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About the AcceptAbility Gala

GLOBAL’s annual AcceptAbility Gala brings together policymakers from both sides of the aisle, key scientists from NIH, and our Down syndrome community. Together, our advocacy efforts have increased the NIH Down syndrome research and medical care budget by $258 million over the last five years! The AcceptAbility Gala is an opportunity to celebrate our success, especially major new federal research funding increases after years of being one of the least funded genetic conditions.  We honor our Ambassador family, two Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Awardees, and the Rosa DeLauro and Tom Cole GLOBAL Advancement Awardees.

Thank You to Our Supporters

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2024 HONORARY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE  
Rep. Pete Aguilar
Rep. Don Bacon
Rep. Troy Balderson
Rep. Nanette Barragán
Rep. Stephanie Bice
Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Senator Marsha Blackburn
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator Katie Britt
Senator Sherrod Brown
Rep. Shontel Brown
Rep. Julia Brownley
Rep. Larry Bucshon
Rep. Kat Cammack
Senator Shelley Capito
Senator Ben Cardin
Rep. Buddy Carter
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Rep. James Clyburn
Rep. Gerry Connolly
Rep. Jason Crow
Rep. Diana DeGette
Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Neal Dunn
Rep. Lois Frankel
Rep. Virginia Foxx
Rep. John Garamendi
Rep. Andrew Garbarino
Rep. Robert Garcia

Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
Rep. Michael Guest
Rep. Brett Guthrie
Rep. Jahana Hayes
Senator Maggie Hassan
Senator Chris Van Hollen
Rep. Richard Hudson
Rep. Glenn Ivey
Rep. Hank Johnson
Rep. John Joyce
Rep. Jen Kiggans
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Rep. Young Kim
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Susie Lee
Rep. Mike Levin
Rep. Ted Lieu
Rep. Morgan Luttrell
Senator Joe Manchin
Senator Ed Markey
Senator Roger Marshall
Rep. Thomas Massie
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep. Lucy McBath
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Rep. Grace Meng
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Rep. Marc Molinaro
Rep. Jared Moskowitz
Rep. Seth Moulton
Senator Markwayne Mullin

Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator Chris Murphy

Senator Patty Murray
Rep. Jay Obernolte
Rep. Bill Pascrell
Rep. Scott Peters
Rep. Brittany Pettersen
Rep. Katie Porter
Rep. Amata Radewagen
Rep. Delia Ramirez

Rep. Jamie Raskin
Rep. Mike Rogers
Rep. John Rutherford
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
Rep. Bradley Schneider
Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer
Senator Kyrsten Sinema
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
Rep. Abigail Spanberger
Rep. Dale Strong
Rep. Dina Titus
Rep. Jill Tokuda
Rep. Paul Tonko
Rep. Norma J. Torres
Rep. David Trone
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Marc Veasey
Senator Mark Warner
Senator Elizabeth Warren
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Maxine Waters
Senator Roger Wicker

 

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2024 GALA CHAIRS
Julie Riccio
Director, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy, PwC
Amy Best Weiss
Executive VP, Global Government Affairs, American Express
2024 GALA COMMITTEE
Jan Adams
Founder & CEO, JMA Solutions
Natalie Farr Harrison
SVP Government Relations, Avoq
Cory Alexander
Strategic Advisor, UnitedHealth Group
Erin Book Mullen
Principal, Williams & Jensen, PLLC
John Ashbrook
Founding Partner, Cavalry LLC
Matthew Perin
Head of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Kroger
Kevin Brennan
Principal, Bluebird Strategies
Cliff Riccio
Senior Vice President & Chief, Government Relations, NCTA
Emilie Eager
Communications Consultant
Frank Stephens
Author, Actor, and Advocate
David Egan
Author, Advocate, & Speaker
Salo Zelermyer
Vice President for Federal Affairs and Counsel, Valero

 

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2024 TABLE SPONSORS
PLATINUM

The Mullen Family

GOLD

American Express
Intuit
Kroger
PhRMA
PwC

SILVER

Anna & John J. Sie Foundation
The Ashbrook Family
Comcast
NCTA
Steampunk
Frank Stephens, GLOBAL Board Member
Williams & Jensen

  

TOP BILLBOARD

AdvaMed
Arnold & Porter
AT&T Services, Inc.
Avoq
Louis & Christine Capano
Clarion Capital Partners
Cox Enterprises
David Egan & Family
Discover Financial Services
JMA Solutions

 
 
Koch Industries
Mastercard
Merck
Natalie & Guy Harrison
Narrative Strategies
Targeted Victory
Valero
Visa
The Whitten Family
2024 LIVE AUCTION DONORS   
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Carlo Tamburro
Jan Adams
Elite Island Resorts
Robin & Josh Shultz
The Whitten Family

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About Global Down Syndrome Foundation

The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) is the largest non-profit in the U.S. working to save lives and dramatically improve health outcomes for people with Down syndrome. GLOBAL has donated more than $32 million to establish the first Down syndrome research institute supporting over 400 scientists and over 2,200 patients with Down syndrome from 33 states and 10 countries. Working closely with Congress and the National Institutes of Health, GLOBAL is the lead advocacy organization in the U.S. for Down syndrome research and medical care. GLOBAL has a membership of over 120 Down syndrome organizations worldwide and is part of a network of Affiliates – the Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, the Sie Center for Down Syndrome, and the University of Colorado Alzheimer’s and Cognition Center – all on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

GLOBAL’s widely circulated medical publications include GLOBAL Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing and Information about Down Syndrome, and the award-winning Down Syndrome WorldTM magazine. GLOBAL also organizes the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show, the largest Down syndrome fundraiser in the world. Visit globaldownsyndrome.org and follow us on social media (Facebook & Twitter: @GDSFoundation, Instagram: @globaldownsyndrome).

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