Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to Speak at KIDS Event

We are thrilled to announce that Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will join us at the KIDS event on January 22, prior to the March for Life!  She will be with us from 11:00 to 11:30 at the offices of the National Right to Life Committee.

Rep. McMorris Rodgers represents the State of Washington's 5th district.  She and her husband Brian have an almost-3-year-old son named Cole who has Down syndrome.  She is a champion for individuals with Down syndrome and other special needs in Congress.  She is founder and co-chair of the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus.

Cathy warmly welcomed a group of KIDS families to her office after last year's March for Life.  We are blessed to have her advocating for our children in Congress.  We are looking forward to seeing her again on January 22!

Save the Date!

Save the date for our second annual gathering of KIDS families and friends!  We will again meet at the offices of the National Right to Life Committee just prior to the 2010 March for Life in Washington, D.C., and then walk over together to join the March for Life.  NRLC will generously provide sandwiches and refreshments before we head off to the March.

Individuals with Down syndrome, their families and friends, are invited to join us.  Come and help raise awareness of the tragically high abortion rate of babies with Down syndrome and show support to individuals with Down syndrome, born and unborn.

Here are the essentials.  Stay tuned for more information!
Date:  Friday, January 22, 2010

Time:  11:00 a.m. to Noon

Place:  Offices of the National Right to Life Committee

            512 10th Street, NW, Washington D.C.

A photo essay of our first March for Life January 2009

Here are some photos we took in Washington last January 22, our first March for Life.

Top to bottom:

KIDS members meet our champion, Rep Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) founding member of the Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus. She is pro-life and promised to work with us to promote good legislation in Congress for our children. She has already succeeded in getting additional National Institute of Health funding for Down syndrome research.

Those in the photo are Anita Setran, Rep McMorris Rogers, Leticia (with Christina) and Eileen with Sadie.

Second from top; KIDS in the March for Life, on Constitution Avenue, heading towards the Capitol Building.

Third from top; more photos of us marching, didn't Eileen come up with a great logo? She also chose the blue and yellow starred scarves we are all wearing.

Fourth from top; Rep McMorris Rogers greets Sadie, Eileen's daughter at Blogs for Life at the Family Research Council Jan 22, 2009

Bottom photo; Senator Brownback whom I write about here and here greets my daughter Christina at Blogs for Life 2009. We gave both Senator Brownback and Rep McMorris Rogers KIDS appreciation awards for their speaking out for the unborn who have Down syndrome. Senator Brownback sponsored the "Prenatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act" providing education on Down syndrome, and referrals to adoption agencies and support groups for pregnant moms faced with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome or other disability.

We met our fellow KIDS members at the National Right to Life Center downtown Washington, DC. Click here for an article and photo in National Right to Life News.