Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month!

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This is the perfect opportunity to educate our community with facts and stories about Down syndrome. 

We are joining the 31 for 21 Challenge.  Six years ago, a mother of a child with Down syndrome came up with an idea for raising awareness....the 31 for 21 Challenge.  The blog challenge is to blog for 31 days for (T)21. Blog every day in the month of October in honor of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Down syndrome is medically known as Trisomy 21. Trisomy 21 is for the 3 copies of the 21st chromosome that individuals with Down syndrome have.

Please share and spread the word!

 

Order An A"maze"ing Shirt

Order an A"maze"ing Kids Fall Festival Shirt

 

If you are interested in purchasing a shirt for $10,

please email dsfstx@yahoo.com by Monday, September 24th. 

 

We appreciate your support!

2nd Annual A"maze"ing Kids Fall Festival

 

The Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas invites children of all ages to attend with their families for a day of fun.  We especially want to celebrate the children in our lives with Down syndrome and help promote awareness.

 

RSVP to dsfstx@yahoo.com

Music with Molly Final Session 7/31

Splashway Family Fun Event 8/19

SPLASHWAY FAMILY FUN EVENT

August 19th @ 12 noon

DSFSTX will pay for the admission of all members with special needs and for one caregiver. However, we must have names for a list that will be at the entrance gates so please RSVP to dsfstx@yahoo.com if you and or your child plan on attending and taking advantage of this free entry option.

Also, if other family members will be attending, we will be eligible for a group rate if we have ten or more other guests, so please let us know if other family members will be attending. Friends and supporters of DSFSTX are also invited and encouraged to take advantage of the group rate availability. Please RSVP to dsfstx@yahoo.com if you and your family plan on attending.

DSFSTX has the large pavillion reserved for the event. We hope to see a lot of our members and supporters there!

Music Therapy Sessions

July 10th
July 24th
July 31st

All sessions are from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Hallettsville Youth Center.

Please email dsfstx@yahoo.com with the date and number of children attending.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy by Molly
First Session:  June 14th @ 6:30 pm
New Life Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
(Yoakum, TX)

The session will last approximately one hour.  Musical instruments will be provided.

The Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas is sponsoring a music therapy program for children with special needs.  Benefits of music therapy are:  improving motor skills, communication, academic skills, and addressing pre-academic skills such as attention span, following directions, and eye contact. Playing instruments and singing songs can incorporate both academic concepts within the songs themselves and encourage positive group participation.