Down Syndrome Association Calendar Gala 2009

So, last Saturday night was the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas Calendar Gala. A yearly calendar is one of their big fund raisers for their association. They pair up a celebrity (sometimes local, sometimes national) with a child with Down Syndrome to represent each month on the calendar. Then, they have this party which is the big release of the calendar and the kids represented in the calendar get to be a star for the night. They had a stretch Hummer drop them off in front, they walk the red carpet and then get announced during the evening. It is absolutely adorable! This was my second year to shoot the gala and I have had the best time mingling with the families and photographing the kids. They are all such sweet, sweet angels and some of them are quite the comedians! If you'd like to donate to DSACT or buy a calendar to help towards their association, you can go to DSACT to do that. Here's some fun photos from the evening...