HAMPTON, Va. — A Hampton boy has been named one of 29 ambassadors from all over the world to represent an international Down Syndrome awareness organization.
6-year-old Ethan Vance will represent the group Nothing Down, and, alongside his family, will assist in community outreach, fundraising, and social media promotion for 2020.
"Ambassadors are the faces of Nothing Down and work very hard to advocate for the Down syndrome community," the Nothing Down website states. "Their stories are represented on our website, and their milestones are documented on our social media pages throughout the year. By providing these amazing kids and adults a platform to shine, it educates the world that we are far more alike than we are different."
Nothing Down released a video featuring their new ambassadors on Facebook.
The organization was co-founded by Julie Willson and Shannon Daughtry. They have worked together with filmmaker Michael Hook to change the way people talk about intellectual disabilities.
In under three years, they have produced 14 viral projects including a photo series that has bee shared by more than 100 million people. The Nothing Down Documentary Series and other awareness videos have also been viewed more than a million times.
