New Zealand Down Syndrome Association supported by Southern Stars Charitable Trust
Charity benefitting from Trust's telephone appeal. Can you join in?
New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
Mission Statement
"To promote the participation of people with Down syndrome in their community"
Primary aims:
- To inform and support families/whanau whose lives have been changed by Down syndrome
- To promote and advocate for positive attitudes
- To promote the rights and inclusion of people with Down syndrome
- To review policies and lobby government, and other agencies
The NZDSA offers:
- new parent support - through trained support parents
- national coordinator
- regional groups - activities throughout thirteen centres in New Zealand including coffee mornings, family events, guest speakers and individual support and advocacy
newsletter - a quarterly update of news, information and stories, sent to all members - information packs - for schools, professionals, family and friends
- website www.nzdsa.org.nz
- freephone number 0800 NZDSAI - so parents and professionals can easily be linked to support parents or a central information number
Visit: http://www.nzdsa.org.nz/index.htm
Southern Stars Charitable Trust
Providing a better life for special needs and disadvantaged children in New Zealand
Southern Stars is a Charitable Trust that is dedicated to providing a better life for special needs and disadvantaged children in New Zealand.
That is achieved in three ways ...
1. By raising and distributing funds to children's charities.
2. By providing fundraising resources for children's charities.
3. By creating entertainment events for special needs and disadvantaged children.
As a result the Trust has become renowned for enabling many established children's charities to be the benefactors of the Trust's event programmes. Southern Stars stages professional pantomimes i.e. K.I.S.S. (Kids in Show Seats) which have entertained over 50,000 special needs and disadvantaged children nationwide.
Visit: http://www.southernstars.org.nz
