Magic Bounce Event 6/30

Please join members of the Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas for a family gathering at Magic Bounce in Victoria.  Please RSVP to dsfstx@yahoo.com with the number of adults and children attending.

Market Days 5/19

Please visit our food booth at the Hallettsville Market days this Saturday, May 19th from 11 am - 3 pm.  We will be selling hamburgers and chips. The money raised at this event will be used to help support future programs we wish to sponsor.  Our booth will be located inside the KC Hall in the kitchen area. 

For more information about Hallettsville Market Days, visit http://www.hallettsvillemarketdays.com/index.html

The Results Are In!

All expenses have been paid and all donations have been received.  Our 1st DSFSTX Buddy Walk® profited $12,393.84.  From that amount, the National Down Syndrome Society received $1,000.  NDSS uses the funds raised from the Buddy Walk® to support public awareness, build community relations, and help protect the rights and remove barriers for individuals with Down syndrome.

SAVE THE DATE:
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Hallettsville City Park
2nd Annual DSFSTX Buddy Walk®

Dash For Downs 5/12

Please support the 2nd Annual Dash for Downs event on May 12th in Yoakum.  This event is a 5K & Kids Fun Run through historic downtown Yoakum, benefiting the Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas and the South Texas Sparkles Cheer Squad.

Schedule of Events:
7:00 am Check-in & Register
8:00 am 5K Run/Walk
9:00 am Kids Fun Run (ages 4-12)
9:30 am Awards Ceremony

For more information, contact DashForDowns@att.net or (361) 293-9593

Introducing Our Team

President
Jeanette Shimek, Hallettsville

Vice-President
Mary Beth Najvar, Hallettsville

Secretary
Amy Shimek, Hallettsville

Treasurer
Brandy Bosl, Schulenburg

Legal Advisor
Donna Grafe-Tucker, Victoria

Parent Liason
Kristy Svec, Yoakum

Parent Education Event 4/23 5:30 pm

Hallettsville High School Library
200 North Ridge Street

Guest speaker Brenda Nelson, Regional Coordinator for Partners Resource Network - TEAM Project, will present Top 10 Basics of Special Education.  This presentation will provide parents and caregivers with an easy to follow roadmap of the special education process.  She will also share her favorite tips and resources.  Brenda is the parent of a child with a disability.  She is passionate about helping other parents sharing the journey.

ALL parents of children receiving special education services are encouraged to attend.

World Down Syndrome Day

from the NDSS website
World Down Syndrome Day was established in 2006 by Down Syndrome International, with the goal of raising awareness and mobilizing support and recognition of the dignity, rights and well-being of people with Down syndrome across the world. March 21, the 21st day of the third month of the year, was chosen to symbolize the third copy of chromosome 21 present in Trisomy 21, the most common form of Down syndrome. This year, World Down Syndrome Day is especially significant as it is the first time that the day will be officially observed by the United Nations.

The Down Syndrome Foundation of South Texas invites you to Do Something Extra by taking a few minutes out of your day to learn something about Down syndrome that you did not know before.  In the future, we hope to prepare something special on this day to celebrate the individuals with Down syndrome that are so special to us!