PBLC's Charity 2025-26
'Downright Perfect'

Downright Perfect supports children with Down's Syndrome and their families in Dorset by providing access to professional services and resources to support development and organising events.  They are entirely volunteer run and wholly rely on the generosity of individuals, organisations and companies in the community to fund their activities.

What they do:-

• They have a dedicated volunteer to support new and expectant parents who are adjusting to the news that their baby has Down's Syndrome.
• They provide local maternity units with packs of information and goodies to be given to new parents who have had a baby with Down's Syndrome.
• They run twice monthly term time groups for 0 - 5 year old children with Down's Syndrome.  Throughout the year they arrange for experts to visit the group to provide advice to parents.
• They organise regular social events for young people with Down's Syndrome of any age and their families to meet up and have fun.
• They offer financial grants to help towards the cost of therapies such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and music therapy or the purchase of resources to support development.
• They are working to engage with medical and educational professionals as well as the wider community to provide accurate information and dispel some outdated myths.
• Through an external provider they offer counselling services to parents and carers.
• They run information and peer support workshops for parents and carers.

The above is taken from the 'Downright Perfect' website

PBLC raises money for their charity throughout the year by selling specially designed charity bone and wood bobbins by Stuart Johnson (see below).  At each of the bi-monthly meetings and Lace Day there is a raffle and all the proceeds go to the charity.