DID YOU REALLY MISS WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY 2012? GIVE A MINIMUM DONATION OF $10 FOR CINAMMON EDGAR's ORIGINAL 'PARADISE HEART SUNSET' DESIGN.
AT LEAST LOOK LIKE YOU WERE THERE!
(BEAUTIFUL-GENUINE-HEART-FELT SMILE MAY ACTUALLY EMERGE ONCE T-SHIRT IS WORN)
$10 for the shirt! Hurry, donate here! High sell out risk.
WAIT, ARE YOU? IS THAT....WOULD YOU BE FEELING GENEROUS?
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WORLD DS DAY 2012 BEACH PICNIC AND KAYAK RACE SLIDE SHOW AND HONOR ROLL. WHAT A HIT! MARCH-25TH-FOUNDERS PARK-ISLAMORADA
Ingrid Hennze, Chef and Kayak Dude Tod and Skye his lovely assistant
Volunteers in Haute Couture WDSD 2012
Tod of Florida Bay Outifitters and Deanna Norling of Key Largo
10 Kayaks came, saw and conquered. Loading the kayaks after a long 4 hours of service at WDSD
Tod and Deanna
Securing the load
Deanna Norling
Showing the muscle
Veronica Gutierez Volunteer Executive
Stained Glass Artist, mother of two and Art Therapy teacher to DS kids
Shea of Hair In The Tropics, Key Largo, Volunteer Executive
Creator of the t-shirts, bringer of great joy and love to WDSD
Lynne Hoover, Massage Therapist, Realtor, Alicia Kubida American Airlines Pilot
Always at the Down Syndrome events, always there when Laila is in need, even the day she was born. You make the world a much better place ladies. We like your silent auction enthusiasm too.
Gordon Pepper winner of Pasta Pantaleo's newest creation
Gordy won the live auction for Pasta's Turtle and Yellowtail Snappers. Done to the Lesley Saunders Beat.
Almost Kayak Race Winners
10 kayaks went out and 10 came back
Caroline Althouse and Lina Coole
Winners and winners and so totally awesome.
The artists for Down Syndrome
Pasta, Simon, Luke and Veronica around Pasta's newest masterpiece
Kayakers at the ready
Paddles away
Ben Coole rescuing a kayak
Bragging rights. The next week Ben Coole, chef of Ziggies Mad Dogs won three of the 5 available awards for his amazing food at Island Fest. Cheers Ben
Lesley Saunders
Guitar is her life, but you should see her make sail....
Deanna and Shea with Down Syndrome children Laila Jones and Alysia Lopez of Key West
Posers. Showing the love.
Again, more love
Too cute
Artists and Therapy recipients
Past and Veronica with Amber Russell, Alysia Lopez of Key West and Laila Jones of Key Largo
Art Therapy anyone?
Veronica works with Laila on art therapy, Pasta is about to step into that arena.
Russell Clan
Totally rad man
See the love
Mum and the three sisters
Ahh
Amber gets a big fat hug
Ahh?
Amber and Kaitlyn sparring
Oi!
Watch it
Gordy Pepper FKDSET Donor of the Year
Spent the day at the beach and left with an original painting by Pasta Pantaleo.
Munching
The food was awesome
Alan Roman, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Key West and the mostly recipient crew of the FKDSET
Posing
JOIN DS PEOPLE WORLD WIDE FOR THE
8TH ANNUAL
WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY and FKDSET'S 4TH ANNUAL BEACH PICNIC AND KAYAK RACE NEXT MARCH 21ST. PUT IT IN YOUR CALENDAR, SET AN ALERT!
HONOR ROLL.....DRUMS PLEASE, LIGHTS, MUSIC.....
THIS BEACH PICNIC RAISED FUN, FUNDS AND FUNDAMENTAL AWARENESS
FOR DS PEOPLE EVERYWHERE
THE 3RD ANNUAL BEACH
PICNIC ORGANIZERS WISH TO THANK, WITH GENEROUS GOBS OF GRATITUDE:
THE FAMOUSLY 'FEATURED' CHEF TOD'S FANTASTIC BEACH CUISINE & BUFFET AND THANK THE AWESOME VEHICLES HE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM FLORIDA BAY OUTFITTERS THANKS FOR YOUR 3RD ANNUAL DONATION OF 10 KAYAKS
HEAPS OF THANKS AND LOVE GO TO
PASTA PANTALEO WHO ROCKED THAT OCEANIC SCENE ON HIS CANVAS & RAISED $700 FOR FKDSET, NO SWEAT.
AND VERONICA GUTIERREZ WHO ROCKED THE ART TABLE AND SENT HOME 24 KIDS OR MORE WITH ART THEY WILL CHERISH.
WE ALSO WANT A MASSIVE HAND FOR THE PREMIER ACOUSTIC GUITAR PERFORMANCE DELIVERED BY
LESLEY SAUNDERS FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING.
BIG THANKS GO TO THE DONORS OF SILENT
AUCTION ITEMS FROM NEW YORK, TO MIAMI TO MARATHON: cafe moka, blue boutique, lynn hoover massage, milk and honey
boutique, corso como purses, cinammon edgar art, pasta pantaleo art,
pierre's restaurant, hariettes restaurant, silent world dive center, key largo hilton hotel, bloomingdales, riva south, florida keys jewelry, and VICTORIA'S SPONTANEOUS, SPUR OF THE MOMENT SHOT AT CHILLI WILLIES who also supplied the best wings on earth!
MEET THE DOWN SYNDROME CHILDREN OF THE FLORIDA KEYS, browse the site and read their stories. Click the names along the left hand column. Learn about our extra-ordinary children and their almost very extra but not quite ordinary lives.
nada@fkdset.org call 305-942-3967
for more info or for donations and bequests, no amount is too small
send an email to donate@FKDSET.org or go to paypal and donate through our account there.
Dance Factory: Dance Across America 2011 In Part Sponsored by FKDSET
WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY PICNIC AND KAYAK RACE 2011 FOUNDERS PARK.
