MHDSA
Announces our 2010 Matching grant campaign!
Last year the Mile
High Down Syndrome Association (MHDSA) was
generously given a matching grant from the
Anna & John J. Sie foundation. That
grant ended up raising over $24,000 for MHDSA.
We are very pleased to announce this year we
have been given the same opportunity to raise
significant funds. The Anschutz Family Foundation
and an anonymous MHDSA family have each pledged
$5,000 (a total of $10,000) to be applied toward
a matching grant campaign this year.
While it has been
a difficult year financially for non-profits,
including MHDSA, we are confident that this
year, like last, our friends and family will
show their support by donating to this campaign.
Today more than ever, your support is critical. Read
more...
You can help!
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Welcome
to Mile High Down Syndrome Association |
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mission of Mile High Down Syndrome Association is to assure inclusion and
enhance independence of people with
Down syndrome. We achieve this by providing education,
resources and support in partnership with individuals, families,
professionals, and the community. |
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View
our video to learn more about Mile High Down Syndrome Association. |
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Come
Sing a Song With Us!
Ven a cantar una canción
con nosotros
After
a summer of successful classes, MHDSA
is once again teaming up with Sarah
Billerbeck, founder of the Whole Note
Music Academy and mother to Luke (6)
with Down syndrome, to present classes
in Music and Language and Literacy Development
for young children.
More
than just a music class, caregivers will
come away with strategies and materials
to help maximize their child’s
development through music. Classes
are open to all children, with and without
Down syndrome in the age group of 6 months
to 3 years and 4 – 7 years. Similar
age siblings and friends are welcome!
The music and language class will be
offered in both English and Spanish.
Join Sarah as she shares the many ideas
she has learned as she is earning a Master’s
Degree in Early Childhood Special Education.
See
the
class descriptions in English and Spanish or visit Sarah’s
website at www.wholenotemusicacademy.com. Classes
run for 8 weeks and cost is $80. |
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MHDSA
Encourages You to Check Out Challenge
Aspen
Have
you or someone you know been training
hard this winter in anticipation of competing
and now find yourself looking for a challenge?
Are you looking for a safe, fun, winter
athletic activity for your child/adult
with a disability? Well, there is a group
that can help with both of these. Challenge
Aspen, based in Snowmass Village, Colo.,
provides recreational, cultural and competitive
experiences for people with disabilities
and encourages family and friends to
share in these experiences. Among these
experiences are one-on-one private ski
and snowboard lessons and group camps
for people with disabilities, from “never-ever” skiers
to more advanced. Challenge Aspen also
offers a range of exciting summer activities,
so stay tuned for more on that as the
weather warms.
For
more information, go to www.challengeaspen.org. |
Help
for Parents Who Have Received a Prenatal
Diagnosis of Down Syndrome
Click here to
visit this special addition to the Mile
High Down Syndrome Association's website,
which offers help to parents who have received
a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. |
Inspirational
Stories
 Let
MHDSA inspire you with our own
heartwarming stories
and words of wisdom.
Click
here to . . . Be Inspired!
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