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October 2020

Oct 18
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 18!

By Events
Day 18 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Our beautiful daughter Gaby, who loves sports is sweet, kind, and honestly she is amazing all around. She practices gymnastics, likes swimming and obstacles courses. Gaby enjoys music and playing board games.
Our experience living by her side have been motivated and gratifying for us. We admire her and are super proud of her achievements. We love her just the way she is. Mom and Dad.
Anabel Cano.
Oct 17
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i EXTRA love you Virtual Exhibition 10-24-20

By Events

Hi everyone! Happy Down syndrome awareness month ???

Due to Covid-19 we had to postpone our i EXTRA love you exhibition in March, I was hoping we could meet in person and celebrate in October but we are unable to.

This year is all about adapting! I am happy to share that the 2020 portraits will be shared during a virtual exhibition on October 24th at 11am.  i EXTRA love you Virtual Exhibition will be hosted on Zoom this year and I hope everyone can join!

I kindly ask that guests make a $5 donation to Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Org.  The i EXTRA love you portrait project was born at Broward Gold Coast and due to the cancellation of this years walk, they need our support ?

With love,
Daniela

Link for donation https://bgcdownsyndrome.org/donate-volunteer/

 

Oct 17
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 17!

By Events
Day 17 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Diego is 11 years old, he’s a happy kid who loves his family and his dog Pinky and he likes to play baseball and help others. Claudia Pena
Oct 16
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 16!

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Day 16 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??

Cassandra is our multiple miracle baby. She grew in vitro and was frozen as an embryo for 18 months and was the best embryo of all to thaw. A lot of embryos with Down syndrome don’t make it through pregnancy, but she made it to full term even with a partially detached placenta. Best of all, she was born healthy at 7 pounds and 14 ounces just needing a UV light blanket for her jaundice, and the holes or gaps in her heart healed on their own. She is now 15 months old and has eight teeth and can crawl and cruise and climb and feed herself and help put on and take off her clothes, and she says dadada and mamama and uses sign language to sign for “more.” She loves to play with all toys—especially musical toys—loves to ride her choo choo train toy and loves to play peekaboo and make faces and babble. Her hugs, kisses, smiles and games bring her two year old sister and
her parents so much joy.
Olga Ruiz Baken
#downsyndromeawarenessmonth
#StepUp4DownSyndrome
#inclusionmatters
#Extraordinary
#theluckyfew

Oct 15
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i EXTRA love you Virtual Exhibition – Saturday, October 24, 2020!

By BGCDSO Families, Events, Fundraising
To celebrate Down syndrome Awareness Month, the 2020 i EXTRA love you portrait project will host a virtual exhibition on Zoom!
Join us on October 24th at 11am as we raise awareness for Down syndrome, share stories and celebrate diversity & inclusion.
The i EXTRA love you portrait project kindly asks that guests make a $5 donation to Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Org.
Zoom registration and link will be available soon.
Link for donation https://bgcdownsyndrome.org/donate-volunteer/
Oct 15
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 15!

By Events
Day 15 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Zachary is a very energetic 2yr. old. He absolutely lights up a room when he comes charging in laughing and simply enjoying life. He is so loving to his two older brothers, and is overjoyed playing with bubbles. We celebrate his beautiful and unique spirit of happiness each and every day. Robin Dobbins
Oct 14
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 14!

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Day 14 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Hello my name is Alyssa. I love taking pictures. My favorite place to travel to is Walt Disney World. I enjoy spending time with my family. My most favorite thing to do is watch movies on my ipad and eat. Two of my favorite sports are Cheerleading and Baseball. Theatre is also something I enjoy. My best friend is my mom…
Isabel Rojas-Knapp
Oct 13
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 13!

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Day 13 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Xavier is a funloving kid. His hobbies are playing video games and swimming. His favorite fast food is Chick-fil-A and his favorite restaurant is CheeseCake Factory. His favorite movies are Black Panther, Lion King, Avengers (End Games) and StarWars (Rise of Skywalker). He has probably watched them each over 100 times. His favorite vacations were DisneyWorld and Dunns River Falls in Jamaica.
He wants to be a professional gamemaster when he becomes an adult.
Densey Lumsden
Oct 12
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 12!

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Day 12 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Jojo is quickly approaching her 21st birthday in February 2021. ?
She loves art, modeling, cross-fit, equine therapy, cheerleading(of course, pre-pandemic). Virtual school was a big adjustment for our social butterfly, but Johanna is a trooper and has adapted well.
This school year she has been getting up with an alarm and getting ready for school independently-Friday logging in completely to her Teams class for Draw-2.
This school year, post-graduation-was supposed to be CBI-community-based instruction heavy. Since we are in the pandemic, the teacher is doing all she can to try to connect career, needs, wants, intros to job opportunities available, money. One class last week stuck in her beautiful mind-“remember mommy, eye contact and body language”. The picture shared is from a virtual roaring 20’s gala via Zoom with a friend.
Sherry Blanco
Oct 11
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October Down Syndrome Awareness Month-Day 11!

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Day 11 of October Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We are celebrating people with Down syndrome by sharing our local individuals with Down syndrome every day this month with their stories. Help spread awareness, acceptance, and meaningful inclusion in schools and community!??
Andrew is 28 years old. He is very sociable. He enjoys dancing, going to the beach, restaurants, movies, etc. He plays video games, and practices sports. Currently he is home because of the pandemic, but he has always been attending a daily program. He is a very happy person and loved by everyone that knows him.
Carmen Rodriguez
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