ConnectUpWithDowns

We provide a solution to how young people with Down syndrome stay physically and emotionally connected, bridging the gap between high school and adulthood! #yyc

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

Happy New Year! 🥳🎉🎊

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

Connect Up With Downs celebrating our second World Down Syndrome Day Party at the Delta South. What a great day! 🎉💙💛

#yyc #worlddownsyndromeday

[Canadian Down Syndrome Society @CdnDownSyndrome]

A few of our favourite moments from Tuesday. 💛💙Thanks so much for rocking your socks with us and sharing your celebrations! #WDSD #DownSyndromeAdvocate #DownSyndromeRocks #NothingDownAboutIt

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

Happy #WorldDownSydromeDay! 💙💛

[Canadian Down Syndrome Society @CdnDownSyndrome]

Did you see us on #CTV Your Morning this morning while you were sipping your Daymaker coffee and wearing mismatched socks? #IfYouKnowYouKnow 😉

If you missed it, you can catch the full #WorldDownSyndromeDay exclusive here:
https://t.co/lOoazDYgMz

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

😊🥰 #FieldGoodFriday #FeelGoodFriday

[Field Law @FieldLaw]

This #FieldGoodFriday we spotlight a Southern Alberta winner: A Book Made By and For Individuals With Down Syndrome. @ConnectUpWDowns will use the funding to create a beautifully illustrated, easy to read book about people with Down syndrome. Read more: https://t.co/OvmZlp51EB

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

A big and sincere thank you to all who read our story and voted. We are all so grateful to be one of the winners of the @FieldLaw Community Grant Fund! Now the fun part starts and we create a wonderful story book together! Thanks once again for supporting Connect Up With Downs!!

[Field Law @FieldLaw]

Drumroll please! We are excited to announce winners of the 2022 Field Law Community Fund Program! All recipients have shown endless dedication to their ideas, while making remarkable contributions to their communities. Read more: https://t.co/7R68B8BJhH #FieldForward #Community

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

@FieldLaw @cpawssab @AARCS_Canada @HospiceEdmonton @MentalHealthAB @YUEdmonton Thank you @FieldLaw! We are very grateful to have been awarded the funds to help create our "Book Made By and For Individuals With Down Syndrome"! 💜

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

We are thrilled to have been selected as a finalist for the @FieldLaw Community Fund Grant Program!

Please go to https://t.co/N6aCc3i0PP to read our story and VOTE for our #FieldForward idea by November 10th!

#yyc #Calgary #Downsyndrome #PayItForward

[Children's Link @ChildrensLink]

March 21 is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! Today we celebrate folks with Down Syndrome & all of the unique aspects of each one of us that make us wonderful 🌟 This year's theme is #InclusionMeans! What does inclusion mean to you? We'd love to hear below ⬇️

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

Only a couple of more days until we celebrate #WorldDownSyndromeDay! We had fun in class this week making a sign to help spread awareness.

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#yyc #Calgary #Downsyndrome #SocialLearningCentre #LifeSkills #MakeLearningFun #SeeTheAbility #WeSeeTheAbility #ConnectUpWithDowns

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

We are a fun and engaging social learning center in #Calgary for young adults with #Downsyndrome. We offer group coaching in a wide range of hands-on life skill activities. We work hard to prepare our members as they strive to become independent and reach their personal goals.⁠

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

Check out the fun video “We Are All In This Together” that our members made for the @UpsDownsCalgary Street Meet this Saturday!

#yyc #Calgary #Downsyndrome #LifeSkills #MakeLearningFun #Friendship #SeeTheAbility #WeSeeTheAbility

https://t.co/fVwhB6d1OZ

[Ups & Downs Calgary @UpsDownsCalgary]

Something exciting is coming! Stay tuned for more information!

[Down Syndrome Resource Foundation @DSRFcanada]

This World Down Syndrome Day, we celebrate our unique connection within the Down syndrome community. "Connect With Me" is a collaboratively produced community video starring 55 individuals with DS from across Canada and the US.
https://t.co/G5uGTt4pAH
#WDSD21 #DownSyndrome

[Canadian Down Syndrome Society @CdnDownSyndrome]

This World Down Syndrome Day, we’re launching Mindsets, a first-of- its-kind 8-week research study to examine the link between exercise and cognition. Learn how you can participate here: https://t.co/0269DVRBSQ.

#WDSD #Connect #SeeTheAbility #DownSyndromeCanada #Mindsets

[ConnectUpWithDowns @ConnectUpWDowns]

We hope you all had fun celebrating #worlddownsyndromeday and rocked your mismatched socks! 🧦❤

We've added videos to our website! 🎥 https://t.co/fVwhB6d1OZ

Our discussion on #neurodiversity: 🧠 https://t.co/jwi8Mox50b

#yyc #Calgary #Downsyndrome #LifeSkills #MakeLearningFun

[Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal]

Terry Jones: Edmonton Football Team nails it with 50-50 draw for Joey Moss Memorial Fund https://t.co/zqCARnwcgk

[Jaclyn Brown @JaclynBrownYYC]

What a great afternoon. We can't wait to share the inspiring story of Daylen's Place - a new home in Okotoks where adults with Down Syndrome can learn to be independent. All inspired by a father's love for his son. #yyc #okotoks #DownSyndrome

[CTV News Calgary @CTVCalgary]

After losing her job a #calgary woman started "Connect Up with Downs" an #education program for #DownSyndrome youth. @CTVKevinFleming explains
https://t.co/HiZe5wvMFx