💙What an unforgettable night at the 2025 AcceptAbility Gala! 💙 From moving tributes to electrifying performances, it was a celebration of advocacy, inclusion, and unity. Together, we raised a record breaking amount to support GLOBAL’s mission—advancing research, healthcare, and opportunity for people with Down syndrome. Thank you to everyone who made it so meaningful, including our incredible sponsors: The Emry Family, American Express, Intuit, Kroger, The Mullen Family, PhRMA, PwC, Anna & John J. Sie Foundation, ExxonMobil, NCTA, Steampunk, Inc., Altria, The Ashbrook Family, Avōq, The Brogan Family, Comcast, David Egan & Family, Natalie & Guy Harrison, Highland Electric Fleets, Koch Government Affairs, Mastercard, Merck, Narrative Strategies, OnMessage Inc., The Stephens Family, The Toohey Family, VALERO ENERGY PARTNERS LP, Visa, and Williams & Jensen PLLC, Brian & Natasha Walsh, The Whitten Family #AcceptAbilityGala #GlobalDownSyndromeFoundation #InclusionMatters #DownSyndromeAdvocacy (fb)

Congratulations to Leo Weeks & Gabby Parillon, the 2025 Rosa DeLauro and Tom Cole GLOBAL Advancement Award winners! This incredible award is given to two outstanding individuals with Down syndrome who are pursuing post-secondary education opportunities. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and Congressman Tom Cole are two of GLOBAL’s Congressional Champions who have shown unwavering dedication to ensure that National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding for Down syndrome continues to increase every year! #GlobalAdvancementAward #AcceptAbilityGala #DownSyndromeAwareness #EducationForAll #InclusionMatters #FutureLeaders #GlobalDownSyndromeFoundation (fb)