Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma

Happy Holidays! Our campaign for 321 donors is still going, have you given your end of the year gift yet?? #Crazy4DSACO Here is the link to give: Fervent.us/Crazy4DSACO

The SKYDANCE BRIDGE in OKC is scheduled to light up BLUE AND YELLOW to commemorate and celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, 2021! Be on the lookout!

Want to help raise awareness at your child's school? DSACO is having a coloring contest for World Down Syndrome Day! March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day! We ask everyone to wear their favorite pair of crazy socks to show support for individuals with Down syndrome. We are asking all schools to participate in our Knock Your Socks Off! coloring contest. Give this sheet to your students and let their creative minds flow. Each school that participates will have the option to ...pick an overall winner or grade winner. Please contact our office and we will mail your school a prize to award the winner(s)! We ask that you pick a winner(s) by April 1. Individuals may also participate in the coloring contest by emailing a photo of their completed coloring sheet to [email protected] by April 1st. Download coloring sheet here: https://dsaco.org//down/outlines_knockyoursocksoff2021.pdf

Are you #Crazy4DSACO? Help us celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and raise awareness for the 21st chromosome by using our NEW Facebook Frame! Don't forget to wear your silly socks on March 21st!

Maddyn Brakhage Knocks Our Socks Off! Last year was Maddyn's first year to join the Cheers and More CheerAbilities cheer team, the Shining Starz. Although she has been in the cheer world her entire life, this was new for her. She would practice every evening to make sure could remember her routine and what she was supposed to do. We were so proud of her and the Shining Starz team when they won their first-ever NCA Championship. -Monteshia Brakhage

Leon Rafael Knocks Our Socks Off! This is Leon Rafael. He will be one on March 10, 2021. Little man is the strongest person I know, and I can't believe I have the privilege of being his mom. Leon was born 6 weeks premature and had his first surgery at a week old to fix a duodenal atresia of the pancreas and a gtube placement. He spent 3 weeks in NICU before he could finally come home, he was only 4 pounds. He has had a total of 4 surgeries, including open heart surgery for a... complete AV canal defect with pulmonary stenosis, multiple hospital stays, and covid-19. On October 7, 2020, we lost him for 5 minutes. His doctors still aren't sure why it happened, although there are many plausible theories. After that scary event, my little guy completely turned into a new person. We have been able to stay out of the hospital, knock on wood, and is all smiles! Everyone who comes into contact with him falls in love. He is learning new things every day, and loves to give kisses. This boy is my miracle I didn't know I needed. -Mina Martinez See more