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The Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic Annual Fundraiser

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DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CELEBRATES
PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME

Growing Seeds of Change - Family Fun Day
Sunday, August 3, 2008

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$10.50 for adults
$7.50 for seniors 65+
$7.50 for visitors with a military ID
$6.00 for youth 4-15
$6.00 for students with ID
Free for children 3 and under

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The Denver Botanic Gardens announced that it will celebrate people with Down syndrome through an entire day of awareness entitled “Growing Seeds of Change - Family Fun Day.” This action packed event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at The Denver Botanic Gardens and is sponsored by The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund. All activities are included with general admission.

The Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic will have a tent there and we will be distributing information about Down syndrome and our services. We are excited to work with The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund and the Denver Botanic Gardens on this.

Families won't want to miss this fun day that includes thematic areas featuring characters from popular books for young people including Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh. Each area includes a celebrity book reading, hands-on activities and an opportunity for families to have their photograph taken with costumed characters. In addition, families can enjoy savory desserts, botanical treasure hunts, flower pot painting, planting stations, and a live musical concert at Mitchell Hall. All activities are included with general admission.

"The Family Fun Day will provide a meaningful and fun way to help change attitudes and educate people about diversity and differences, especially when it comes to Down syndrome," said Brian Vogt, CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens. "Growing those seeds of change in young minds is an important step and we are pleased that we can take that step on the grounds of the Gardens."

"Denver Botanic Gardens is a dream space for an event like this," Michelle Sie Whitten, Chair of the Advisory Board of The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund and Executive Director of Anna and John J. Sie Foundation said. "Through our families we are able to bring a lot of new families to one of Denver's greatest cultural facilities and it gives us an opportunity to raise awareness for some wonderfully worthy causes."

For more information about Growing Seeds of Change - Family Fun Day, contact us at 303-360-3877 or director@denverdsclinic.org.

ABOUT THE SPONSORS...

Denver Botanic Gardens

Rooted a mile high, Denver Botanic Gardens has been a favorite Denver destination for over 55 years, and is considered to be one of the top botanic gardens in the American West. Art and science unite in the Gardens' spectacular urban oasis, offering an unforgettable artistic garden experience for the whole family, as well as a living laboratory for education and plant conservation programs. Additional sites at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, a 750-acre wildlife and native plant refuge in Littleton; Mount Goliath, a high altitude trail and interpretive site on the Mount Evans Scenic Byway; and Centennial Gardens, a five-acre formal garden with a Colorado native plant palette in downtown Denver, extend this experience throughout the Front Range.

Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1005 York Street in Denver, Colorado. Visit us at www.botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3500 for more information. Denver Botanic Gardens thanks the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.

The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund

The Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Educational Fund is a donor advised fund at The Denver Foundation. The Fund's mission is to significantly improve the lives of people with Down syndrome through targeted education of caregivers, professionals, philanthropists, government and community leaders and the general public. The Fund's vision is to change the paradigm of how people with Down syndrome are perceived by society so that they are valued and integral in their schools, jobs and communities. The Fund supports many local organizations providing services to people with Down Syndrome including: Colorado State University, Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic, Down Syndrome Educational Trust (UK), Mile High Down Syndrome Association and the University of Denver.