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• GHFEDS Board Meeting Notice

  • Start
    21 Feb 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • End
    15 Nov 2019
  • Location
    United Way - 1300 Bay Area Blvd, Bldg A, Room 233, Clear Lake

  This is a Board Meeting notice for active members, you must have a current annual membership to attend the meeting.

  Board meeting's are on the 3rd Thursday of the month starting at 630pm at the United Way in Clear Lake, Room 233. 

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• 2019 Step Up Walk Buttons

  • Start
    20 May 2019
  • End
    14 Oct 2019
  • Location
    Walter Hall Park

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  2019 GHFEDS Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk

  Walk Buttons
  

  Order due by October 14th 

  Buttons are $3 each in quantities of 5.

   Please send a "Head Shot" photo to Elizabeth Stevens at elpool@earthlink.net
  

  Buttons can be picked up along with your walk shirt pick up TBA.
  

  This is an example of the buttons, current year will be added to the buttons.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2019 Step Up Walk Sign

  • Start
    20 May 2019
  • End
    14 Oct 2019
  • Location
    Walter Hall Park

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  Team Captains will receive 1 free walk sign when your team raises $100 or more. If your team does not raise $100+ or you want extra walk signs you will need to order here, walk signs are $50 each, please send a "Head Shot" photo and Team Name to Elizabeth Stevens at elpool@earthlink.net

  Signs will be placed along the walk, please pick up your sign after the walk to take home with you.
  
  Please order by October 14th!
  
  This is an example of the walk sign, design may be different for this years walk.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Volunteers for Step Up Walk

  • Start
    21 May 2019
  • End
    07 Oct 2019
  • Location
    Walter Hall Park - 807 Hwy 3 League City 77573

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  If you are interested in volunteering for GHFEDS Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk please register here.

  
  

  The walk will be held on October 26th from 9am - noon at Walter Hall Park in League City.

  We will need volunteers to help from 7am - noon with restocking water and capri-sun's in coolers, restocking snacks, setting up walk signs along walk path, hanging banners, placing fitted table cloths on tables, direct parking, cotton candy machine, popcorn machine, monitor stage, manage registration/volunteer/shirt/prize tables, monitor moonwalks/slides, and clean up.

  Each volunteer will receive a walk shirt and a cinch sack filled with goodies and breakfast.
  

  Click on each volunteer job for a description and hours needed. Please bring your own volunteer hours form to be signed if needed.
  

  Please register by October 7th !!
  

  If you have any questions please contact us at admin@ghfeds.org.
  

  We greatly appreciate your time to volunteer for GHFEDS Step Up Walk!!
  

  
  

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• Adult Residency Programs - Not GHFEDS Related

  • When
    29 Aug 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Five Solas Church located at 114 N. Park Ave in League City

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  Beverly Parrish, GHFEDS Treasurer, and her husband Chris want to invite GHFEDS members for a informative meeting about adult residency programs. This is NOT a GHFEDS meeting.
  

  The Parrish's are hosting Jerry Horton (founder of Down Home Ranch in Elgin, TX) in a meeting to discuss and explore the idea of creating a small-scale residential community for adults with Down syndrome and other intellectual or developmental disabilities. Jerry is currently co-founder of the Point Rider Foundation, a team put together to see new home and community options come to fruition using their 30 years of experience in creating a sustainable program like Down Home Ranch. Their goal is to coach interested families and organizations through the process of creating their own small-scale local residency program.
  

  The meeting will be held on August 29, 2019 at 7:00p.m. at Five Solas Church located at 114 N. Park Ave in League City and will begin at 7:00p.m. sharp.

  Please note there is no child-care provided and seating is limited to 40 people.

  Parking is extremely limited on site and you will need to park across the street (other side of park/gazebo area) and walk across to the church.
  

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• Adult Social - Glass Art

  • When
    04 Sep 2019
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Kids Creations - 607 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 13, Friendswood 77546

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  Adult Social 

  Glass Art

  Wednesday September 4th from 11am-1pm
  

  Kids Creations
  607 S Friendswood Dr, Suite 13
  Friendswood 77546

  This social is for adults with Ds ages 18 and up, no siblings please, lunch will be provided.

  **You must have a current Annual Membership to attend this summer program.**
  

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• Adult Social - Whiskey Cake Art Project

  • When
    18 Sep 2019
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Whiskey Cake - 18840 Gulf Frwy Friendswood, Texas 77546

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  Adult Social

  Whiskey Cake Art Project

  Wednesday September 18th

  2-4pm

  Whiskey Cake
  18840 Gulf Frwy
  Friendswood 77546

  This social is for adults with Ds ages 18 and up, no siblings please.

  ONLY 15 SPOTS AVAILABLE

  *If you have more than 1 child with Ds you must register each child separately.*

  We will be given a brief tour to get painting ideas so that we may paint boards.  Depending on weather, we may be sitting in the out door patio.  Once our art work is complete, Whiskey Cake will provide lunch and soft drink for the adults with Down syndrome. One parent will receive $10.00 to purchase something from Whiskey Cake.  They will have a few volunteers to help adults paint if they would like help. The boards will be used by Whiskey Cake to display our kids artwork.  The boards are used to attach guest bill.  They are very excited to have our kids paint the boards and show them off !
  

  **You must have a current Annual Membership to register for this social.**

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• Debra Duncan Show

  • When
    16 Oct 2019
  •  
    7:50 AM
  • Location
    5718 Westheimer Rd in Houston
  • Spaces left
    12

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  You are invited to attend the Debra Duncan Show to promote the Step Up Walk.

  We have to send a confirmation and list of attendees by Friday Oct 4th 2019, registration will close Oct. 3rd.
  

  We have 20 spots available. We HAVE to let everyone know this is a 100% commitment to being there.  Our attendance is required to plug the organization.  Once registered name will go on list. IF name is NOT on list they will NOT be allowed in studio period.
  

  We are confirmed for Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
  

  5718 Westheimer Rd
  

  Houston, Texas 77057
  

  We have to be there promptly by 7:50am. If anyone arrives at or after 8:10am they will NOT be allowed in studio.
  

  Limited parking - car pooling is recommended
  

  You MUST stay for the entire duration of the show.
  

  No food or drinks permitted. No weapons, knives, pepper spray, tasers allowed.
  

  Dress is business casual - I mentioned us wearing pink shirts and she said that was fine.  I just thought if we go all same color it would look good.

  ~Cynthia Rodriguez

  
  

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