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August 2017

Oscar winning Actress Marisa Tomei supports Global!

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July 2017

Miley Cyrus and Jamie Brewer support Global

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June 2017

Joe Manganiello Supports Global Down Syndrome Foundation

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May 2017

John C. McGinley supports Global Down Syndrome Foundation

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April 2017

Chinese Government funds Global scientist

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March 2017

Global honored to receive $100K from Daniels Fund

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February 2017

Crnic scientists publish groundbreaking leukemia research in The Journal Cell

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January 2017

Global President and CEO Decries Torture of Young Man with Intellectual Disability

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December 2016

DC Philanthropists Establish Research Fund and more Global news

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November 2016

Global Begins Advocacy & Research Work In Uganda

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September 2016

Game-changing Down Syndrome Research from Crnic Institute Associate Director, Dr. Joaquín Espinosa

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August 2016

Super Bowl Champion Peyton Manning Supports Global, and More Global News

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July 2016

Mario Lopez Supports Global, D.C. Congressional Briefing, and More Global News

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June 2016

$1.25 Million for Global’s DS-Alzheimer’s Research and More

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May 2016

Rejected Baby with Down Syndrome Now Thriving, and More News from Global

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April 2016

$6.7 Million for Research, Adult Medical Care Guidelines, Ed Grants, Fashion Show Chairs & Auditions, and More

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March 2016

World Down Syndrome Day, Celiac Research, 2016 Ambassador Selected, New Employment Grants and More

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February 2016

Global in WSJ/CPR, $100K Daniels Fund Grant, Empire Set Visit and More

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January 2016

Global receives $187K Salah Grant, “Born This Way” Star to be featured in DS World, Nutrition Tips, and More

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December 2015

Colorado Gives Day, the Sie Center Draws from 27 States and 7 Countries, First National Keystone Symposia Conference on DS, Global Hires Specialist Focused on Adults with DS, Global Dancers Perform in CO Ballet’s Nutcracker and More!

November 2015

Jamie Foxx Helps Global Raise Record-Breaking $2 Million, ‘Empire’ Star and Other Celebs Rock the Runway, $1 Million in Grants for Alz Disease-DS Research, Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Winners and More!

October 2015

Miss Colorado Supports Global and Appears on Dr. Oz, Carlos “CarGo” Gonzalez Goes to Bat for Global, Sie Center Expands Reach with Education Specialist, Global Grant Funds Employment Initiative and More!

September 2015

Beau Bridges and Minka Kelly Support Global, World-Class Researcher Joins Crnic, Nutrition Expert Keynotes Global’s Education Series, Global’s AD-DS Grantee Publishes Research and More!

August 2015

Self-advocates Meet First Lady in DC; Jamie Brewer, Quincy Jones Award Recipient; Alzheimer’s-DS Workshop; First Crnic Institute Grad Fellowship; 21st Century Cures Act and More!

July 2015

$500,000 for Alzheimer’s-Down Syndrome Research, Terrence Howard Supports Global, Educational Grants Awarded, Hollywood Ball, DS-Cancer Research, and More!

June 2015

Down Syndrome-Alzheimer’s Disease Workshop, Medical Needs Survey for Adults with Down Syndrome, 2015 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Ambassador Clarissa Capuano, “Glee” Stars Jane Lynch and Lauren Potter, “Dare to” Football and Cheer Camps, and More

May 2015

Alzheimer’s-DS Roundtable, Actor with Down Syndrome Stars in Movie, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus Briefing, Dare to Ride Team, and More

April 2015

Millions in Grants, Models Wanted, World-Class Adults with Down Syndrome Task Force, Educational Grants, Self-Advocate Artwork, and More

March 2015

Jane Lynch, Baby Leo, Anna Sie’s leadership, Karl Pfenninger’s legacy, ENT conference, and More

February 2015

Jamie Foxx, Paris DS Conference, Global Educational Grants, Research Scholarships, Dance Parties and More

January 2015

Meeting President Obama, Global & Alzheimer’s Association fund $2+ mil, Designer Roberto Coin, Sie Center’s Pat Winders, Global’s DC Gala & More

December 2014

Global receives $200K Salah Grant, Nuggets Video, Speech Tips, Vollbracht Support, and More

November 2014

Global raises $1.9 mil, Celebrities promote Global’s important work, and More

October 2014

Global honors supermodel, profiles media mogul’s support; $5M for Alzheimer’s-DS research; and More

September 2014

San Francisco bequest funds Down syndrome research, Global outraged by discrimination, Sie Center takes on infantile seizures, and More

August 2014

Alzheimer’s initiative receives $250K, John C. McGinley Q&A, 1K patients with Down syndrome served and More

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• In the News
  • News Archive: 2010
    • The Children’s Hospital Announces Renowned Pediatrician as Director of the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
  • Be Beautiful, Be Yourself Fashion Show
    • PURSE-onality and 2011 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show: 9News
  • Brenden Van Bruewene Sings: Aurora 8
  • Dare to Dance Video: Aurora 8
  • Dare to Play Football and Cheer Camp 2011: Aurora 8
  • Dare to Play: Aurora 8
  • Ed McCaffrey Dare to Play/Dare to Cheer Camps: 9News
  • Funding For Down Syndrome Research Shrinks
  • Grants to spur Down syndrome education
  • Hit Man: Quincy Jones in Reign Magazine
  • News Archive: 2008
  • News Archive: 2009
  • News Archive: 2011
    • 5 Questions with Beverly Johnson on Her Reality Show & Being a Spokesperson for Down Syndrome
    • Be Beautiful Be Yourself Dance Program builds strength, self-confidence
    • Beverly Johnson Returns to the Catwalk for a Cause
    • DC Gala to Help Fund Down Syndrome Research
    • Gladys Knight and Beverly Johnson Raise Awareness about Down Syndrome
    • Jamie Foxx Serenades Sister with Heartfelt Song
    • Quincy on a life well lived
    • Stars Come Out At Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show 
    • The 100-Yard Smile
  • News Archive: 2012
    • Shining Stars Lifted Up by Quincy Jones, Jamie Foxx, and Other Legends
  • News Archive: 2013
    • “Colorado State of Mind”: Link Between Alzheimer’s and Down Syndrome
    • 7News in Denver Previews 2013 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
    • 9News – Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s Dare to Cheer Program Joins with Denver Broncos Cheerleaders
    • Huntington Potter Interview on BlogTalkRadio
    • John C. McGinley on Colorado’s Everyday Show: End the R-word
  • News Archive: 2014
    • 2014 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on “The Doctors”
    • Jamie Foxx Supports Global on “Extra” and “Entertainment Tonight”
    • John C. McGinley on Hallmark “Home & Family” – Part 1
    • John C. McGinley on Hallmark “Home & Family” – Part 2
    • Social Sightings – Be Beautiful Be Yourself DC Gala 2014
  • News Archive: 2015
  • News Archive: 2016
  • Sie Center for Down Sydrome Marks First Anniversary, Becomes Largest Down Syndrome-Focused Center in the Nation
  • Supermodel Beverly Johnson’s Mission To Redefine Beauty
  • World Down Syndrome Day: Aurora 8
• Press Releases
  • 2008 Press Releases
    • Step out in Style Be Beautiful Be Yourself! – Jet Set Fashion Show
    • The Children’s Hospital Announces the Establishment of the Anna and John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome
  • 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
    • 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
      • Workshop on Cognition in Down Syndrome Agenda and Speakers
    • Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome Awards $1.3 Million in Grand Challenge Grants to 14 Researchers
      • 2013 Crnic Grand Challenge Grant Recipients
    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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 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
    • 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
    • Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces $1M Awarded for Crnic Institute Research Grants and Three New Sie Center Clinics
    • 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
  • Research for People with Down Syndrome: National Institutes of Health Funding
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• Global Down Syndrome Foundation Ambassadors
  • 2009 Ambassador Chase Turner Perry
  • 2010 Ambassador Katherine Vollbracht Winfield
  • 2011 Ambassador Alex Sessions
  • 2011 Ambassador DeOndra Dixon
  • 2012 Ambassador Samantha Marcia Stevens
  • 2013 Ambassador Cole Rodgers
  • 2014 Ambassador Katherine Felicia Norton
  • 2014 Global Ambassador Steven Dulcie
  • 2015 Ambassador Clarissa Capuano
  • 2016 Ambassador Louis Rotella IV
• Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipients
  • Beverly Johnson: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2014 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Brad Hennefer, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2014 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award recipient
  • Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2013 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Chris Van Hollen: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2013 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Congresswoman 
Eleanor Holmes Norton:
    Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2014 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • DeOndra Dixon: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2009 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Jamie Foxx: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2012 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • John C. McGinley: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2011 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Karen Gaffney: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2010 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Kyra Phillips: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2013 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Luke Zimmerman: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2012 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Patrick Kennedy: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2010 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Rep. Pete Sessions: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2011 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Sen. Tom Harkin: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2011 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award recipient
  • Senator Jerry Moran: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2014 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Sujeet Desai: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2011 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Tim Harris: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2013 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
  • Timothy Shriver: Global Down Syndrome Foundation
    2010 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award Recipient
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