22q At The Zoo

History of 22q at the Zoo - Worldwide Awareness Day 22q at the Zoo – Worldwide Awareness Day launched for the first time on May 22, 2011. It was originally planned as a Philadelphia (USA) event to promote friend raising and awareness. Thanks to families, professionals and other support organizations around the globe this “local” function morphed into a worldwide phenomenon where people gathered at their closet zoo for a day of fun and solidarity sporting our unique 22q at the Zoo T-shirts. While adults socialize, children enjoy the animals, face painting, music, dancing, parades, and craft activities. During all of this fun, teams of volunteers distribute fact sheets informing the lay public about 22q11.2 Deletion and Duplication Syndromes.

22q at the Zoo 2022

Fabulous day at Hesketh, thank you max appeal and thank you Clover Swale. First time we’ve met anyone else with DiGeorge and it was truly inspiring and has given me so much hope for Sophia’s future!!! - Charlotte

 I had a great time at Matlock Farm Park today, it was nice to see familiar faces and some new ones - Laura

 Lovely day at Matlock farm today . Thanks Martin Kennedy for hosting. We all really enjoyed it - Lindsay

 Great day out at Matlock Farm park yesterday. Very nice place to meet up with Max Appeal friends - Martin Kennedy

 We didn’t get many pic’s as we were all having fun - Dan Petrie - Camperdown Zoo