Norm Winnerman, valued member of the CdLS Foundation will be receiving the Rare Impact Award from NORD.
NORD will be honoring all exceptional awardees, virtually, on October 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm EST. The award honors his years of service as a pioneer, mentor and advocate.
Norm has been a part of the CdLS Foundation since 1989, when his granddaughter, Alison, was born with CdLS. He has been a constant fixture in the inner workings of the Foundation and a beacon of hope for all who have met him. His warm smile, his engaging attitude and positive presence are all factors that led the CdLS Foundation to nominate him for this honor.
In 2008, Norm was awarded the Sue Anthony Award, the Foundation’s highest award – named after our founder and originator of Reaching Out – which represents innovation, commitment, integrity and enduring contribution to families of individuals living with CdLS. He was also inducted into the de Lange Society for the many decades the he has contributed creative vision, innovative ideas and vital assistance to improve the quality of services and programs available to people with CdLS and their families.
Norm has created a fundraiser in his honor to benefit the Foundation. If you would like to support his cause, please click here to donate.
Please take a few moments and leave a comment wishing Norm well and thanking him for his wonderful years of service to the Foundation and to all the families we serve.
Norm, You are the man when it comes to conference! Always were!! Thank you for your wisdom, kindness, and dedication to the Foundation and the families. I learned a lot from you and I admire you. You deserve this my friend. Peace, Barbara Koontz
What a wonderful tribute to a wonderful person who has done so much to assist the CdLS Foundation and families! It is truly a honor to know you Norm♥️
Congratulations on the well-deserved honor! Thank you for all that you do on behalf of the Foundation and those with CdLS and their families. Much gratitude.
Congratulations Norm – a great honor and so well deserved!!
Congratulations Norm! A wonderful honor, richly deserved. You made an immediate impression at the first CdLS Conference we attended in Boston in the early 1990’s. Your dedication to our CdLS family was truly an inspiration and partially because of this, I’ve gone on to serve two terms on the Board and was a part of the Planning Committee meeting for the Philadelphia (Cherry Hill NJ) conference many years ago. Thanks for all of your hours and efforts for our Foundation.
Norm, You know the place you hold in my heart. The journey you have guided me on has been remarkable. Thank you for your time, patience, wisdom, and, most of all, your mentorship. The foundation and the lives you have touched throughout the years have truly been blessed because of you. This is a well-deserved honor!!
Norm, congratulations! Thank you so much for all you have done and continue to do for the foundation and people with CdLS and their families. Your help and support at the New England golf tournaments have been greatly appreciated.
Congratulations sir for recognition so very well deserved. I recall at the Events, as busy as you were… you still took the time for a request or detail someone brought to you. That spoke mountains particularly to those unseasoned in the Conference Gathering business who you guided along without compliant. I thank you, it has always been a pleasure working with you.
Norm, we are so excited to see you recognized for all that you have given to the CdLS Foundation and its families.
Congratulations – wonderful to see your many years of service honored.