, Inc.

Springfield Mall

Starbucks Coffee

Wawa

Pepsi Cola

Center City Pretzel Co., Inc.

Faux Tale

The Bannister Family

The Bruno Family

Christa Califano, Christa’s Custom Cakes

Marie Califano

Julia Cavicchio

The Farthing Family

The Haggerty Family

The Hamilton Family

Havertown Post Office Mail Carriers

The Hegman Family

The Irvello Family

Kelly’s Kandy and Nuts, Collingdale, PA

Bridget LaSalle and Jeff Bagley

Irene and Tony LaSalle

Michelle and Anthony LaSalle, Jr.

Cathy Ludwick

C.J. Luther

Nick Luther

Chloe, Charlotte and Shane MacMullett

Chloe’s Cousins

Kevin & Cosette MacMullett

Kim MacMullett

Maggiano’s Restaurant, King of Prussia, PA

The Maguire Families

Anna Maturo

The Oakes Family

Gary Quillen, MooSa Black Belt Academy, Aston, PA

Nick Sabatino, INKWELL Tattoo, Upper Darby

The Short/Lees Family

Katie S. Taylor, getyourgifthere.com

Zanna Tilson

The Tyler Family

Marc Voci Salon, Folsom, PA

 

A special “Thank You” to all of our DSIG families and friends who helped to make the 2013 “Walk for Our Kids” such a huge success! 

Please join us for our annual Beef and Beer on May 17th from 7P.M to 11P.M. This fundraiser is being held at The Southampton Room; 2980 Southampton Room Philadelphia, PA 19154, to support the T21 Club of the Delaware Valley.

Each ticket is $30 each. If you buy a table (8 tickets) in one transaction, by May 3rd, it will be only $200 ($25 each ticket).Tickets will be sold at the event if you would like to purchase wine to drink.  We will have great food, and music and wonderful items to raffle off.  It will be a fun time!

Would you like ten (10) free raffle tickets? Well, for those of you who do not know, we have been making “welcome bags” for families that we learn of, who have just delivered or adopted a baby born with Down Syndrome. So we would like to include you, by asking if you can bring a BRAND NEW BABY BLANKET, with you to the Beef and Beer. For helping us help other families, we will give you these free tickets for a chance to win some of our great baskets!

This year to give back to our T21 parents, we will be giving a free ticket to our tickets to our Vacation drawing for those of you who attended our beef and beer last year and attend this years beef and beer, just as a small token of thanks!  I have attached a flyer so please share with your friends and families so you can get a table or three 🙂

If you or your partner or family work somewhere that would like to donate a gift card or basket for us to raffle off and you need documentation please just let me know.
Donations and tickets are tax deductible since we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Regards,
Jenn Bonawitz
215-990-8730

Representatives from Delco Special Olympics will be presenting on their program and the Young Athletes Program.

Our September RMM will take place this upcoming Thursday, 9/25/14, at Hancock Church in Springfield (located on Route 320, just off the 420 intersection).  Doors will open at 7pm and the meeting will begin at 7:30pm.  As in past Septembers, this meeting will once again be an open forum meeting.  It’s a time to hear about the exciting events that we have planned this year for DSIG and a time to re-connect with families that you may not have gotten a chance to see over the summer.  If you have any questions or concerns about DSIG or have an idea for a speaker or topic for the upcoming year, we would love to hear your thoughts.

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DSIG 25th Annual “Walk for Our Kids”

WOW!  It’s hard to believe that we will be celebrating our 25th year of our annual walk-a-thon!  The date has been set for the 25th Annual DSIG “Walk for Our Kids”!  This event is our major fundraising event for the year and allows us to continue to provide outreach and social activities for our families.  It’s a FUN morning and a great time to meet other families.  We will need people in the group to make contact with any businesses that they know to see if they are willing to become one of our $500 sponsors for the event.  As a $500 sponsor, their company logo will be featured on the back of the event t-shirt.  We will also need items for baskets from businesses, baskets donated by businesses and DSIG families & friends, and raffle and silent auction items.  The letter for donations is ready now, so if you have a business contact and need a letter, please send me an e-mail at [email protected] and I will get one out to them.  Hoping to have the walk brochures out by the end of this week, so look for that in your mail!  This event takes a lot of planning and volunteers will be needed, so I’ll let you all know in the near future where help is needed.  Any questions about this event, just give me a shout!

When: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 8-10am
Where: Springfield Mall

Speaker TBD