by Hope Story, Inc.

2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend - Team Hope Story

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Goal

I'm running the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend half marathon January 11th in support of Hope Story and in honor of a VERY special little boy, Houston Gilbert. He is the son of Ben and Gigi Gilbert. Houston has an infectious smile and brings joy to everyone around him! Thankfully Gigi is a nurse practitioner so they had the resources to let them know the road ahead but many families are not so blessed. Hope Story provides those needed resources to parents and medical professionals to help families understand a Down Syndrome diagnosis. 


Your donation helps Hope Story provide resources, support, and hope to families whose child has received a Down syndrome diagnosis. You can learn more by visiting http://hopestory.org and stay connected to us by signing up for our email updates by visiting this link: https://mailchi.mp/hopestory/sign-up


Here's how your donation can be put to work:

$5.00 - Prints 10 “How to Deliver a Down Syndrome Diagnosis with Hope” Booklets.
$10.00 - Prints 8 Hope Stories Booklets, which answer questions in story form that new parents may have. These books are distributed nationwide to new parents and physicians.
$25.00 - Provides one Hope Kit to an existing parent of a child with Down Syndrome so they can “adopt” their medical professional and provide peer support to new local parents.
$50 - Produces material for twenty medical professional folders, providing resources to help medical professionals deliver a Down Syndrome diagnosis to new parents. 
$75 - Provides and ships one box (thirty books) of our Hope Stories Booklets to a medical office to give to families with a new diagnosis 
$100 - Helps create five podcasts that can encourage parents with a child with Down Syndrome 
$250 - Helps maintain, host, and update our website so that we can continue to reach new families
$500 - Funds a table for our medical professional dinners. These dinners allow medical professionals to hear firsthand from families raising a child with Down Syndrome and experienced medical providers who have cared for families of children with Down Syndrome for over a decade.
$1000 - Helps create new video content for new parents and medical professionals.


Thank you for considering to help me raise my goal to run in the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend half marathon as part of the Hope Story team!


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