Today is Giving Tuesday! After a long weekend of spending, today is a day set aside to give back. By giving to DSAW today, you can provide a lifetime of support to a person with Down syndrome in Wisconsin. To show you the power of your gift, we'd like to tell you about Mea's family from our Chippewa Valley chapter.
Mea comes from a large family - she is the youngest of 7 children! She is 13 years old and happens to have Down syndrome, Type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, as well as Hashimoto's and Graves' disease. Mea's mom Amy says that Mea "is the piece of my heart and soul that I never knew was missing until the day she was born."
Mea was homeschooled in her younger years and now attends a virtual academy. She is very social and with 6 siblings, she is exposed to many people. But Amy noticed that something was just missing. Mea wants a real friend group. And that is why Amy reached out to DSAW about starting a Tween Club. She is "stepping out of her comfort zone because she would do anything to help Mea be successful and fulfilled in life."
All Amy had to do was get on the DSAW website and reach out about starting a Tween Club in the Chippewa Valley. She says, "Before I knew it, we were getting ready to chaperone the first tween get-together!" You provided Amy with the administrative support and funds needed to launch this new group.
Amy told us: "I am so excited about this opportunity. I'm hoping it will grow and we can meet regularly and build friendships...I want Mea to have the same opportunities and experiences as our other typical children."
You gave Mea the chance to meet friends in her community, and you have the ability to do this for other individuals around Wisconsin. When you donate to DSAW, you provide people with disabilities a lifetime of support. Consider giving monthly to DSAW to sustain monthly programs like Tween Club! It is incredibly easy and convenient.
Today's the day. Will you donate to DSAW in honor of Giving Tuesday?
