21 Ways to Shine!
Celebrate every achievement this summer!
This summer, we're inviting families, friends and supporters to take part in 21 Ways to Shine - a fun, inclusive challenge celebrating everything our children and young people can achieve.
Whether you're a child, young person, parent, grandparent, sibling, friend or supporter, you can take on your own Challenge 21 and help us celebrate achievements, build confidence and create lasting memories throughout the summer. Whether you choose to walk, read, dance, bake, swim, sign, play, explore or create, every achievement counts.
Our summer challenge is all about:
☀️ Having fun together
💛 Building confidence
📸 Making family memories
⭐ Celebrating achievements
🤝 Being part of our DS Achieve community
Most importantly, every family can succeed. You can take part just for fun, or raise sponsorship to support DS Achieve's work with children, young people and families.
How to Take Part
There are two ways to get involved:
Option 1: Choose Your Own Challenge
Create your own Challenge 21 and complete it anytime between now and 30 September.
Your challenge can be as simple, ambitious, active or creative as you like.
Need some inspiration? Why Not…
🚶 Walk, run, cycle or wheel 21km
⛰️ Climb 21 hills
💷 Raise £210
💛 Complete 21 random acts of kindness
🚶 Go for 21 walks over the summer
🛝 Visit a playground 21 times
🎵 Dance to 21 favourite songs
🍂 Collect 21 nature treasures
🧁 Bake 21 things together
📸 Take 21 selfies in different places
🫧 Take part in 21 sensory activities
🌳 Spend time outside on 21 different days
Or create your own unique challenge!
🏊 Complete 21 swims
📚 Read 21 books
📖 Complete 21 bedtime stories
🗣️ Learn 21 new words or signs
⚽ Score 21 football goals
🏀 Score 21 basketball hoops
🎲 Play 21 games together
Option 2: Choose 21 Ways to Shine
Download our free 21 Ways to Shine Activity Sheet and complete as many activities as you can over the summer.
Designed to be inclusive and family-friendly, the activity sheet includes a variety of fun activities that children of all ages and abilities can enjoy.
Whether you complete a few activities or all 21, we'd love you to join in and send us your photos of all the fun you’re having!
Fundraising
Taking part is completely free and fundraising is optional.
However, if you'd like to help support DS Achieve, we'd be incredibly grateful.
Every pound raised helps us continue supporting children and young people with Down Syndrome and their families through our groups, activities and services. Here’s the difference your support can make:
“Having been turned away before from ‘typical’ classes, we are so grateful that DS Achieve exists and that the whole team and volunteers are welcoming and encouraging”
“Thank you for all your support and guidance. We are really enjoying our link with you all and the support you are giving us to better support our young people. ”
“I cannot explain how much of a difference DS Achieve has made to our lives. ”
“The support you give me as a parent is amazing! I love how I can speak about any issue happening and there is always someone to help and guide me in the right direction and also to just listen to me when I feel like I am being unheard!
We love Little Achievers and the little friends we have made along the way!
We honestly can’t thank you guys enough for what you do and we look forward to Thursdays every week now!
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Get started
Whether you prefer collecting sponsorship offline or fundraising online, there are two simple ways to support your challenge and help raise funds for DS Achieve:
📄Sponsorship Form
Download a sponsorship form below to collect donations from family, friends, neighbours and colleagues.
💛 Fundraise with JustGiving
Join the DS Achieve 21 Ways to Shine team on JustGiving and create your own fundraising page in just a few minutes.
Any money you raise will automatically be added to our campaign total, helping us track the amazing impact our community is making together.
Simply visit the page below and select "Start Fundraising" to create your page.
Share Your Journey
One of the best parts of the challenge is seeing what our amazing families get up to throughout the summer.
Please send us your photos, videos and updates so we can celebrate your achievements and inspire others to get involved.
You can:
📧 Email your photos to info@dsachieve.org or send them on WhatsApp to 07824 467471
📱 Tag us on social media
📸 Share your challenge updates throughout the summer
We can't wait to see all the different ways our families choose to shine!
Every Achievement Counts
Whether you complete one activity, all 21 activities, raise funds, make memories, learn something new or simply spend quality time together, you're helping us celebrate what makes our community so special.
Thank you for being part of 21 Ways to Shine.
Let's make this summer one to remember.