Jocelyn Meet Jocelyn Denise who was born March 19, 2017 representing the Wild and Wonderful state of West Virginia from the city of Martinsburg. Jocelyn, in her short three years, has been in the hospital on four occasions and has had three surgeries. Despite it all, she has not skipped a beat. She is a […]
Hayden Hayden is a kind, brave, smart, strong, and funny six-year-old kindergartener who is always up for a fist bump or a high five. He adds incredible joy, adventure, and love to the lives of his family and friends. His favorite things include: climbing, jumping, exploring, swinging, dancing, listening to music, and being awesome. Hayden
Chelsea Hello, I am Chelsea Cummings. I just had my birthday and turned 27 years old. I am so excited that I was chosen to be a 2020 ambassador for the Nothing Down organization. I love being involved in life and all things fun. I have worked for the past two years at the local
Avery Averie is a very sassy two-year-old. Although born in Ohio, she currently splits her time between her home in Fort Bragg, NC (yes, her daddy is in the Army) and working in Los Angeles. Averie had open heart surgery when she was 4 months old. She is spunky, stubborn, silly, loves to laugh when
Vendela & Layla We are Vendela and Layla Acevedo and we live in Salisbury Mills, NY. We are four-year-old identical twin girls with Down syndrome. We are the only set of identical twin ambassadors that Nothing Down has ever had! The chance of being identical twins with Down syndrome is one or two in a
Liberty This is our sweet ‘Lady Liberty.’ Liberty is two years old and the only Nothing Down ambassador from Texas. Liberty was born with two holes in her heart and a herniated diaphragm. Both were corrected through multiple surgeries when she was around eight months old and she has been very healthy ever since! Liberty
Addison Addison is our four and fearless little lady. We don’t ever have to worry about people limiting her because, in her opinion, she can do anything!. She is always ready for adventure and has a way of making anything ordinary in life extraordinary. In between going to full day preschool, she spends her time
Nicholas Meet Nicholas! He is two years old and lives in Oswego, New York. We received his official Down syndrome diagnosis six days after he was born, so it was quite a shock! At the time, we knew nothing about Down syndrome other than all of the inaccurate presumptions that we previously had. Since then,
Saris Saris Marie Garcia is almost 19 years old. Saris has a smile that will light a room! She is sweet, considerate and kind. She has a warm and beautiful personality! Down syndrome does not stop her. She is dedicated and is so proud of all her accomplishments. Saris loves sports and actively participates in
Wesley Meet Wesley Ryatt, his middle name does not disappoint . Wesley lives in a small town in Illinois and will be two-years-old in April. Wesley uses American Sign Language (ASL) as his primary form of communication right now. He is a local favorite just about anywhere he goes, a complete people magnet, and he
