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Viv's Big Shave

  • Thank you!

      1 August 2023
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    Thanks to one person's brave styling decision and the generous support of the community, Viv's Big Shave raised a mighty $1760!

    It's a fantastic result! This funding will fund about 20 sessions of life-changing speech and language therapy for Kiwi kids living with Down syndrome.

    We know this service is crucial to the cognitive and social development of our kids, many would remain non-verbal throughout their lives without it. But speech and language therapy is not publicly funded and without help many families are unable to afford the cost. Your support is invaluable in helping UpsideDowns make speech and language therapy accessible to all Kiwi kids with Down syndrome.

    Our sincere gratitude to the amazing Viv and all of you wonderful supporters!

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  • She did it!

      18 July 2023

    Viv has officially said goodbye to her hair — and your generosity has helped her raise $1500 for children and young people with Down syndrome!!

    We're blown away with this result. UpsideDowns would like to thank everyone for their generosity, including Kafuné hair salon in Onehunga and hair artist Virginia who allowed Viv to shave in style. And of course utmost gratitude goes out to our brave friend Viv — we love the new look!

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