We were recently contacted by Kelly Boutilier, who runs her own business called Rhythm Seekers, ( www.rhythmseekers.org ) which provides tailor-made rhythm-based programs for community, youth & disability groups, schools and even corporates around Dublin.
  
Kelly has offered to do a one-hour Drumming Workshop for children with Down syndrome on Saturday 24th April, in Bective Rugby Club, Donnybrook at 11am.
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Now that the Christmas period of lazing around and eating too many goodies is properly over many of us are planning (from the comfort of our sofas!) on getting a bit fitter in the New Year. But for those of you who have already signed up for the Down Syndrome Centre Inca Trail Challenge this is when the real training ...

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Before  Christmas Down Syndrome Centre were delighted to be picked as Paddy Power Bookmakers chosen charity when they launched a new initiative where they pledged to donate €1,000 to Down Syndrome Centre each time “the F word” is used by TD’s in the Dáil during 2010.

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Denise Mac Donald is the President and Founder of eReadingPro, a Canadian reading programme. She recently spoke and exhibited at the World Down syndrome Congress in Dublin. Her website is www.ereadingpro.com.

She is currently planning a workshop in Dublin, for Saturday the 28th of November. Workshops are typically 3 hours in length, and attendees will learn the details ...

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If at first you don't succeed ...

For the second year running, downsyndromecentre.ie has been shortlisted for a Golden Spider Award for the Best Charity/Community website.

We're really hoping this might be our year to get recognition for the site and the service it provides and so fingers crossed for the 19th November awards ceremony! 

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From now until the New Year we are running a special offer on our line of hoodies. 
The hoodies carry the empowering logo "I'm able 2" on the left breast pocket area and the spikey-haired Down Syndrome Centre character appears on the on the back with the tagline "building for the future of people with Down syndrome" underneath. The ... Continue reading

In June 2009, Angela O'Riordan, Ireland's first Down Syndrome Liaison Nurse took up her post - funded by Down Syndrome Centre - in the Dept of Paediatrics in AMNCH. Under the guidance of Professor Hilary Hoey and Joan Murphy, Angela has been finding her feet and will shortly begin hospital visits to new parents of children born with Down syndrome ...

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Down Syndrome Centre has invested in the development of two new additional functions which are soon to be added to our website offering.

Online Support Group application - this will provide the facility for us to schedule live meetings between groups of people - anywhere in the world - through email. A window on screen allows the user see the names of those ...

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If you have already made a donation to Buy My Dress, many thanks for your support and be sure to make 11th June a date in your diary.

However, if it's something you have been meaning to do but haven't got around to it as yet, can I ask that you drop off your dress to any Peter ...

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This site was created to be a conduit of information relating to Down syndrome and the management of the disability for parents, family members and carers. So we love it when we witness something we have reported upon making even the smallest difference in the life of someone with Down syndrome.

This happened twice this week when firstly, a family ...

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We are delighted to welcome Marinet Van Vuren, Speech and Language Therapist as advisor to our website. She will begin to blog weekly about issues relating to SLT for people with Down syndrome shortly.

South African born Marinet has worked in Ireland for the past seven years, gaining valuable experience in a range of disability organisations including Enable Ireland, St ...

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Over 200 women packed the Junior Ballroom in the Four Seasons Hotel for the first Laughternoon Christmas charity lunch in aid of DSC.

Students from John Scottus school opened the day with some christmas carols and Fiona Looney and Deirdre O'Kane received a huge reception to their stand up routines.

One guest at each of the 18 tables won ...

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Next month, in conjunction with AMNCH Tallaght, we will be advertising for the post of our long-awaited, Down Syndrome Centre Liaison Nurse. Finally, the go ahead has been given and we are looking forward to funding this role which will provide advice, support and guidance to parents and families of infants born with Down syndrome in Dublin maternity hospitals and ... Continue reading

Just six months out of the traps and the fledgling downsyndromecentre.ie has been recognised for its innovative design and functionality with the announcement that our site has been nominated for a Golden Spider Award.

Around for the last 12 years, the Golden Spiders celebrate high achievement in digital creativity and innovation. Each year the Awards recognise and reward brands ...

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Ever heard of Ammado?

Newly introduced to us is Dublin based internet company, Ammado, which claims to have created what it calls, 'microphilanthropy', allowing internet users to have their own profile page on their site through which they pick and choose charities and/or causes they wish to support financially, - on a once off basis or regularly - in any country ...

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 We recently kicked off our new range of online fundraising support items - the I'm able 2 range - with the launch of the some really great hoodies for kids.

The sweatshirts come in three primary colours - blue, green and red - and carry the great image of the spiky haired character from our logo on the back.

Age ranges are 5 ...

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In Feb 2008, a group of young adults with Down syndrome were preparing to join students in University College Dublin on the catwalk at the RDS - one of Ireland's biggest venues - for Europe's largest student fashion event in aid of Down Syndrome Centre.

As they learned what it took to become a model, a young film studies student ...

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 Back at home, Down Syndrome Ireland and the organising committee for the 10^th World Down Syndrome Congress have been hard at work in preparation for Ireland’s hosting of this four-day event, which takes place in Dublin City University from August 19^th – 22^nd 2009.

The congress takes place every three years, as a worldwide forum for sharing ...

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For the past year we have been working on plans to instigate our first service, the employment of a Down syndrome paediatric nurse who would be be on call to Dublin's four maternity hospitals and whose role would be to offer advice, support and information to parents of newly born children with Down syndrome while in hospital and later ...

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Our great thanks and appreciation go to the Irish Association of St Lazurus who donated a cheque for €42K -  the proceeds from their last October's charity ball to DSC.

This is an ancient order or society which began providing alms to the lepers outside the walls of Jerusalem. They now support worthy causes and we are grateful to them ...

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