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Please join us on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Ridley Creek State Park (picnic Area 11) for the second annual 5K Run for Homies with Extra Chromies presented by InkAway Laser Tattoo Removal to benefit the Down Syndrome Interest Group of Delaware County. This course is USATF certified. Walkers are also welcomed to join!
PLACE
1023 Sycamore Mills Road
Ridley Creek State Park/ Pavilion #11
Media, PA US 19063
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Help us support a great event that benefits the Down Syndrome Interest Group of Delaware County.
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There are a number of ways to get involved in the 5K Run for Homies with Extra Chromies. Even if you are not planning to run or walk in the event, please consider volunteering, making a tax-deductible donation, or sponsoring through your local business to receive great branding and advertising benefits. Volunteers, please register on this website. Click the button that says “volunteer” and enter your information so that we can keep a count and ensure that we leave nothing to chance. To obtain more information, please contact Stephanie Sapp at (484)840-8663 or email [email protected].
Proceeds of the race will benefit The Delaware County Down Syndrome Interest Group (DSIG). DSIG is a 501(c) non-profit organization that was formed in 1990 by a group of families touched by Down Syndrome in Delaware County. They strive to promote professional and public awareness and encourage inclusion for those with Down Syndrome. Their goals are to reach out to expectant and new parents of a child with Down Syndrome, to be supportive of and provide social interaction for people with Down Syndrome, their families, friends and acquaintances, to aid and challenge each family to constantly evaluate and re-think how new ideas, information and technology may help or affect their child with Down Syndrome and to educate the general public by assisting members of our community in learning to see people with disabilities as people, not as their disability. To learn more please visit https://delcodsig.org/
| 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! 💙💛 |
Tickets Are Limited So Don’t Delay!
DATE: April 23rd, 2023
TIME: Starts at 12:05pm
GAME: Phillies vs. Rockies
PROMO CODE: DSAN
TICKETS: Order Here
Please join your fellow Down Syndrome Families from across the region at Down Syndrome Awareness Day with the Phillies!!!!
Please use our specific code “DSAN” for this year’s Down Syndrome Awareness Day with the Philadelphia Phillies (The National League Champions). The game will be against the Colorado Rockies at 12:05pm,on April 23rd. It’s also the Phanatic’s birthday, so children under 14 get a free Phanatic t-shirt!
AND EVERYONE OF ALL AGES is welcome and encouraged to attend as we rally together for our Down Syndrome Community in the Delaware Valley!
If you have never attended, we cannot wait to meet you in person! Please know, this is an event you do not want to miss! Besides the fact that it will most likely be a high scoring game, it is an opportunity to meet your social media friends from the Delaware Valley in person at one general location, providing you get tickets with our code.
For those who have attended, I know you enjoyed yourself in the past and we cannot wait to see you again. Hopefully, the weather will be perfect for us!
As a token of thanks and to continue raising AWARENESS for DOWN SYNDROME and INCLUSION in our community we give out a limited amount of..
T-SHIRTS to those WHO USE THE LINK OR CALL IN WITH OUR CODE “DSAN” TO PURCHASE TICKETS, on a first come basis at our table (exact location for t-shirt pick-up will be sent the day of the event).
By all means, use this meeting place to mingle! Use this time to meet up with OUR T21 FAMILIES who live in PA, NJ and DE! Additionally, this is a great time to take pictures for social media!
Depending on our ticket sales number, we could be given more perks. For example, one of our loved ones with T21 could throw out the first pitch and a pre-game video! Can you help to make this happen? If so, don’t delay purchasing your tickets!
How this works:
Rally your friends and family to celebrate Down Syndrome in the Delaware Valley while watching the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Clink on the link below for seating charts and prices.
We have seats reserved in sections for different pricing and locations.
(The past few years the lower level seats have sold out first, so please plan accordingly.)
Tickets are subject to availability, there have been years we sold out, this is our 14th year!
Overall we average about 650 tickets each season; for those who support our DS community, please don’t delay placing your order!
Additionally, the more tickets we sell the more likely we are able to receive additional perks and funds which enable us to do other community outings throughout the year.
The link to purchase tickets with the prices and seating options is below.
Join us for our Bingo Brainstorming Call on Wednesday, May 10th at 7:00 pm. We will be brainstorming ideas for the next DSIG Bingo event (10/21/23), forming a bingo planning committee, and sharing feedback from past bingo events. If you are interested in helping brainstorm, soliciting donations, or joining the committee, join us from the comforts of your home. We appreciate ANY help you are willing to provide.
Zoom Information:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/95378571493?pwd=S2NIRFdtTHc1NWJsNHNGRFloZWlNQT09
Meeting ID: 953 7857 1493
Passcode: DSIG
We Are So Lucky!!
Down to Box is launching in Ridley Park. May 20 we will be conducting a coaches training and the program will launch for regular weekly classes shortly after!
Down to Box is conducting a coaches’ training Saturday May 20 at Jabz Boxing (3488 Concord Rd, Aston, PA 19014). Children with Down syndrome and their siblings between the ages of 6-13 are welcome from 1-1:30pm and adults ages 14 and older with Down syndrome or other intellectual and developmental disabilities from 2-2:30pm.
Please email [email protected] to sign up. There is no cost to attend- this is a mini demo class that is part of our coaches’ training that day.
Participants will be doing footwork drills, light boxing techniques on a bag and with mitts, cardio and strength exercises- all for beginners.
We had such a successful event in Springfield and received such great feedback about choosing another Delco location, so we set up another event! Come out and support us at Chick-Fil-A in Brookhaven on Monday, May 13th from 4-7pm!
Don’t forget to mention our group when ordering, so we receive the benefits of your order!
Please share with all those who love Chick -Fil-A and our awesome rockin’ friends! Thank you for continuing to support our Delaware County Down Syndrome Interest Group!
Saturday September 28th 2024
Pennsylvania State Police Troop K, Sunny Day Camp Event
Brandywine Youth Club
47 Thornton Road, Glen Mills PA 19342
Time: 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
The Penn State College of Medicine is thrilled to be offering innovative disability-focused education to their students this winter focused on caring for children and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD).
As part of this education, they need people to sign-up as “standardized patients.” The child or young adult with I/DD and 1 caregiver (parent or legal guardian) will both be compensated for their time.
All standardized patients (21 years old or YOUNGER) and their caregiver must participate in the mandatory 1 hour training session (via Zoom, multiple times offered TBD – late November/early December) and at least 1 educational class session.
Your participation will help the Penn State College of Medicine develop and evaluate this curriculum as a model for other US medical schools, and ultimately, help improve healthcare for people with disabilities.
Registration: https://buff.ly/3MFa0MT
Reach-out to Lydia Smeltz at [email protected].
Delco DSIG is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Unless specifically requested by the donor, donations are not considered restricted and all donations are confirmed with a receipt for tax reporting purpose.
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