2019 Press Releases
Press Contacts:
Anca Elena Call | acall@globaldownsyndrome.org | 720-320-3832
Rejena Carmichael | rcarmichael@globaldownsyndrome.org | 240-603-5494
$1.4 TRILLION SPENDING PACKAGE SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMP SEES BIPARTISAN RESULTS
Funding Increases for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Down Syndrome Research Lauded by Global Down Syndrome Foundation
12/22/19
GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION RAISES CRUCIAL AWARENESS AND $2.5M AT MARQUEE BE BEAUTIFUL BE YOURSELF FASHION SHOW
Sold-out event attracts over 1,400 guests from 25 states and 10 countries raising life-saving and transformative funds for Down syndrome research and medical care
11/4/19
HENRY WINKLER, LAURA LINNEY, TERRELL DAVIS, SHAMARI & RONNIE DEVOE & MORE JOIN FORCES WITH IMPRESSIVE CELEBRITY LINEUP TO SUPPORT GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION
Celebrities vow to raise awareness and funds for life-saving and transformative medical care & research at Global’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show
9/22/19
SUPERMODEL AMANDA BOOTH & ACTRESS MEGAN BOMGAARS TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION “QUINCY JONES AWARD”
Music Legend Quincy Jones, John C. McGinley, Eric Dane and Global Ambassador Charlotte Fonfara-LaRose Join the Celebrity Lineup
9/18/19
ARMORY FILMS & THE ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS’ INDIE FILM THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON IS CRUSHING IT WITH NATIONWIDE THEATRICAL RELEASE
Global Down Syndrome Foundation and Local Down Syndrome Affiliates Help Ensure A Big Opening Weekend Triggering 1,000 Screen Expansion
8/29/19
GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER $625K IN EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
Awardees Announced at the National Down Syndrome Congress Annual Convention Include Twelve Organizations from the US and Abroad
6/27/19
GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE TRIPLING OF THE DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH BUDGET AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Sen. Roy Blunt, Rep.Cheri Bustos, and Global Ambassador CC Mullen honored at the AcceptAbility Gala in D.C. with a special performance by Multi-Platinum pop artist Andy Grammer
5/29/19
SCIENTISTS AT THE CRNIC INSTITUTE PUBLISH FIRST CASES OF IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA IN PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME
A potential pathway to normalizing the larger problem of immune system dysregulation
5/14/19
FROM UGANDA TO DENVER TO THE HOLY SEE AT THE UN, PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME TAKE CENTER STAGE
Global Down Syndrome Foundation Charts Future on World Down Syndrome Day
3/21/19
GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION HELPS EMPLOY 75 PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The Global Member Employment Initiative Grants have provided nearly $65,000 to programs for 33 local Down syndrome organizations across the country and supported a total of 75 employees with Down syndrome
3/12/19