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A fundraiser for the

GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION

funding life-changing research and life-saving medical care for children and adults with Down syndrome

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

JW Marriott Washington, DC
6:00 PM ET Cocktail Reception | 7:00 PM ET Performance & Program

Emcees

Kyra Phillips, Award-winning Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News
John Roberts, Co-Anchor of “America Reports with John Roberts & Sandra Smith”, Fox News

2026 Honorees

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Crystal Muro
2026 Ambassador
Crystal Muro lives in Orange County, California with her mom, thanks to a very important decision her parents made when she was born. While California's Lanterman Act of 1969 ensured the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities to community-based care, Steve and Pia Muro were encouraged to consider committing Crystal to a state hospital when she was born. They knew immediately that their only option was to bring home their newborn and fully embrace her as a member of their loving family.
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Shelley Moore Capito
2026 Quincy Jones Advocacy Awardee
Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) has dedicated her life to serving West Virginia and advancing policies that strengthen families across the state. As Chair of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, she has championed increased funding for NIH Down syndrome research and is a cosponsor of the DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act (S. 1838), reinforcing her commitment to improving health outcomes for individuals with Down syndrome.
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Paul Tonko
2026 Quincy Jones Advocacy Awardee
Congressman Paul Tonko, who has represented New York’s 20th congressional district since 2009, is a longtime friend and supporter of the Down syndrome community. He is a senior member of the powerful House Energy and Commerce and Budget committees.

2026 AcceptAbility Gala Special Guests

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Emmy Award-winning multi-platinum artist; singer; songwriter
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Gala Emcee; Award-winning Anchor/Correspondent, ABC News
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Gala Emcee; Co-Anchor of “America Reports with John Roberts & Sandra Smith”, Fox News
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Representative
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Representative
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Host, The Chuck ToddCast & Former Moderator of Meet the Press
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Emmy Award-winning News Anchor & Podcast Host, Agents of Tech
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Author, Actor & Advocate
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Principal, Williams & Jensen, PLLC
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Author, Advocate & Speaker
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Representative

Thank You to Our 2026 Supporters

Top Billboard
La famiglia Ashbrook
Avoq
Theresa Brogan & Family
David Egan e famiglia
The Emry Family
Koch Government Affairs
Natalie e Guy Harrison
Highland Electric Fleets
Strategie narrative
OnMessage, Inc.
The Stephens Family
Valero
Visto
La famiglia Whitten

Silver
Fondazione Anna e John J. Sie 
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Pfizer
Steampunk

 

Platinum
PhRMA

Gold
American Express
Intuit
Kroger
La famiglia Mullen

 

 

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Informazioni sulla Fondazione Globale per la Sindrome di Down

The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) is the largest non-profit in the U.S. working to save lives and dramatically improve health outcomes for people with Down syndrome. GLOBAL has donated more than $32 million to establish the first Down syndrome research institute supporting over 400 scientists and over 2,700 patients with Down syndrome from 40 states and 11 countries. Working closely with Congress and the National Institutes of Health, GLOBAL is the lead advocacy organization in the U.S. for Down syndrome research and medical care. GLOBAL has a membership of over 110 Down syndrome organizations worldwide and is part of a network of Affiliates – the Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, the Sie Center for Down Syndrome, and the University of Colorado Alzheimer’s and Cognition Center – all on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Le pubblicazioni mediche di GLOBAL, ampiamente diffuse, includono Linee guida GLOBALI per l'assistenza medica agli adulti con sindrome di Down, Test prenatali e informazioni sulla sindrome di Downe il pluripremiato Mondo della sindrome di DownTM rivista. GLOBAL organizza anche il Sfilata di moda Be Beautiful Be Yourself, la più grande raccolta di fondi per la sindrome di Down al mondo. Visitare sindrome di globaldowns.org e seguiteci sui social media (Facebook e Twitter: @GDSFoundation, Instagram: @globaldownsyndrome).

Registrandosi, partecipando o visualizzando in qualsiasi momento l'evento AcceptAbility Gala della Global Down Syndrome Foundation (la "Fondazione"), o qualsiasi riproduzione, opera derivata o contenuto correlato (l'"Evento"), si accetta di essere vincolati dai seguenti termini. L'utente accetta che l'Evento possa contenere informazioni o contenuti protetti da copyright, marchi o proprietà protetti da leggi sulla proprietà intellettuale o altre leggi. L'utente accetta di non avviare, mantenere o autorizzare alcuna azione, rivendicazione o causa contro la Fondazione, o qualsiasi altra persona, sulla base del fatto che l'Evento viola i diritti di proprietà intellettuale o le leggi correlate. La Fondazione non fornisce alcuna garanzia espressa o implicita, avallo o dichiarazione in merito all'Evento o al suo contenuto. Accettate che la Fondazione non sarà in alcun caso responsabile per danni diretti, indiretti, incidentali, consequenziali o esemplari derivanti direttamente o indirettamente dall'Evento. Con la presente concedete alla Fondazione il diritto di registrare, filmare, trasmettere in diretta, fotografare o catturare la vostra immagine in qualsiasi mezzo di comunicazione in relazione all'Evento e di distribuire, trasmettere o utilizzare tali mezzi di comunicazione senza alcuna ulteriore approvazione o compenso per voi. L'utente accetta di non registrare, ritrasmettere, postare, ritrasmettere o riprodurre l'Evento, qualsiasi suo contenuto o parte di esso senza l'espressa autorizzazione scritta della Fondazione. È severamente vietata la condivisione pubblica, la ridistribuzione o la riproduzione dell'Evento o di parte di esso in qualsiasi forma senza l'espressa autorizzazione scritta della Fondazione. La Fondazione intende perseguire tutti i rimedi disponibili per legge o per equità in risposta a qualsiasi violazione di questi termini.

ROSA DELAURO E TOM COLE PREMI PER L'AVANZAMENTO GLOBALE

VOLUNTEER

FACT SHEET

RISULTATI GLOBALI

OPPORTUNITÀ DI SPONSORIZZAZIONE

SPONSORSHIP PLEDGE FORM

2026 CHAIR

Tracy Watkins
Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired), Partner at Kearney & Company

2026 GALA BOARD CHAIR

Erin Book Mullen
Direttore, Williams & Jensen, PLLC

2026 GALA BOARD

Jan Adams
Fondatore e CEO, JMA Solutions 

John Ashbrook
Socio fondatore, Cavalry LLC

Kevin Brennan
Direttore, Bluebird Strategies

Pat DiFrancesco
Vice President, Advanced Advocacy

Emilie Eager
Director of Business Development, Julie Parker Communications

David Egan
Author, Advocate & Speaker

Felicia Emry,
Life Skills Director, Heaven on Earth NOW 

Autria Godfrey
Emmy Award-winning News Anchor & Podcast Host, Agents of Tech

Natalie Farr Harrison
SVP, Government Relations, Avoq

Guy Harrison
Partner, OnMessage, Inc.

Liz Mahar
Deputy Vice President, Advocacy and Strategic Alliances, PhRMA

Matteo Perin
Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Kroger

Cliff Riccio
Sr. Vice President & Chief, Government Relations, NCTA

Julie Riccio
Direttore, Affari normativi e politiche pubbliche, PwC

Frank Stephens
Author, Actor & Advocate 

Richard Waysdorf
Legal Consultant, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Amy Best Weiss
Executive Vice President, Global Government Affairs, American Express

Michelle Sie Whitten
President & CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation 

2026 CONGRESSIONAL HOSTS

Senator Steve Daines
Senator John Hickenlooper
Senator Jerry Moran
Representative Robert Aderholt
Representative Katherine Clark
Representative Tom Cole
Representative Diana DeGette
Representative Rosa DeLauro
Representative Lois Frankel
Representative Richard Hudson
Representative Pete Stauber

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton

2026 HONORARY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE

La senatrice Marsha Blackburn
Senator Deb Fisher
Senatrice Lisa Murkowski
Il senatore Chris Murphy
Senatrice Patty Murray
Senator Tim Sheehy
Representative Jake Auchincloss
Representative Don Bacon
Representative Troy Balderson
Representative Nanette Barragán
Representative Ami Bera
Representative Don Beyer
Representative Mike Bost
Representative Shontel Brown
Representative Julia Brownley
Representative Nikki Budzinski
Representative Buddy Carter
Representative Sean Casten
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Representative Emanuel Cleaver
Representative James Clyburn
Representative Steve Cohen
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman
Representative Angie Craig
Representative Jason Crow
Representative Monica De La Cruz
Representative Mark DeSaulnier
Representative Debbie Dingell
Representative Neal Dunn
Representative Gabe Evans
Representative Cleo Fields
Representative Valerie Foushee
Representative Virginia Foxx
Representative John Garamendi
Representative Andrew Garbarino
Representative Craig Goldman
Representative Lance Gooden
Representative Al Green
Representative Adelita Grijalva
Representative Michael Guest
Representative Jim Himes
Representative Erin Houchin
Representative Steny Hoyer
Representative Val Hoyle
Representative Wesley Hunt
Representative Glenn Ivey
Representative Jonathan Jackson
Representative David Joyce
Representative John Joyce
Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Representative Bill Keating
Representative Mike Kelly
Representative Young Kim
Representative George Latimer
Representative Susie Lee
Representative Anna Paulina Luna
Representative Morgan Luttrell
Representative Doris Matsui
Representative Rob Menendez
Representative Joseph Morelle
Representative Seth Moulton
Representative Burgess Owens
Representative Jimmy Panetta
Representative Scott Peters
Representative Austin Pfluger
Representative Chellie Pingree
Representative Mark Pocan
Representative Mike Quigley
Representative Amata Radewagen
Representative Delia Ramirez
Representative Emily Randall
Representative Jamie Raskin
Representative Hal Rogers
Representative Raul Ruiz
Representative Mary Scanlon
Representative Bradley Schneider
Representative Hillary Scholten
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Representative Austin Scott
Representative Shri Thanedar
Representative Jill Tokuda
Representative Lori Trahan
Representative Jefferson Van Drew
Representative Marc Veasey
Representative James Walkinshaw
Representative Maxine Waters
Representative Nikema Williams
Representative Joe Wilson
Representative Rob Wittman

2026 EXCLUSIVE ENTERTAINMENT


Robert Wallop
Rachel Platten
RhythmXpress

2026 IN-KIND DONORS
Barnhart Press
Blueberry Shoes Productions
Harris Teeter
Molson Coors

2026 LIVE AUCTION DONORS
The Emry Family
Gonzaga College High School Basketball Team with Special Thanks to Coach Keith Urgo
Robin e Josh Shultz
La famiglia Whitten

ACCETTABILITÀ MEDIA DI GALA

Contatto stampa:

Shawn Flaherty
E-mail: shawn_flaherty@creativestratpr.com
Cellulare: 703-554-3609

Anca Elena Call
E-mail: acall@globaldownsyndrome.org
Cellulare: 720-320-3832

Bipartisan Congressional Members & Celebrities to Champion Down Syndrome Research in DC

Join Headliners Phillip Phillips & Tucker Emry at GLOBAL’S AcceptAbility Gala in DC!

La cantante Jordin Sparks si esibisce e i rappresentanti Frankel e Hudson vengono premiati al gala della Global Down Syndrome Foundation del 9 maggio a Washington.

Importante legislazione NIH INCLUDE volta ad aumentare la durata della vita e a migliorare drasticamente i risultati sanitari delle persone con sindrome di Down, introdotta dalla campionessa del Congresso Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

LE CELEBRITÀ E IL CONGRESSO SI FANNO AVANTI PER LE PERSONE CON SINDROME DI DOWN A DC!

La GLOBAL plaude al Congresso per l'aumento di $15 milioni per l'iniziativa di ricerca NIH sulla sindrome di Down/INCLUDE nella legge di spesa omnibus per l'anno fiscale 2023 recentemente approvata

Guarda la testimonianza di Frank Stephens al Congresso

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