Today is interesting in that the world observes three International Days at once! Today is World Poetry Day, which is a UNESCO day; International Day of Nowruz; and World Down Syndrome Day.
Down Syndrome affects about 1 in every 800 babies born in the United States and is a condition that affects the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. You can learn a lot more about Down Syndrome here: http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html. Please consider helping out with research to cure Down Syndrome. https://www.dsrf.org/support_us/donations
For over 100 years, Christopher House has been helping with early childhood development. Usually helping children in low-income families, Christopher House helps build a foundation so that the children can attend school. We all know that education is one of the most important tools to help someone pull themselves out of poverty, and that makes Christopher House so valuable to our youth.