We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Raffle at the end of last year by buying and selling tickets. We raised over £13,000 which is wonderful…thank you all so much. The draw has taken place and these are the winning numbers: 1st (£2,500): 015211 2nd (£1,000): 144943 3rd (£750): […]
At the beginning of the year, Adam and Johnnie (aka the Putney Gumps) set themselves a huge challenge of running 12 marathons in 12 months. It’s almost a year later and they have managed to raise over £60,000. We asked them to tell us how they found the challenge… Adam and I have taken on regular […]
Taylor Wimpey South Thames has donated £250 to the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA); a charity that supports people of all ages with Down’s Syndrome. The DSA offers a variety of services including a national helpline which receives over 11,000 calls a year and provides information, support and advice to people with Down’s Syndrome as well […]
Photo by Hubert Lawless, My Perspective finalist 2015 Did you know? Around 20% of children with Down’s syndrome have complex needs. This means that they could have an additional diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or ADHD, and/or OCD. They may have additional support needs because of this. What does this mean for families? While […]
On Sunday Beth, on of our Information & Training Officers, received a cheque for £975 from the Kew Village Fair. The money has been donated to support the Down2Earth group. The Down2Earth group is part of our Having a Voice project which gives people with Down’s syndrome a platform to have their say and be […]
We are pleased to announce that we have joined the Co-op Local Community Fund. The Co-op Local Community Fund helps to support local projects that Co-op members care about. Since its launch in 2017, Co-op members have raised £39 million pounds for over 12,000 local causes. We’re delighted that the Down’s Syndrome Association will now be […]
From the 1 to the 21 October, the Down’s Syndrome Association have been running the #Challenge21 campaign. The DSActive team set the clubs they work with a multitude of challenges all with a theme of 21 because Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. Alan Elbourn coaches the DSActive tennis […]
As we reach the half way point of #Challenge21, our campaign to raise awareness, we spoke to 3 of the DSActive team about what challenges they have chosen, and how they are finding it! Emma What are you doing for #Challenge21? I am making 21 art pieces of different styles. Why did you pick it […]
We were thrilled to attend this year’s BGC Charity Day with very special ambassador Phillip Schofield on Tuesday 11 September. Phillip joined family members of the DSA as well as ambassadors and beneficiaries from sixteen other charities to take over the BGC offices in London to raise money and awareness and to commemorate the colleagues […]
Back in August 2016 we shared a guest blog by fundraiser Peter. He was just starting an ambitious fundraising challenge: “Through the use of my walking BOOTS, a BOAT or two, and a certain amount of BIKE use, I intend to travel 250 miles, focussing on these three wonderful places, in 5 or 10 mile stints […]
