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PACIFIC CITY INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
Pacific City, an open-air, lifestyle shopping, dining and entertainment destination across from the iconic Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach, California (https://www.gopacificcity.com), in cooperation with the Down Syndrome Association of Orange County (DSAOC), invites the community to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday, March 21st, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. During the event, Matthew Von Der Ahe and Madison Tevlin from the movie “Champions” will join actor Jared Kozak from Nickelodeon’s “The Loudhouse” and “The Casagrandes,” actor and comedian Parth Bhatt, TV miniseries “A Thousand Tomorrows” actor Cole Sibus, actress and dancer Jessica Aimee Kishner, and DSAOC Board Member, advocate, “American Horror Story” actress, and model Jamie Brewer, as well as several cast members from A&E’s Emmy Award-winning show “Born This Way,” in greeting hundreds of guests with Down syndrome and their families. “Born This Way” actress and advocate Caley Versfelt will also have merchandise for sale during the event. Willie Pestolesi, better known as DJ Willpower, who also has Down syndrome, will provide the event’s music, and Down for Dance will deliver an artistic presentation that encourages attendees dancing along to be curious and playful while exploring the art of self-expression. Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Sam SZND will treat attendees to a special vocal performance. Finally, a group photo with all attendees will be taken in the Event Center on the main deck at 6:50 p.m., overlooking the beach. World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day officially observed by the United Nations since 2012; the date is always the 21st day of the third month to signify the unique trisomy of the 21st chromosome which results in as many as 5,000 children born with Down syndrome annually around the world. This event is free and open to the public; no pre-registration is required. To learn more, visit https://gopacificcity.com/events.
