I remember after Stella was born, and she was thriving, I got so excited - I invited everyone in my family.  LET'S do the DSAW Walk at the Zoo, I texted!!! I was still afraid of the future, but this one thing could connect me and my family to our new Down Syndrome Community.  Fast forward to September and Stella had gone from thriving to hanging on to dear life after her PDA Ligation.  Our family did all meet up during the DSAW Walk, but they had all come to say goodbye to her as her prognosis was looking worse each hour.  As she had done so many times in her short life, she pulled through and surprised us all, coming back to us by the end of that month.  We spent another 2 months in Children's watching her grow and getting her ready to go home, until the worst happened and she caught a virus that ultimately took her from us. 

Saying goodbye to her in December 2017 will forever be the worst day of our lives, but we know she lives on around us - in the flowers we smell, the birds we listen for, the butterflies that land in our backyard.  Personally, while I still have many amazing friends in the DS community, I couldn't bring myself to attend a DSAW walk.  Until this year.  My oldest, Lillian June Polster, will be dancing with her Troupe team  (From Bella Via) on the walk this year.  I'm grateful she will connect us to the walk, and I hope this is just the first time of many we are there to support Stella, her, and all of our friends who rock that extra Chromosome.  I'd be humbled and honored if you would choose to donate to our fundraising team this year.  

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: 1214 Kavanaugh Pl. Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (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.