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Once again, the stars were shining brightly for the Be Beautiful Be Yourself gala | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION Denver News: The number of Hollywood celebrities turning out for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show never fails to impress. This year’s lineup included five-time Emmy winner Jane Lynch, perhaps best known for her starring role as Sue Sylvester in Glee; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Jessica…
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INSIGHTS | Colorado takes the R-word out of the books and makes it history
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Editor’s note: Joey Bunch is away, so this week we revisit his Insights column of March 30, 2018. We don’t use that word in Colorado anymore. Not in our laws and not in the government offices that serve all the people. No one deserves to be put down by public servants. No one. It was two…
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Colorado politicos mark opening of Global Down Syndrome center
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John J. Sie addresses the crowd of politicos, philanthropists and other dignitaries at the opening of the Global Down Syndrome headquarters in Cherry Creek. At his right is his wife, Anna, and at right is Gov. John Hickenlooper, alongside Sie’s granddaughter Sophie Whitten and daughter Michelle Sie Whitten. (Photo by Jared Wilson, courtesy of Global…
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THE PODIUM | Good news for Colorado — epicenter of Down syndrome research
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For nearly 20 years, Down syndrome has been one of the least funded genetic conditions by our National Institutes of Health (NIH) despite being the leading cause of developmental delay in the U.S. and the world. That’s surprising, especially since birthrates and the lifespan of people with Down syndrome have nearly doubled during the same…
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INSIGHTS: Colorado takes the R-word out of the books and makes it history
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We don’t use that word in Colorado anymore. Not in our laws and not in the government offices that serve all the people. No one deserves to be put down by public servants. No one. It was two Republicans who led the way on Senate Bill 96 to erase the R-word from the books and instead…
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Rep. Mike Coffman’s VA bill applauded by Down syndrome advocates
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, is picking up advocates for Down Syndrome research in support of his bill to help veterans. Last week Coffman and Republican Reps. Pete Sessions of Texas and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington introduced H.R. 5191, the Medical Improvement of Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) Act. If they can pass it, the bill…
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Denver’s Global Down Syndrome Foundation pulled into abortion debate
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As the criminalization of aborting fetuses likely to be born with Down syndrome gains momentum in Utah and other states, it was just a matter of time until the Global Down Syndrome Foundation was called in. The research organization is a world leader on the Down syndrome, so it was natural for The Washington Post…
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Denver education center for people with Down syndrome gets $1 million boost
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An educational center in Denver for people with Down syndrome has received an amazing display of heart and generosity. The Salah Foundation gave $1 million to the Colorado-based Global Down Syndrome Foundation during a gala this month. That donation is to be followed by matching grants. “We are thrilled to support the work of the…
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Down syndrome advocates tell Congress research leads to breakthroughs
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WASHINGTON – Actor and Down syndrome advocate Frank Stephens was greeted by a standing ovation after he testified at a congressional hearing Wednesday. Stephens, who lives in the Washington, D.C, area, spoke on behalf the Denver-based Global Down Syndrome Foundation at a hearing to determine whether Congress should fund more research into the genetic abnormality.…
