Good Morning Peggy,
Thank you, thank you, thank you ! We all had an amazing time last night and so enjoyed all the fellowship with everybody. We had ten of our kids show up ( along with 35+ parents and siblings) and connected with TWO new families both based in Clearwater who now are part of our RDSF family.
Chase loved the bouncy house and Cali fell in love with the ponies Peanuts and Daisy. Got a really fantastic picture of Cade and Santa….Cade’s first time seeing Santa. So cool.
Elf Shirley had a blast watching the dog show with the kids and all the kids enjoyed the train ride. The huge inflatable slide was a big hit but I had to go up twice to persuade kids to go down….I was absolutely beat by 8PM.
Great time , great people and a great big thanks from all of us at Raising Down Syndrome Foundation.
Note: Everybody remarked at how well managed and how kind everybody were to our kids. Please tell the group how much we appreciated their kindness and willingness to help them have a awesome night with Santa.
We need to make this an annual event!
Ron ( slept very well last night) Girard
Entrance to Winter Wonderland is free but we ask visitors to bring a non-perishable food item and/or an unwrapped toy. The toys and canned goods are donated to local area charities, such as the Homeless Emergency Project sponsored by Everybody’s Tabernacle.
CCV will be treating PAL kids and the kids at a couple of homeless shelters with Easter goodies.
This is a multi-course dinner with wine pairings, prepared by the Tampa Bay’s top Chefs, and features curated live entertainment pairings for each course.
CCV will be helping PAL with their back to school event.
This event includes a silent auction, great food and a fabulous fashion show with VIP models. The exquisite fashions featured are from local area boutiques. The huge silent auction had something for everyone with well over 300 items, and much more.