{"id":1219,"date":"2022-01-10T10:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T23:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/?page_id=1219"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:01:11","slug":"our-life-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/our-life-members\/","title":{"rendered":"DSV Life Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Life Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Down Syndrome Victoria&#8217;s Life Members.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Steph-2023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3625 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Steph-2023-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/Steph-2023-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>DSV&#8217;s Steph Papaleo has been spending time gathering and sharing the stories of Down Syndrome Victoria&#8217;s Life Members, bringing their experiences and contribution to DSV to our community. 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