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| Web and Email are working again! | |
Mon 22nd September, 2008
Our sincere apologies if you tried to access our website or send us an email between the afternoon of Friday the 19th and Monday morning of the 22nd September.
Due to circumstances beyond our control our website and email system were down during that time.
If you did send an email in that time and we have not responded, please re-send your email, as we did not receive it. Again, we are very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Special Sneak Preview Charity Performance
Eureka International presents
Geoff Morrell in
THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS
by Ron Blair
Special Sneak Preview Charity Performance
Burrawang School of Arts Hall
7.00 pm, Thursday 16th October 2008
Bookings - put your name down at the Pub!
(Burrawang Village Hotel, ph. 4886 4206)
All proceeds to Down Syndrome NSW
Click here for a flyer
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| | Buddy Walk - Australia 2008 | |
* Click here to view our Buddy Walk heroes so far...
* Click here to set up your own Buddy Walk Hero Page *
* Click here for Buddy Walk flyer & Buddy Walk Wollongong Flyer (pdf)
* Download your Event Kit for Sydney, Wollongong or Newcastle *
Join us for what promises to be the largest celebration ever held for people with Down syndrome in this nation at Buddy Walk - Australia 2008.
During Down Syndrome Awareness Week this year (11 -19 October) a record number of Buddy Walks will be held in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Adelaide, Perth, Wagga Wagga and other localities around Australia.
Newcastle: Sunday 12th October, 2008
Wollongong: Sunday 12th October 2008
Sydney: Sunday 19th October, 2008
Wagga Wagga: Sunday 19th October, 2008
To Do List:
1) FREE REGISTRATION
Register today (it's free) to help in our planning for the Walks (and get your t-shirts at the earlybird special of $11)
Click here to download your registration form or register online for Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong
2) ORDER T-SHIRTS, RAFFLE TICKETS or make a DONATION
Order extra t-shirts at $11 (before they go up to $15), buy Raffle tickets for $2 each & / or make a donation, using our online payments form - just include quantities and sizes in the 'comments box' - (shirt sizes range from 00 to 14 in children's and XS to XXXL in adult).
3) SET UP YOUR HERO PAGE
To set up your Buddy Walk Hero Page and start fundraising in no time at all click here
4) START TRAINING - take a leasurely walk around the block or down to the shops... now you're ready for Buddy Walk 2008!
For more information on Buddy Walk - Australia 2008, please click here
Photo (top left): Finnian (nearly 5), the young Superfish, enjoys a family holiday in Port Douglas |
| | DS NSW Calendar 2009: Feeling Fine | |
Pre-orders are now open
The 2009 Calendar will be available very soon. Here is a preview:
An order form to fax or mail back is included with your Spring 2008 Newsletter (mailing 29th August), or you can click here to download the order form.
Still priced at $15.00 each, including GST, postage and handling, the Down Syndrome NSW Calendar makes a great end of year gift for friends, family, teachers, and an enduring source of awareness about people with Down syndrome.
Email this link to friends to the order form and order their own copies: www.dsansw.org.au/index.php?pg=109
Entertainment Book 2008 - 2009
The Entertainment Book is a popular discount voucher system for restaurants and activities across Sydney that enables you to support Down Syndrome NSW while you save money. Funds generated are directed to developing our library collection - books buying books!
Click here for order forms for the 2008 - 2009 edition of the Entertainment Book
Photo (top left): Finnian (nearly 5), the young Superfish, enjoys a family holiday in Port Douglas.
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| | It's that time of year again! | |
Thank you for helping to make 2007/08 our biggest year ever! Please help us do even more for people with Down syndrome in 2008/09
The 07/08 financial year has been the biggest year ever for Down Syndrome NSW with record levels of support and record expenditure on programs and services for people with Down syndrome and their families.
Just some of our plans in the new financial year include:
- Doubling the size of our Parent Support Team, with staff based for the first time in regional locations outside Sydney
- Increased hospital-based training on Down syndrome for nursing staff
- State-wide distribution of a Pre-natal Information Kit for pregnant mums with a diagnosis of Down syndrome
- the opening of a new enlarged, centrally located Down Syndrome Information and Resource Centre
Thank you for the wonderful support we’ve had from our members and donors which has let us achieve so much to date.
Please help us fund our ambitious and exciting plans for the new year by renewing your membership and making a donation (click here) for 2008-2009.
This year we've reduced our membership fees from $55 to $40 to make it as affordable as we can for all families affected by Down syndrome to enjoy the benefits of belonging to Down Syndrome NSW. Click here for details.
To pay or donate online click here ; or email donations@dsansw.org.au; or call Steve or Priscilla on 9683 1900 or 042 4044 930. For other payment methods click here.
If you are not currently a member and would like to show your support by becoming a Member or Friend of Down Syndrome NSW, please click here for further info.
Down Syndrome NSW 2008 Annual General Meeting
was held at 2:30pm on Saturday 30 August 2008 in the Ambassador Room, Burwood RSL Club.
At the meeting the Annual Financial Statements were presented and nominations were received for membership of the Management Committee.
Ken Hancock (President), Margot Elliffe (Vice President), Jennie Burrows, Kathleen Collins, Melissa Cotterill, Joe Lawler, Jacqueline Little, Chris Pollock and Andrew Richardson were elected to the Management Committee in an uncontested ballot
The AGM was followed by a Special Film Presentation
"Crossing Tahoe: A Swimmer's Dream"
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