Happy New Year - 2024!  I hope this finds you and your family well and looking forward to a promising new year.  CIDSO will again be holding our quarterly meetings via Zoom.  The date for our next meeting is Tuesday, April 16 at 6:00 pm. Please plan to RSVP to Diane Crutcher diane.crutcher@c4pd.com prior to the meeting for a zoom link.

Mark your calendars for CIDSO’s 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, March 16th at IWU Young Main Lounge 3:00-5:00.  Plan to join us for Dancing through the Decades – an afternoon of family fun – dancing, desserts, recognizing our families, and celebrating the immense impact our organization has had on families touched by Down syndrome.

To renew membership in CIDSO for 2024, all families will need to fill out a membership form on our website:  https://cidsobuddywalk.org/forms/cidso-application.php.  Please take a moment to complete this between January 1 - 31.

Families who want to be considered “active” in order to secure any funding opportunities in 2024 will also need to fulfill the requirements for active membership as outlined on the website:  http://cidso.org/funding-opportunities  

Officers for 2024 include:

Deb Presley, President  debpresley64@yahoo.com

Maizee Miller, Vice President maizeelynnmiller@gmail.com

Diane Crutcher, VP Community Liaison diane.crutcher@c4pd.com

Shelley Marquis, VP Funds Administrator john.shelley.marquis@gmail.com

Kim Weber, Treasurer robkimweber@gmail.com

Sandy Bauer, Secretary sandybauer1024@icloud.com

Bethany Romer, Executive Committee General Member kolbbethany@hotmail.com

Best wishes for a healthy and happy new year!