To help our members stay connected, DSAW holds a number of events, including:
- Annual Summer Picnic
- Annual Brewers Game & Tailgate Party
- Annual Children's Christmas Party
- Topical Membership Meetings
- Halloween Teens & Tweens Dance Party
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2009 Christmas Party - Western Lakes, Pewaukee, WI
A message from Angie Mayer Fech, our Program Director:
On behalf of the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin, Inc. I would like to say thank you for making this year's Annual Children's Holiday Party one of the best ever! Your participation helped to make this year's party the spectacular success it turned out to be!
I would like to take this moment to once again thank our charitable benefactors. Without their generosity we would not have been able to host this party:
- Greg Essig, owner of Western Lakes Golf Club
- Chris Wright & His Wonderful Staff - Saz's Catering Director
- TVT Trucking for pick up and delivery of Santa's gifts to Western Lakes
- Chase Commercial Bank & Pamela Albrecht for arranging the donation of gifts
- Chase Commercial Bank & Maryanne Mlodzik for coordinating & recruiting volunteers
- The Van Gilder Family for their very special balloon artistry, juggling & magic acts
- Michael Breitbach & Midwest Sound and Light for musical entertainment, and,
- Terry Martin & his very good friend, Santa
An EXTRA SPECIAL THANK YOU to Sally Weiland of Chase Bank for donating her time & materials as she took pictures of each family as they sat on Santa's lap & whispered what they wanted for Christmas! Great Job Sally & Thank you for your generosity!! Thanks again to TVT Trucking for donating their time & delivering Santa's presents direct to the party! And also, a very special THANK YOU to Maryanne Mlodzik and her Chase Bank Elves, without whose help, this party would not run as smoothly as it has the last several years!
A special shout out goes to the Van Gilder Family - Mom, Connie and her wonderful boys (Andrew, Matthew, John and James) who came out to entertain all of our guests with their very special magic tricks, juggling talents, balloon artistry and providing tattoos for everyone! Thank you Van Gilder Family, you rock!!
And a big THANK YOU to SANTA, once again, for taking time out of his very special schedule to spend time with our kids.
Have a happy, healthy holiday season & a prosperous New Year.
Thank You,
Angie