In recognition of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month some of our Self-Employment Business Class participants have been included in local press coverage.
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Today is National Down Syndrome Day – Meet Katie Lowe, owner, Cheetah Greetings
In honor of National Down Syndrome Awareness Day (March 21) and National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (March,) Katie Lowe, founder of Cheetah Greetings will be donating 30% of all proceeds from her special Friendship Line to The National Down Syndrome Congress, The National Down Syndrome Society, and The Global Down Syndrome Foundation. Katie’s company says, “On March 21 every year, we celebrate World Down syndrome Day (WDSD). WDSD is celebrated on this day to represent the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, which causes Down syndrome.
In addition to Katie, others included in the story are:
- Karen and Jack Carfagna, of Mr. C’s Old Thyme Scents
- Debbie and Jason Wood, of WeBeJammin
- Michael Coyne, of Red, White, and Brew and The Budding Violet
- Artist Rachel Rasnick
- James Bray, photographer and graphic artist, of TopShotDesigns
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RI woman raising funds, awareness for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Katie Lowe from running a successful business. The 40-year-old entrepreneur from Warwick is the founder of Cheetah Greetings. “I make handmade greeting cards. Each card is unique,” Lowe told NBC 10 News during a Zoom interview Monday afternoon.