Manitoba Down Syndrome Society
204-825 Sherbrook St. R3A 1M5 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

OUR FAMILY RESOURCE LIBRARY is up and running! Families can find close to 100 Difficult to find resources about special needs and the general health issues in our BOOK LIST. You are welcome to sign out the resources by contacting Our office by phone or filling the form on our website.... Please visit it by clicking below! https://manitobadownsyndromesociety.com/family-resource-li/

On November 21, 2021 the Manitoba Down Syndrome Society will be celebrating 30 awesome years of bringing families together through fun and educational events and providing support for those families. In honour of this milestone, we have included some past looks the MDSS has had and the new look we are excited to share! Please click on the photos below!

Hey all, I am posting here because I don’t want our families to miss out on a great opportunity . A little while ago I had our staff member Mina send out an email request to our current MDSS members in regards to our upcoming Anniversay projects. Please check your emails and get back to me ASAP if you are interested in the project!! Please ensure your email address is current with the MDSS so you don’t miss out on our news and announcements! Email me at [email protected] Thanks everyone

On November 21, 2021 the Manitoba Down Syndrome Society will be celebrating 30 awesome years of bringing families together through fun and educational events and providing support for those families. In honour of this milestone, we have included some past looks the MDSS has had and the new look we are excited to share! Please click on the photos below

Yes! Representation matters!

Merry Christmas! https://manitobadownsyndromesociety.com/donate/

On behalf of the MDSS Board and myself, we wish all of our MDSS Members a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Cheers to an amazing 2021! Kris Yunker President MDSS... For Details, Please visit the link!

We wish you and your family health, happiness, and prosperity in the new year!

Registration closes in 48 hours! We are having Family Virtual night on Saturday, December 19! For Registration or more information you can visit our website! https://manitobadownsyndromesociety.com/virtual-family-nig/

We are having Family Virtual night on Saturday, December 19! For Registration or more information you can visit our website!

This app presents, information on how to provide comprehensive primary care to adults with developmental disabilities from a Canadian perspective. For ios users: https://apps.apple.com//developmental-disabil/id1517334408 For Android users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devdis

Congenial Heart Defect & Down Syndrome! About 50% of children with Down Syndrome have some form of heart condition. Understanding symptoms and early detection can save a life!

Congratulations!! he did it!! Chris Nikic, A 21-year-old triathlete from Florida has become the first person with Down's syndrome to finish an Ironman event - swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and running a 26.2-mile marathon.

From CDSS! Please share with fellow Canadians in the Down syndrome community! The groups that attended the CDSS networking on Tuesday night heard about our upcoming survey. CDSS is gathering demographic-type information on Canadians with Down syndrome. ... The Canadian Down Syndrome Community Response 2020 Survey does not ask for any personal identification data, and should take less than 10 minutes to complete online. We ask for responses by November 20, 2020 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NHMB933 #CDSW2020 #DownSyndromeCanada #DownSyndromeCommunity #DownSyndromeAwareness #CDSW

ZOOM Tutorial!! Well done Julia - thank you for this great initiative! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5c_Wgpfy0Q&feature=youtu.be... #SeeTheAbility #CDSW #CDSW2020 #DownSyndromeAdvocacy #DownSydromeIndependence #DownSyndromeCanada

Congratulations Alana!

COVID 19 and Down Syndrome!

Thank you Special Olympics for this great video! Special Olympic athletes always amaze us with their talents and with the many ways they teach others to #SeeTheAbility. #CDSW #CDSW2020 #DownSyndromeAwareness #DownSyndromeCanada #DownSyndromeAdvocacy

in 10 minutes!!

Val Surbey will be talking on CBC radio today at 5:20pm regarding National Down Syndrome Week.Val Surbey will be talking on CBC radio today at 5:20pm regarding National Down Syndrome Week.

Val Surbey will be talking on CBC radio today at 5:20pm regarding National Down Syndrome Week.

In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness week! Nov 1- 7 2020!

CDSS's Awareness Leader Paul Sawka welcomes you to Canadian Down Syndrome Week 2020 from Calgary, Alberta.

Are you the sibling of a person who has Down syndrome? Or are you the parent of a child with Down syndrome who wants to learn more about supporting sibling relationships in your household? On the Wednesday evening of Canadian Down Syndrome Week, join CDSS for our latest webinar all about sibling lifelong relationships, issues and support.

Kicking off Canadian Down Syndrome Week today! Watch and share this patriotic video of self-advocates from across our beautiful country. @CdnDownSyndrome looks ...forward to celebrating with everyone all week long! #CDSW #CDSW2020 #DownSyndromeCanada #DownSyndromeAwareness #DownSyndromeAdvocacy #SeeTheAbility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brr3ekUI-0k

Hello everybody! It's been a crazy week! With Covid numbers on the rise and a little glimpse of winter this morning it's time for some happy news! I am pleased to announce the winners for the 2020 Virtual Walk With Us! MOST RAISED - Team Kanan Sloane - $3740! (honorable mention to 2nd place Team Reya Sunshine with $3345!)... MOST CREATIVE - Team TnT - Birds and Dinosaurs and Mayors OH MY! East St Paul residents were happy to see the fun go by - great way to raise awareness and get the community involved. FARTHEST WALKER - Team Logan (Cox family) had the farthest walker on their team, all the way from AUSTRALIA! Thank you to everyone who participated. In total you were able to raise $37,350 for MDSS. That's incredible! We look forward to the world getting back to normal so we can continue to support and carry on with our programs (Buddy night, Baby love, See Me Beautiful conference etc) Until then, if anyone has any creative ways to stay in touch, or host a virtual educational session or any idea at all please let us know. In the meantime, everyone stay healthy and thank you again for your participation. I will be in touch with the winners to arrange drop off or pick up of your prizes Walk Coordinator - Christine

Some more! #mdssvirtualwalk #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndromeawareness

Still coming in! #mdssvirtualwalk

Thank you to everyone who participated in this weekend's Virtual Walk With Us! Judging by the pictures we have seen so far, teams got creative and found a way to make the most of our current times. Early numbers show we raised upwards of $32,000.00 for MDSS - great job! ... As there are still donations coming in, it will take a few days to formally announce winners. Please stay tuned for further updates, stay safe and thank you again to everyone who participated. Christine - Walk Coordinator #mdssvirtualwalk #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndromeawareness #downsyndrome #fundraiserevent #winnipeg #walkwithus #cbcwinnipeg #GlobalTV

Please don't forget to add #mdssvirtualwalk for us to be able to see your posts(pictures,videos)! Its our official and most important hashtag . #mdssvirtualwalk(teamname) you will be adding for us to see your team.

#mdssvirtualwalk

So it begins!! #MDSSVIRTUALWALK #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

Today is the day!! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime!! this year's Prizes:... 1- Most Raised Donations 2- Most Creative Team 3- Farthest Away - Participant from the most distant location! Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us to find you. #MDSSVIRTUALWALK #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

Tomorrow is the big day!! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime tomorrow!! this year's Prizes:... 1- Most Raised Donations 2- Most Creative Team 3- Farthest Away - Participant from the most distant location! Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us to find you. #MDSSVIRTUALWALK #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

2 Days!! Great to see all of the teams coming together online! If you havent you can still REGISTER your team! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime on the September,27!... this year's Prizes: 1- Most Raised Donations 2- Most Creative Team 3- Farthest Away - Participant from the most distant location! Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us to find you. #MDSSVIRTUALWALK #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

3 Days!! Great to see all of the teams coming together online! If you havent you can still REGISTER your team! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime on the September,27!... this year's Prizes: 1- Most Raised Donations 2- Most Creative Team 3- Farthest Away - Participant from the most distant location! Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us to find you. Our official: #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) Others: #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

Great to see all of the teams coming together online! If you havent you can still REGISTER your team! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime on the September,27! this year's Prizes:... 1- Most Raised Donations 2- Most Creative Team 3- Farthest Away - Participant from the most distant location! Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us to find you. Our official: #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) Others: #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus #winnipeg #manitoba #fundraiserevent #cbcwinnipeg #ctvwinnipeg #globaltv

Hello everyone - just a quick update. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, there will no longer be an online 50/50 draw. However, there are still prizes (in the form of really cool mugs and gift cards!) for Most Raised, Most Creative and Farthest Away! Pictures and videos can be uploaded anytime on the 27th and don't forget to use your hashtags #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) It's great to see all of the teams coming together online - a lot of familiar faces... and new ones as well! I look forward to seeing everyone in person one day... Take care, Christine

Hey everyone. The virtual walk is weeks away! We have been experiencing some glitches on our website. We apologize for the inconvenience. But please keep trying! And you can always download a pledge form to take donations that way. Reminder this year we have 3 prizes. 1- for Most Raised - self explanatory. 2 - Most Creative - figure out a way to 'walk' with your family and friends in a fun way - you can do this by costume, they place you walk and photos you are able to get.....whatever you can think of to have a creative virtual walk. And 3 - Farthest Away - this means the 'walker' or participant on your team that takes a photo or video and tags your team from the most distant location! Once the website is up and running we will send out another notification. We are also planning on having a 50/50 so stay tuned and keep planning! :) Dont forget to include a hashtag so its easier for us find you. Our official: #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name) Others: #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #walkwithus

You can start NOW! Go to the MDSS Walk With Us website and create your online team. Pledging can begin as usual. On ‘walk’ day, use the hashtag #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and upload your pictures and videos to your favorite media platform (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc) . Family and friends from anywhere in the world can walk with your team. They can upload pictures and video using the hashtags #MDSSVIRTUALWALK and #MDSSVIRTUALWALK(team name).

SAVE THE DATE! Our biggest fundraiser is going Virtual this year !! Stay tune for more details! #WalkWithUs #mdss #ManitobaDown #manitobadownsyndromesociety #fundraiser #downsyndrome #WalkWithUs2020

Happy Canada Day #canadaday #canada

We regret to inform you that the following events have been postponed! Please visit our website for more details.

Get ready ! We will be posting the details soon! #walkwithus #mdss #manitobadownsyndromesociety #fundraiser #downsyndrome

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SAVE THE DATE!! SEPTEMBER 27,2020 This year we will be holding our annual fundraiser a bit differently...it will not be at CMU, we are looking at a virtual event! Still fun, still prizes so mark your calendar and stay tuned for details!!!

Good morning everyone! The MDSS hopes everyone is enjoying the long weekend and the awesome weather we are having! These are different times and everyone will be dealing with them in their own way.... If you are struggling please reach out as we are still here for you through message, phone call or email. Take good care!

Good morning everyone! I wanted to let everyone know that the money from our cancelled Pancake Breakfast has been returned. If for some reason you have not received yours please let us know. The sun is out today and it looks like it will be a beautiful day. It is our hope that everyone is doing well during these times. If you are struggling please know the MDSS is a call, message or email away!... Stay well everyone Kris Yunker President

Excellent Q & A piece about COVID-19 and Down syndrome from national consortium - see post and link below to Global Down Syndrome Foundation's website. #T21COVID19 #DownSyndromeAwareness

#Winnipeg #MDSS #ManitobaDownSyndromeSociety #LotsOfSocks #SeeTheAbility #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD2020 #WeDecide #DownSyndromeCanada #DownSyndromeAwareness

In honor of World Down Syndrome Day !

Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with us!! Share your pictures with us! #LotsOfSocks #SeeTheAbility #RockYourSocks #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD2020 #WeDecide #DownSyndromeCanada #DownSyndromeAwareness #ManitobaDownSyndromeSociety

Another well done, simple language video about Coronavirus that shares practical information: https://www.brainpop.com//diseasesinjuriesand/coronavirus/ #T21COVID #DownSyndromeAwareness

Today is the day! We're sharing our latest Project Understood update with the United Nations. Register and join in to watch live stream beginning at 10am EST: https://www.facebook.com/events/626920234821593/. #WeDecide #WorldDownSyndromeDay #WDSD2020 #ProjectUnderstood #SeeTheAbility

Sadly but not surprisingly we have now cancelled our Spring Baby Love event Please, let’s all still celebrate WDSD with all of the energy we have built up from staying home haha Let’s all share our WDSD celebrations with the world on all Social Media!!!... March 21, are you ready to rock your socks

Good morning, I felt it was important to reach out to everyone today as this is a tough time in our world as we know it. We have had to follow suit and cancel all of our social events. I know that our membership was looking forward to these events for so many reasons. One reason being, we have the need to connect with families that are experiencing life as we are.... We have one thing in common for sure, and that is that we love someone with Down syndrome. In the day and age of Social Media, there truly is no better time for this to have have happened. We have the option to phone, Facetime, Facebook, twitter, Facebook messenger etc. one another to make sure that we all stay connected and feel loved and supported. If any one of our families feels the need to reach out, do so, in what ever way you like and we will do our very best to assist with your needs. The Manitoba Down syndrome society is always here for you it just might look a little different than what we are used to. Thank you from everyone at the Manitoba Down syndrome society

Good morning everyone, To help celebrate World Down syndrome day, the Baker family was kind enough to sit down and share a bit of their lives for an article you can view here. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com//Powered-by-an-extra-chr

Today officially marks the 25th Anniversary of the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation! Happy Birthday to us! Given the current situation, we are practicing appro...priate social distancing as we celebrate - but we're hugging and back-slapping in spirit. Read our 25th Anniversary Press Release: https://bit.ly/2wPKNM4 #DSRF25 #DownSyndrome #flattenthecurve

Cancellation of events: Hello members and friends of the Manitoba Down Syndrome society. In light of the current concern surrounding the Corona Virus and our children having compromised Immune Systems, we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to cancel this years Pancake Breakfast that was to be held on March 22nd, 2020.... We will be postponing the viewing of Normie that was to be shown on March 21st, 2020 for the same reason. This was an easy decision knowing how many of our children battle with health issues, and we know that you all understand where this is coming from; we thank you for your understanding. For those of you that have purchased Pancake Breakfast tickets, please know that you will fully reimbursed, just please understand this could take some time. As far as the Normie event goes, we will suspend the event and have to start over when we announce when this will take place; date TBA. Baby Love will be another event we will determine closer to as we hope that this Virus gets under control before the situation worsens. Please take care of yourselves and again we appreciate your understanding. Kris Yunker MDSS President

Our own World Down Syndrome Day Awareness Profile Picture Frame!

Please join us for our last Pancake Breakfast. If you would like to Volunteer please contact Susan at [email protected] For tickets please visit our website!

Get out there in #PinkShirts today everyone! Thank you Julia, and enjoy your day spreading awareness throughout your community! #BullyDay #DownSyndromeAwareness #DownSyndromeAdvocacy #PinkShirtDay #SeeTheAbility

Our Annual Breakfast in honor of World Down Syndrome Day is coming !! Tickets are on sale Now!! We do need volunteers for our event please see the details below or on our website!

We are retailing the official #LotsOfSocks for those that want to brighten up their sock collection in 2020! Shop at the link below, and order soon to make sure... your #WorldDownSyndromeDay swag arrives in time. The socks come in a variety of sizes and are available only while supplies last. Wear fun, colourful and cool socks all week to get people talking about Down syndrome. Like these socks, what makes us unique makes us awesome. https://store.cdss.ca/collections/world-down-syndrome-day #LotsOfSocks #WDSD2020 #DownSyndromeAwareness #DownSyndromeCanada #Danceon321