Dearest family and friends ... this is Gianna and her family, please share this invite with your parents and come celebrate her SWEEEET 16th birthday with us at the Milwaukee Zoo for the Down Syndrome Awareness Walk, Sunday, Sept. 22th at 11 AM!

Celebrating her birthday at this walk every year is a tradition that is very special to us and her birthfamily. Her actual 16th birthday is September 29th, but the walk has always been close the her birthday. We invite you to please join us for food and cake, because you are one of Gianna's BFFs, and she would love you to be there! She has requested her "theme" to be BFFs! 

For the event, won't you please support DSAW by simply making any donation (in lieu of a birthday present), by joining her team, "Heavenly Rosebud" or simply donating? Then join us on Sunday, September 22nd at the Milwaukee County Zoo. (BTW, your donation covers your admission (for your whole family!) to the zoo!) We plan to meet toward the far southeast side of the Oak Grove picnic area (close to the parking lot). When you arrive at the zoo admission gates, just let them know you're there for the DSAW walk and they'll let you pass. Then look for the birthday balloons, and the prettiest, SWEEETEST, crazy animal there!

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page! Whether it's a friend, a family member, or neighbor down the street, we almost all know someone with Down syndrome or related disabilities. Like us, many of you have been personally touched by the lives of these individuals. We are proud to be part of the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin's 28th Annual Statewide Down Syndrome Awareness Walk because it means so much to us and to our family.

Please consider supporting our team in any way you can. Each donation, no matter how big or small, will support individuals with Down syndrome and other diverse abilities.

Donating through this website is simple, fast, and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. You can make your tax-deductible donation online, or if you would prefer, you can send your contribution to the DSAW Office: 11709 W Cleveland Ave, Suite 2, West Allis, WI 53227 (Just be sure to write our team name on the memo line so that we get credit for the donation!) Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! To sponsor us simply press Donate Now.

To join our team, click Register For This Event.

Many thanks for your support, and PLEASE don't forget to forward this to your own networks and to anyone else who you think might want to donate and register to walk as part of our team.