Thanks to you, our t-shirt fundraiser has been hugely successful. When we started, I had no idea if we would sell 10 shirts or 100.
We are nearing our 300th order. Blessed would be a good word to describe how we feel right now. And a little flabbergasted.
Orders have come in from all over the country, and I hear we even have an order headed to Holland. It's pretty darn awesome to think Down Syndrome Awareness is being spread around the world. When you wear your new, completely awesome t-shirt, I hope people ask questions. I hope you can say with conviction that individuals with Down Syndrome are just like you and I. And you're proud to know someone with an extra chromosome. Or you're proud to know a family adopting a child with Down Syndrome. Because Down Syndeome is THAT awesome, that families are willing to cross oceans to make someone with DS a part of their family. Or maybe YOU have Down Syndrome. Spread that joy. Rock that extra chromosome.
Your t-shirt purchase isn't just helping us bring our babies home from far away lands. It's giving you the opportunity to make Down Syndrome awareness catch on like wildfire (thank you John Mayer) Awareness = Acceptance. Please, when you wear your new shirt, remember that.
And keep calm, it's just an extra chromosome.
Thank you.
