Upcoming events
Oral motor evals by Missy Newcomer are being scheduled for Dec 14th at the Michiana Down Syndrome Resource Center. Please contact Kathy_R@comcast.net or 574 234-0590 to schedule an appt for your child. The evaluations last 20 minutes, Missy's fee is $25..she will examine your child, give you exercises to do to improve oral motor tone/function. Followup will be quarterly. (Fees for this can be applied to your mini grant) You will need to purchase kits from TalkTools to do the program (contact Kathy or Anne for details artrevell@aol.com
DSFSAG has started a monthly teen/adult night, which will meet on the 3rd Friday of the month. The next event will be on January 20th...details to follow. For best access to updates on our events, either check the website or join our listserv,
MichianaDownSyndrome
Our winter party will be at Baugo Creek in the Moat Room on Saturday, Feb 4th. The group has reserved an indoor facility where we can have a potluck dinner, and there will also be opportunities for innertubing..all ages are welcome to attend.
We are partnering with Memorial Hospital to bring
Dr. Brian Skotko to Michiana for Grand Rounds at Memorial and a Mini Med School presentation at the
IU Med School at Notre Dame. These events are planned for Wednesday, February 22, 2012
On February 23, Dr. Skotko will have a presentation on issues in Down syndrome for parents and therapists that will be held at LOGAN Center. More details to follow.
In March, we will have our annual Resource and Transition Fair...we have some exciting new things planned this year..stay tuned for details.
In April, we are joining LOGAN Center to present seminars on iPads for parents and professionsals. Kristie Lofland from IU Bloomington will be the presenter.
October Events
Martin's Supermarket Fundraising BBQ
October 22, 2011
10:00am to 6:00pm
Need Volunteers for 2 hour shifts
Click here for more info:
Martin's BBQ
October 27 changed to the 26th, 2011: Newborn to 3yrs Parent Meeting Click here for info:
Newborn to 3yrs Parent Meetin1
Fall Party!
October 29, 2011
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Glen Bauer Shelter at Bendix
Woods Park , New Carlisle
For more info click here: 2011halloweenparty
10th Annual Walk for Down Syndrome
Participate in the 10th Annual Walk for Down Syndrome and experience the spirit of the Irish!
October 1, 2011
University of Notre Dame
Stepan Center
Activities start at 9:30am
Walk starts at 12:30pm
Get to the walk early so you have time to:
- Purchase your raffle tickets
- Participate in the silent auction
- Let the kids play carnival games
- Visit our informational vendors
- Purchase your 2012 Calendar
- Enjoy the entertainment – Leonardo!
- Mingle and make new friends
We are very proud to reach our
10th year milestone. Our first walk had around 300 walkers and earned just over $13,000.This year we anticipate over 750 walkers and hope to earn over $40,000.
Make collecting donations from family and friends easy by creating your own personalized donation web page. You can customize your web page with your child's picture and add a personal comments and thank you note. Then, all you have to do is email your page to all your family and friends. It's easy to do! To get started, go to:
http://www.firstgiving.com/mds/10th-annual-michiana-walk-for-down-syndrome
For more information about our prizes, entertainment, sponsor and vendors please click the walk icon in the upper right corner of this web site.
