Welcome
to this edition of the DS Support Newsletter!
We have
another great seminar planned for this month. Angela Schnobel will be
teaching sign language and demonstrating how you can use it to obtain
better communication with your child.
A big
thank you to Timothy Curley from Merrill Lynch for presenting the
financial planning seminar in April!
Jennifer
AKA Brandon and Ella's Mom
May
Meeting
Using
Simple Signs:
Opening the Door to Communication
May 24, 2006
7pm at GiGi’s Playhouse Too, Plainfield
Presented by
Angela Schnobel, MS, CCC-SLP/L, a speech language pathologist
from Easter Seals Joliet Region.
Learn how to use simple signs to communicate with your child. Signing
with your child helps elicit verbal language skills while reducing
frustration and opening up many opportunities for communication.
One
Lucky Attendee will WIN
Vols 1-3 of the new Signing Time! Board book series.
Adults
only please for this session.
RSVP to 815-439-8693 or info@dssupport.net
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SAVE
THE DATE
The
date and place has been announced for the 2006 DS Support Buddy
Walk! We've moved to a new place
with great amenities and a playground for the kids. Our committee is busy
planning the best Buddy Walk yet! Stay tuned for more details in upcoming
newsletters and start getting your teams organized!
Online
registration will start in June.
DS
Support Buddy Walk
Sunday, October 8, 2006
Walker Park, Burr Ridge, IL
www.dssupport.net/buddywalk
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LIFE
GOES ON-THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON DVD RELEASE
Life Goes On-The Complete First Season
was released on DVD on May 9, 2006.
Congratulations
to Deb Christopher!
She was the winner of the DS Support DVD drawing. Enjoy your DVDS!
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Articles
found on the web...
A
life of happiness: Woman with Down syndrome lives life to the ...
Loudoun Times-Mirror - Leesburg,VA,USA
... Bennett was born with Down syndrome -- a chromosomal disorder that
causes a combination of birth defects, among them some degree of intellectual
disability and ...
Foundation
gives $1M to Down syndrome research
Denver Business Journal - Denver,CO,USA
The Anna and J. Sie Foundation, in concert with the University of Colorado,
has awarded $1 million in grants for research into Down syndrome. ...
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2006
Chicago Area Calendar
GiGi's
Playhouse 3rd Annual 5K Fun Run/1 mile Walk
Sunday June 11, 2006
9am
Busse Woods
www.gigisplayhouse.com
GiGi's
Playhouse Golf Outing
Monday July 31, 2006
Royal Hawk Country Club
St. Charles, IL
www.gigisplayhouse.com
DS Support 4th Annual
Buddy Walk
Sunday Oct 8, 2006
1 pm
Walker Park • Burr Ridge
www.dssupport.net/buddywalk
NADS Conference
Rosemont
November 4, 2006
www.nads.org
National
Events
34th
NDSC National Convention
July
21-23, 2006
Atlanta
www.ndsccenter.org/
9th
World Down Syndrome Congress
August
22-26,
2006
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
www.wdsc2006.com/
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