UP Festival 2012

Saturday, June 2nd

12 noon – 6 pm 

Duffer’s Tavern - 

192 Middletown Road, Glen Mills, PA

Tickets available at the door –

$20 Adults; FREE for children 15 and under

The UP Festival is ROCK FOR CHOP’s major fundraising and awareness building event. Guests experience first hand the power that individuals with Down syndrome have to lift you UP! It will always be a family friendly event featuring local bands, DJ, children’s crafts, games & amusement, food and drink, dancing and an UPlifting sensation!

Surround yourself with the joy and positivity emitted by an individual with Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). If you have never encountered someone with Down syndrome or are admittedly embarrassed to interact with them, that’s OK! The goal of the UP Festival is to break through those awkward moments and show how similar we all are. It is important that even if you do not know anyone with Down syndrome that you still come and experience this event.

Behind the name: At a symposium covering Down syndrome the question was raised, “Why do they call it Down syndrome? People with Down syndrome are always up. They are always smiling, always have a positive outlook on life and always lifting up others’ spirits.” Down syndrome was discovered by Dr. John Langdon Down, so the errrrr, disorder is named after the man who discovered it. Fortunately, The UP Festival is ROCK FOR CHOP’s way of showing the world that individuals with Down syndrome are anything but down.

Band Line-UP from the 1st UP Festival:

• National Anthem- Steve Watts
• Keystoned
• Lucky Stiffs
• Mike LeCompt solo acoustic
• Barclay M.O.
• Ewe Too Rocks Me
• Special Guest Musical Appearance

A list of some Silent Auction/Raffle Prizes:

• Ryan Howard and Shane Victrino autographed baseballs (WON!)
• Baseball Bats autographed by Mike Schmidt, Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz (WON!)
• Hockey sweater autographed by Mike Richards (WON!)
• 4 Diamond Club tickets section B (WON!)

All proceeds from the event will help support
Down syndrome awareness and the Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia Trisomy 21 Program