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Upcoming Events

Sep
23
Sun
B-5 Group Event at Chatter Splatter @ Chatter Splatter
Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

RSVP to Christa at [email protected]

Please RSVP respectfully if you plan on attending! As always, your yearly dues should be paid in order to participate! We are looking forward to getting everyone together for a fun morning!

https://www.chattersplatterplaygroup.com/

Sep
26
Thu
DSIG Welcome Back Meeting! @ Widener University, University Center 2nd Floor, Room F
Sep 26 @ 7:00 pm
DSIG Welcome Back Meeting! @ Widener University, University Center 2nd Floor, Room F

We hope everyone had a great summer and are getting back into the swing of things now that Fall has officially begun! It’s time to begin a new year with DSIG, so please join us for our first meeting of the season at our new meeting location, Widener University!

When: Thursday, 9/26/19
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Widener University, University Center
2nd Floor, Room F

For a map of the campus, please visit their website at Widener.edu

We will not have a speaker for this meeting, as it will just be a time to catch up with old friends & possibly meet some new friends! We hope to see you there!

We hope to see you there!

Oct
22
Tue
Linvilla Wagon Ride: Tuesday, Oct 22nd 🍁🎃👻 @ Linvilla Orchards
Oct 22 @ 5:15 pm
Linvilla Wagon Ride: Tuesday, Oct 22nd 🍁🎃👻 @ Linvilla Orchards

The next event is planned and we hope you can attend!!!
We will be renting a 50 person wagon at Linvilla on Tuesday, Oct 22nd! The wagon leaves PROMPTLY at 5:45. They ask that we show up 30 mins prior to the hayride to ensure everyone is on in time! I know my husband missed it the last time we did this event by literally a minute!

This event will be open to our birth-5 and 6-12 group.

The event is free for DSIG paid members 😊


We can only take the first 50 RSVPs. Please RSVP respectfully as the DSIG is paying $8 per person to attend, and other people would gladly fill the spots! 🍁🎃👻

Please email Kelsey at [email protected]. Kelsey will be in contact with the first 50! 😀

Nov
9
Sat
Tools & Totes Bingo 2019 @ Brookhaven Municipal Center
Nov 9 @ 5:00 pm

Saturday, November 9, 2019 • Brookhaven Municipal Center

2 Cambridge Rd. Brookhaven, PA 19015
Doors open at 5:00pm/Games begin at 6:00pm

$40 at the door

  • 10 Bingo Games
  • Prizes range from designer bags to sporting event packages
  • Raffle baskets, 50/50, and a special Bingo game will be available
  • Bring your own snacks/beverages; some will be available for purchase
  • Tables can be reserved for parties of 8 or more.
  • Must be 21 to attend
All proceeds benefit the Delaware County Down Syndrome Interest Group. This organization sponsors family training, education activities, social gathers, and health initiatives for those with Down syndrome and their families.

“Together we will make a BIG difference.”

Dec
4
Wed
2019 DSIG Holiday Party @ Paxon Hollow Country Club
Dec 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2019 DSIG Holiday Party @ Paxon Hollow Country Club

The annual DSIG Holiday Party will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, from 6 to 9 PM at Paxon Hollow Country Club. Come join us for a night of dinner, dancing & great friendship! RSVP is required for this event.

Please email Megan at [email protected] with the number of adults and number of children (12 and under). There is a strict RSVP date of Friday, November 29, 2019. No late responses will be honored.

As in years past, we will be collecting for a local food pantry, so please bring a $10 donation or $10 in food items, and consider this your admission to the party.

Last but not least, annual dues will be collected for 2020 at this event. Our dues will remain the same as in previous years at $10 per household.

We hope to see you there!

Feb
13
Sat
Virtual Valentine’s Day
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm
Host: Kratowicz Family / (215) 421-4375
When: Saturday, Februart 13 from 7pmto 8pm ET
Where: The Comfort of you home!We are celebrating Valentine’s Day with our DCDSIG teens and adults social distancing style with a virtual Valentine’s day dance party!

Wear your most comfy pajamas, favorite Valentine’s sweater, or dress in your Valentine’s day best; whatever makes you to feel loved! Get out your disco balls, balloons, glow bands and join the party! (My daugther Jane personally prefers to jump/dance on her mini trampoline to her favorite tunes!)

If you’d like to hear any particular songs at the party let me know with a comment when you respond to this evite. Please RSVP to this evite if you can make it! ❤️

CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Feb
24
Wed
Speech Intelligibility presentation
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm
Speech Intelligibility presentation

Speech Intelligibility presentation: Why is speech difficult to understand in some children with Down syndrome

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7 PM EST
Presented by Libby Kumin Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor Emeritus Loyola University Maryland, part of a three-part series sponsored by CDSPG.

Presentation is targeted for parents of children from age 4 to adulthood.
How can we help children with Down syndrome develop speech that is easier to understand? There are many factors that affect speech intelligibility in children and adults with Down syndrome but the occurrence and combination of factors are different for each person. Dr. Kumin will present a framework that can be used for identifying, analyzing, and treating the factors that affect speech intelligibility for your child, e.g. rate, articulation, oral motor skills and childhood apraxia of speech. Attendees will learn how to write IEP goals that target factors affecting speech intelligibility in your child and how to develop a home-school communication plan and to use home activities to practice speech skills. Handouts, forms and checklists will be included.

Mar
13
Sat
CHOP Trisomy 21 Clinic
Mar 13 all-day
CHOP Trisomy 21 Clinic
CHOP Symposium coming up on March13!!!!
Our member Helen Milligan, who is also a PT at CHOP, is looking forward to hearing Dr. Stein speak about behavior challenges and strategies! Helen will also be a presenter that day, so if you have a little one getting ready to walk, then her treadmill training talk is for you!!!! Lots of videos and tips to get you started! 💙💛
Mar
20
Sat
Virtual Makin’ Music Event
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am
Virtual Makin’ Music Event
Join us for a morning of music and fun! DCDSIG will be hosting Makin’ Music from Media, Pa to join us virtually. They will bring high-energy fun with interactive, toe-tappin’, hand-clappin’ fun for kids (and grownups, too)! The class zoom link will follow.

Times: Kids 6-12 – 10am | Kids 0-5 – 11am

Zoom Link will be emailed to you. Sign up using the buttons below.

Sign Up Your 0-5 Year Old
Sign Up Your 6-12 Year Old
Mar
21
Sun
Happy World Down Syndrome Month!
Mar 21 all-day

3.21 IS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY

To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day (3/21) the Delaware County Down Syndrome Interest Group is hosting a fundraiser with the chance to own a beautiful tumbler, pictured below. The 20 oz. black tumbler features a three arrow design which is symbolic in the Down syndrome community. It represents the three copies of the 21st chromosome that occur in Down syndrome. An arrow must first be pulled back in order to expel forward. While the initial diagnosis may cause a “pull-back” thanks to support, community and love your arrow will quickly be sprung forward to amazing heights! This quote is meaningful to the lucky few that get to experience life with a family member or loved one who has DS.

$15 per tumbler = black with silver decoration
Details about the fundraiser:

$15 per tumbler
Colors: Black tumbler with a choice of silver arrows (pictured above), Black tumbler with DS yellow and blue arrows

Two options for receiving your tumbler:
pick-up at a local Delco locations (time and places TBD), shipping (shipping cost will be added to final price).

This fundraiser will run throughout the month of March.

If you would like to order a tumbler, please complete the order form by clicking the link below.

ORDER FORM

WAYS TO CELEBRATE

ROCK YOUR SOCKS
Wear your most colorful or mismatched socks!

WEAR BLUE & YELLOW
These are the colors used to raise awareness for Down Syndrome.

Remember, we are more alike than different! People who have Down Syndrome can and will do all the same this you do, it just takes a little more time. BE KIND. BE INCLUSIVE.