Welcome to Up With Down!

Up With Down is a non-profit support and advocacy group for individuals with

Downsyndrome and their families. We are based in Des Moines and serve

more than 200 families in central Iowa. 

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Up With Down

Buddy Walk

August 28, 2010

At DMACC in Ankeny

Registration is now open online!  We are using a new format this year.  You can register and form teams, have your own team page, upload a picture of your inspiration and email your friends and family! 

Go to www.events.org/GIGI01/cpage.aspx  -You will be directed away from this website.

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  Up With Down has Exciting News! 

Gigi's Playhouse- Des Moines is now open!!

If you haven't heard about Gigi's before, you can

check out their website at www.gigisplayhouse.org  

Gigi's Playhouse is a Down syndrome awareness center. 

It is a place where we can gather and our kids can

play and learn.  We are very excited to make this happen! 

Our address is 10430 New York Ave. Ste A.  Urbandale, IA 50322. 

You can get directions from google maps.

 There are 4 Gigi's locations in the Chicago area and one

in Sioux City, Iowa.  There are plans to open centers in

Manhattan, San Diego, Atlanta and another one in Illinois

also!

Our Gigi's Playhouse is operated 100% by volunteers. 

All the board members are volunteering their time and

energy to open this fantastic place for our kids and

families.  We need more volunteers!  If you want to see

more teen activities, volunteer to host game night or

movie night once a month at Gigi's.  If you want to have

a play day on a certain day, volunteer to host it that day 

so others can join you!

Our Gigi's will only have the programs that we have

volunteers for; if we want to have a great selection of

programs for all age groups, we need volunteers to help. 

We also have a list of items that we need for Gigi's

Playhouse.  Let us know if you can help out.

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GiGi’s Playhouse Des Moines Wish List

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