Midwest Fashion Show Gala

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE 2012 MIDWEST FASHION SHOW AND SUPPORTING DOWN SYNDROME INDIANA!

LAST YEAR I WAS A MODEL FOR THE SHOW AND IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I ENJOY AND LOVE THE CHALLENGE OF TRYING NEW THINGS AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT WHEN SOMEONE GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT I CAN DO.

SINCE I WAS A BABY AND A VERY LITTLE GIRL MY PARENTS HAVE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED ME TO TRY NEW THINGS, TO NEVER GIVE UP AND JUST DO THE VERY BEST THAT I CAN DO. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH UNTIL YOU TRY.

I GRADUATED FROM NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN WENT ON TO ATTEND MARION UNIVERSITY HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS. I HAVE A JOB AND VOLUNTEER FOR DSI AND THE HAMILTON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. I LIVE IN MY OWN APARTMENT, I PAY TAXES, AND VOTE LIKE EVERY OTHER CITIZEN.

I AM PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT I AM ALSO VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE WHO HAVE HELPED AND SUPPORTED ME ALONG THE WAY.

TONIGHT WE CAN CELEBRATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DOWN SYNDROME AND ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL FASHION SHOW. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING


I hope all of you have great time and i will also be their speaking for the down syndrome Indiana. Enhancing the lives of people who have disabilities and to encourage them to make a difference that is what a self advocate does