10/14/13 Mom’s Mingle at 6:30pm
10/27/13 Fall Costume Party at 3pm
11/13/13 November Meeting Featuring Project SEARCH at 7pm
Details are available in the email that went out today. If you did not get it or need more info, email DownSyndromeStC@gmail.com! Lots coming up!
Our World Down Syndrome Day part is 3/21 from 6-8pm at Matthias’ Lot Church in St. Charles. RSVP this week if you can come! DownSyndromeStC@gmail.com
Be sure to check out the DSAGSL.org page about WDSD. Some familiar StC faces helping the page be adorable! There may still be “three21” tshirts still available. Call the DSAGSL office at 314-961-2504.
If you’re not on the email list for Pujols Family Foundation events, go to the website www.PujolsFamilyFoundation.org. They offer great events for the whole family!
Mark your calendars and clear your schedule… there’s a party you don’t want to miss!
World Down Syndrome Day! 3/21/13
And wouldn’t you know… we also have 3 of our little ones in the group who have birthdays on this day as well! We’ll be sure to celebrate them in a special way!
RSVP to DownSyndromeStC@Gmail.com or 636-395-0110.
The Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City produced a wonderful DVD called Just Like You - Down Syndrome. The informational DVD showcases 3 young people with Down syndrome and their friendships with people who don't have Down syndrome. It's educational about what Down syndrome is, and isn't, and the value of their friendships.
Sunday, 3pm, Chance’s Pride Gym in O’Fallon. Be there! Get to see this special needs cheer squad perform and then get to play with them for a couple hours! This was from their competition today. They did great!
Join us at the Pasta Bowl at 6:30pm on Saturday, September 22. We have a little separate area to visit and have some laughs along with great food!
Monday October 15th, 6:30pm Tiny Tots Meeting. Parents of little ones with DS under the age of 2 are invited to come and visit with other families in a casual setting.
Light refreshments will be served. Parents may come alone or bring children.
Location: Spencer Road Library meeting room.
Questions or RSVP to DownSyndromeStC@gmail.com or 636-395-0110.
· September 22, Parents Night Out, Moe’s Pasta Bowl Italian Mix 6:30pm
· September 29, Walk in the Park
· October 7, AEC Showcase, supervised play, Chance’s Pride Gym 3pm
· October 15, Tiny Tots parents/kids at Spencer Road Branch Library 6:30pm
· October 20, Group picnic at City Centre Park (details to follow soon)
This weekend this little blog will be getting a new design and much needed update… It’ll be new and improved! Content will be kept more current in an easy to navigate style. Stay tuned!
As always, if there’s something you’d like to see, topics, activities… let us know!!
It’s time for us to get going again! We’ve got some GREAT things planned for this coming school year.
September 10 is Parents’ Night Out for good fellowship, food, and fun! We’ll have poker for those who like to be a little competitive (no $$ needed!) and who knows what else might crop up! Come as a couple, come with a friend, or come by yourself. We’ll be sure everyone has a great time! Please RSVP to Adrienne asap. mommyto3oneds@yahoo.com
October 16 is our Family Picnic at the City Centre Park and Pavillion in St. Peters. More details soon, but plan to bring the whole family! RSVP info will be around soon on this one.
PLAYDATES!!! We have been generously given the opportunity to have several playdates scheduled at the Calvary Church indoor playground. It is a SUPER place for kids from little tiny tots to the bigger kids who want to run, climb, and jump in their area! Dates will be available soon!
And there will be more family events to share about soon. Along with meetings that present topics that will be helpful as well.
So get ready! It’s going to be a great year with StC!
See details below… and please RSVP!
It’s going to be a GREAT night!
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3-21-2011
For 3 copies of the 21st chromosome, unique to Down syndrome.
World Down Syndrome Day.
Take the chance to tell someone a wonderful thing about someone you know with DS. Or share with someone how your views have changed now that you know and love someone with DS.
Today, make a decision to be intentional about making others aware that a diagnosis of DS does not have to be met with utter despair, it doesn’t have to be a death sentence, and it is not a reason to take an unborn child’s life.
Just tell someone.
The IDSC for Life has put together a really nice video of some of our little beauties… I have my favorite in there, and a few who follow close behind her. Maybe posting a link to this in your Facebook status or on your blog or Twitter would be a great awareness opportunity.
March 20 at 4pm at Family Therapy Solutions.
It’s a Dance Day Party!! Get your groove on!!
If you haven’t RSVP’d for our meeting this Sunday afternoon, please do so right away. It’s going to be a great one.
The Met Life Center for Special Needs Planning will be presenting a FREE seminar on Feb 27 at 4pm at Family Therapy Solutions. Family Therapy is located @ 2120 Bryan Valley Commercial Drive (Bryan Rd in center where Radical Resale is) in O Fallon, MO.
FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED.
This will focus on two main elements.
~~Why having a special needs trust is important to ensure that your child will receive the appropriate benefits from all available resources as they move through the childhood and adult years.
~~How the process of setting up a special needs trust works.
This presentation will be given by J. Todd Gentry, from the Met Life Center for Special Needs Planning in Chesterfield. He also serves on the DSAGSL board of directors. The meeting will be casual with plenty of interaction for questions and answers, as well as information on the legal side of the trust.
We have several families who have attended this seminar before and have spoken highly of it. Some are currently in process of setting up their trusts through Todd and the Met Life office.
This is VERY valuable information, so we highly encourage you to make a point to come. It is important to have all the information about how to best plan for your child's future care.
We hope to see you there!!
(Don’t forget, if you haven’t completed the survey, please do! Click here.)
We LOVE to get pictures to share, and this is a GREAT time to send us your Halloween pictures to show off your kiddos!
Here’s Shane (Woody), Megan (Jessie), and William (Buzz Lightyear) showing some very marvelous smiles!
Send your Halloween pics to DownSyndromeStC@gmail.com and we’ll share them with the group!
Hopefully you’ve all received the email from Adrienne with the link to the survey that we have put together to try to learn what our StC group members are looking for in group events, resources, and activities.
Please take the time to complete the survey as soon as you can. It will only take about 2-3 minutes and it will help us plan the future of the group in a way that will include and provide interesting offerings for the most people possible.
Click here to go to the online survey. It is anonymous, so please let us know how we are doing and how we can improve!
Our friend Anthony turned 3 last Sunday, October 17! Woo Hoo!
He had a super cool Buzz Lightyear party at the park and clearly had lots of fun. Look at those smiles!! 
We’re glad you had a great birthday, Anthony!!
(We want to celebrate with YOU, too, so send us your kids’ birthday pictures to share with the group! )
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