“We work very hard,” said Global Down Syndrome Foundation President, CEO and Co-Founder, Michelle Sie Whitten. The building will be a home for people with Down syndrome and their families, as well as a destination for inclusion, inspiration and achievement for everyone. Additionally, Global just opened its new Cherry Creek headquarters, which includes top-notch office facilities and a future education center of excellence supported by a generous grant from The Salah Foundation. Global’s recent lobbying efforts to Congress and outreach to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) resulted in the first significant increase of NIH Down syndrome research funding in nearly 20 years, from $35 million in 2017 to $58 million in 2018. Since the establishment of the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show, the event has raised over $16 million which underwrites life-changing research and life-saving medical care.

Other confirmed celebrities for the 10th Anniversary Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show include: Miss Colorado Ellery Jones Major League Soccer player Sam Cronin Denver Broncos players Justin Simmons, Bradley Chubb, Ron Leary, and Brandon McManus and past Q Award winner DeOndra Dixon.ĭuring the fashion show, Global will also honor the 2018 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Ambassador Sam Levin while celebrating the return of past Ambassadors: Chase Turner Perry, Sophia Kay Whitten, Katherine Vollbracht Winfield, Clarissa Capuano, Louis Rotella IV and Marcus Sikora.Įntering its 10th year, Global is thriving. Both actors are passionate advocates for the differently-abled, and Zack himself has Down syndrome. Renner, Miller, McGinley and Booth will join Global’s 2018 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award (Q Award) winners and film stars, Colin Farrell and Zack Gottsagen. 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Place in Denver. The marquee event is the largest Down syndrome fundraiser in the world and will be held during Down Syndrome Awareness Month on Saturday, Oct. The 10th Anniversary will underscore and celebrate a decade of beauty and achievement. McGinley and supermodel and actress Amanda Booth will join its celebrity lineup for this year’s 10th Anniversary of the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show. 9, 2018 – Today the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (Global) announced academy-award nominee and Marvel’s “Hawkeye” Jeremy Renner, Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, award-winning actor and Global board member John C. Celebrities vow to raise awareness and funds for life-changing medical care & research at Global’s 10th Anniversary Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show – Celebrating a decade of beauty and achievementĭENVER, CO.

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