- Global Down Syndrome Foundation
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- 2011 Press Releases
- John C. McGinley: Down the right path
John C. McGinley: Down the right path
- 2008 Press Releases
- 2009 Press Releases
- 2009 Be Beautiful Be Yourself – Jet Set Fashion Show Kicks-Off At SAKS!
- Foundation Makes History with Inaugural Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award
- Sponsorships & Tickets On Sale Now Denver’s Premier Event featuring Honoree Music Icon Quincy Jones and Singer-songwriter Josh Kelley Be Beautiful Be Yourself Jet Set Fashion Show
- Universityof Denver Establishes the SIÉ CHÉOU-KANG Center for International Security and Diplomacy
- 2010 Press Releases
- Benefit for Global Down Syndrome Foundation raises over $1 million
- Campaign to Bring Awareness to the Least Funded Genetic Condition Garners Broad Local Support
- Colorado Ballet and the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome at the Children’s Hospital Launch Dare to Dance Class
- Colorado Ballet and the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome at the Children’s Hospital Launch Dare to Dance Class
- DeOndra Dixon Received Birthday Surprise from her Friends
- The Children’s Hospital Announces Renowned Pediatrician as Director of the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
- Trish Morris Named Program Director for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation
- 2011 Press Releases
- Americans overwhelmingly support government programs and research for people with Down syndrome
- Gladys Knight Performs and Sen. Harkin & Rep. Sessions Receive Awards at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Gala & Fashion Show Début in Wash, D.C.
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation launches Dare to Play Soccer Camp with Regis University, Colorado Rapids, Adidas, Kroenke Sports Charities
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Receives ICON Award
- John C. McGinley: Down the right path
- John Lynch Foundation and the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation Double the Number of Scholarships to Students
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Hires Internationally Recognized Education Specialist Patricia McVay
- Michelle Sie Whitten Receives the Inaugural National Football Foundation Community Outreach Award
- Supermodel Beverly Johnson joins Quincy Jones and John C. McGinley as International Spokesperson for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation
- Volunteers with Down Syndrome Contribute to a Special Experience for Denver Zoo Visitors
- 2012 Press Releases
- Alzheimer’s Association, Linda Crnic Institute, Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launch Research Grants Program
- Be Beautiful Be Yourself Dance Class featured in Colorado Ballet’s Spring Academy Showcase Sunday, May 20, 2012
- Cable TV pioneer Dr. John C. Malone makes impactful donation to the Global Down Syndrome Foundation
- Distribution Announced for Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing Pamphlet
- Down Syndrome Organizations Express Concern Over Reports of Jailed Pakistani Girl
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation 2012 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Raises $1.5 Million, Honors Jamie Foxx and Luke Zimmerman
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation joins forces with
Inspirato’s Inspired Giving - Global Down Syndrome Foundation launches Be Beautiful Be Yourself Hollywood Ball
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation partners with Groupon Grassroots for “Decked out for Dare to Play”
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation representatives receive award, accolades at national convention in Washington, D.C.
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Supports Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Encourages Renewed Focus on Research and Care
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation, National Down Syndrome Congress Publish Hallmark Prenatal Testing Pamphlet for Pregnant Women
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Announces $1 Million in Major Challenge Grants
- Local Down syndrome organizations celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, 2012
- National Down Syndrome Congress, National Down Syndrome Society, and Global Down Syndrome Foundation express disappointment in federal funding decrease for people with Down syndrome
- National Down Syndrome Organizations Collaborate on Prenatal Testing Issues
- National Institutes of Health Establishes First National Patient Registry for Individuals with Down Syndrome
- New grants to spur educational programs for people with Down syndrome
- Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan and Super Bowl Champion
Ed McCaffrey reunite to coach individuals with Down syndrome - Renowned scientist to galvanize Alzheimer’s research and clinical care
- Renowned Scientist, Tom Blumenthal, takes the helm of Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome
- Sie Center for Down Syndrome marks first anniversary, becomes largest Down syndrome-focused Center in the U.S.
- United Nations passes historic resolution on
World Down Syndrome Day - World-renowned speech and language expert Dr. Libby Kumin to receive Global Down Syndrome Foundation Award of Excellence
- 2013 Press Releases
- Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show Raises Over $1.6 Million, Honors Kyra Phillips and Tim Harris with Quincy Jones Award
- Dr. Dennis McGuire Joins Global Down Syndrome Foundation to Help Establish a Center of Excellence for Adult Care and Health Related Programs
- Global Down Syndrome Educational Grants Provide $155,000 to 14 Innovative Programs for Parents, Professionals and People With Down Syndrome Across U.S. & Puerto Rico
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Hires Ashley Miltgen As Director of Development
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Hosts First Research & Medical Care Roundtable, Grammy-Winner Colbie Caillat Performs at Private Concert
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Kicks Off 2013 Denver Broncos Cheerleaders Dare to Cheer, Dare to Play Football Camps
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launches Comprehensive Directory of Down Syndrome Medical Care Centers
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launches National Research & Medical Care Roundtable, Highlights 21 Pre-Eminent Experts in One “Phenomenal” Day
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launches National Research & Medical Care Roundtable, Highlights 21 Pre-Eminent Experts in One “Phenomenal” Day
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Partners with Groupon Grassroots for National Campaign to Outfit Participants in Dare to Play Sports Camps
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Hallmark Fundraiser “Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show” Wins Big at ICON Awards
- Huntington Potter, Director of Alzheimer’s Research at Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Inducted into National Academy of Inventors
- John C. McGinley, Kyra Phillips, John Roberts, Eric Dickerson Provide Star Power to Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
- Joint Statement from Down Syndrome Organizations on Robert Ethan Saylor Case
- Linda Crnic Institute Co-Hosts Workshop on Cognition in Down Syndrome in Washington, D.C., on April 13-15
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Awards $1.3 Million in Grand Challenge Grants to 14 Researchers
- New Research Grants from Alzheimer’s Association and Global Down Syndrome Foundation Explore Links Between Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome
- PBS Spotlights Crnic Institute Research on Down Syndrome & Alzheimer’s Disease
- Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chris Van Hollen to Be Honored at Be Beautiful Be Yourself DC Gala
- Sheryl Crow Headlines Be Beautiful Be Yourself Gala & Fashion Show
- Sie and Whitten Families Receive President’s Award, Katheleen Gardiner Receives Scientific Award at National Down Syndrome Congress Convention
- Three Children from Global Down Syndrome Foundation Programs to Be in Colorado Ballet’s “Nutcracker” This December
- Todd Park Mohr to Perform at 2013 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
- World Down Syndrome Day Celebration at Children’s Hospital Colorado to Honor Sandy Wolf
- 2014 Press Releases
- Academy and Grammy Award-winner Jamie Foxx and his sister DeOndra Dixon Help Launch Down Syndrome World during Down Syndrome Awareness Month
- Be Beautiful Be Yourself Global Down Syndrome Foundation DC Gala – Confirms 2015 Date & Venue
- BioFrontiers Institute Launches Inaugural Sie Post-doctoral Fellowship Program; Research Will Focus on Improving the Lives of People with Down syndrome
- Global Down Syndrome Educational Grants Have Provided $232,500 to 23 Innovative Programs for Parents, Professionals and People With Down Syndrome Across U.S.
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Breaks Record by Raising $1.9 Million
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launches National Campaign “MILLION CLICK MARCH” on World Down Syndrome Day
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation, National Down Syndrome Congress Combat Discrimination Against People with Down Syndrome
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Dancers to Perform in Colorado Ballet’s “Nutcracker”
- Heather Garcia Joins Global Down Syndrome Foundation as Director of Health & Wellness Programs
- HELEN HUNT and LAURA DERN Support Global Down Syndrome Foundation
- JOIN ED MCCAFFREY & DENVER BRONCOS CHEERLEADERS AT THE GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION DARE TO CHEER & DARE TO PLAY FOOTBALL CAMPS
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Awards $1.26 Million in Grand Challenge Grants Supporting 13 Researchers
- MAY 7: Vocal Sensation Leona Lewis Headlines Global Down Syndrome Foundation Be Beautiful Be Yourself Gala/Fashion Show, Featuring Models with Down Syndrome
- 2015 Press Releases
- $1 Million in Grants for Alzheimer Disease-Down Syndrome Research
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Educational Grants Provide $307,800 to 31 Innovative Programs for Parents, Professionals and People With Down Syndrome Across the U.S.
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Raises Record $2 Million
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Selects Self-Advocates to Attend Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher: Beating The Odds” Summit at the White House on July 23, 2015
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Awards $1 Million in 2015 Crnic Grand Challenge Grants Supporting 10 Researchers
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Hires Internationally Renowned Cancer Scientist Joaquín M. Espinosa, PH.D.
- Terrence Howard Supports Global Down Syndrome Foundation
- World Down Syndrome Day Celebration at the State Capitol
- 2016 Press Releases
- ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION ISSUES $7 MILLION CHALLENGE TO SCIENTISTS TO SPEED DRUG DISCOVERY
- Fashion Giant Revolve Will Outfit Models at Global’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces $1M Awarded for Crnic Institute Research Grants and Three New Sie Center Clinics
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces Plan to Publish Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces Winners of Self-Advocate Employment Initiative Grants
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Awards $400K in Innovative Educational Grants
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Congratulates the NIH on Appointing Dr. Diana Bianchi as Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Funds Landmark Research Showing Unequivocal Impact of Trisomy 21 on Interferon Signaling
- Global Livingston Institute and Global Down Syndrome Foundation Launch Major Research Initiative to Address Gaps in Services for Persons With Down Syndrome in Uganda
- 2017 Press Releases
- For the First Time Uganda Celebrates World Down Syndrome Day
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation Awards Over $475K in Educational Grants
- Global Down Syndrome Foundation New Membership Grants help employ 32 people with Down syndrome across the country
- Global Honored to Receive $100k from Daniels Fund for Second Year
- Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Names Dr. Joaquín Espinosa as Incoming Executive Director
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