Columbia Buddy Walk

COLUMBIA BUDDY WALK

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2013
Time: 1-5pm
Location: Sesquicentennial State Park
Cost: FREE

We will host our 14th Annual Columbia Buddy Walk on Sunday, October 20, during National Down Syndrome Awareness Month at Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia, SC. This is a day to celebrate the Down syndrome community and to promote acceptance and inclusion. As more people are introduced and interact with individuals with Down syndrome, barriers fall, prejudices diminish and doors open. The event is free and includes bounce houses, food, games, music and lots of fun! We hope to see you there! 

New Location, New Walk
We’ve outgrown our previous venue, so we have moved the walk to Sesquicentennial State Park! The walk route is longer than in previous years, a 1.5 mile walk around Sesqui Pond. So this year we will have a 1.5 mile “Open Walk” and a 0.2 mile “Special Buddy Final Lap.” Following registration & check-in, we will announce the start time for the “Open Walk.” This means that from 2:00 - 3:45pm teams can choose to walk at their own time and at their own pace around the pond. Make sure to bring your strollers and wagons and even bikes! At 3:45pm we will meet for a 0.2 mile “Special Buddy Final Lap” where we will recognize all our Special Buddies as they walk a final lap by themselves (or with a parent).

Event Schedule
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Park opens for early check-in & tailgate set-up
1:00 p.m. Registration & Team check-in begins
2:00 p.m. Official Welcome. Open start time for 1.5 mile walk.
3:45 p.m. Special Buddy Final Lap
4:00 p.m. Walk celebration and Special Buddy Awards Ceremony.

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National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk

National Down Syndrome Society

Buddy Walk

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012

Etiwan Park on Daniel Island

Help Our Only Fundraiser of the Year

We encourage people with Down syndrome to invite “buddies” - everyone from friends and family to teachers and co-workers to join them on the Buddy Walk. Whether you have Down syndrome or know and care for someone who does, or just want to show your support, come and join our Buddy Walk!

Buddy Walk Events

• 12:30 — Face painting, clowns, jump castles, food and fun for the whole family!
• 3:00 Walk! — A fun 1-mile walk through one of Daniel Island’s beautiful neighborhoods. Bring strollers and wagons! All are welcome!
• Until 4:30 — After the walk, enjoy Etiwan Park on Daniel Island with a hot dog eating contest, games and fun

Buddy Walk 2012

Walk Details: Columbia Buddy Walk

Walk Date:	Oct 28, 2012
Walk Time:	2:00 PM
Walk Name:	Columbia Buddy Walk
Address	Saluda Shoals Park 5605 Bush River Road
City:	Columbia
State:	SC
Zip Code	29212
Country	United States
Organizer Name	Seana McKee
E-Mail:	info@familyconnectionsc.org
Phone	(803) 252-0914
Website	www.familyconnectionSC.org

Walk Details: Family Connection Spartanburg Buddy Walk

Walk Date:	Oct 6, 2012
Walk Time:	1:00 PM
Walk Name:	Family Connection Spartanburg Buddy Walk
Address	355 Cedar Springs Road
City:	Spartanburg
State:	SC
Zip Code	29302
Country	United States
Organizer Name	Lisa Anderson
E-Mail:	lisaanderson@familyconnectionsc.org
Phone	864-585-5462
Website	www.familyconnectionsc.org

Buddy Walk 2012

Mark your calenders for this years Buddy Walk on Sunday, October 7 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSAL).

Buddy Walk

2011 Buddy Walk

The Buddy Walk is almost here! In less than a month we will return to Etiwan Park for the 8th annual Buddy Walk and a great day of inclusion and acceptance for all those living with Down syndrome. Come out and join us for the one mile walk, the dancing and music, food and fun.

The Buddy Walk was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to promote acceptance and awareness of people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk program has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to more than 300 walks in 2009 with our LOWCOUNTRY BUDDY WALK ranking third in the nation in attendance behind only New York and Chicago!We encourage people with Down syndrome to
invite “buddies” - everyone from friends and family to teachers and co-workers to join them atthe Buddy Walk. Whether you have Down
syndrome or know and care for someone who does, or just want to show your support, come and join our Buddy Walk.
Anyone can be a buddy!

Schedule of Events

12:30 - 3:00 Face painting, clowns, jump

castles, food and fun for the whole family!

3:00 - Walk! A fun 1-mile walk through one of

Daniel Islandʼs beautiful neighborhoods. Bring

strollers and wagons! All are welcome!!

After the walk, enjoy Etiwan Park on Daniel

Island with a hot dog eating contest, games

and fun until 4:30 p.m.

DSAL Buddy Walk

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2010 Columbia Buddy Walk - Karl's Krew

The Buddy Walk® was established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Today, the Buddy Walk program is supported nationally by NDSS and organized at the local level by parent support groups, schools and other organizations and individuals.

Over the past fifteen years, the Buddy Walk program has grown from 17 walks to more than 300 expected in 2010 across the country and around the world. Last year alone, 250,000 people participated in a Buddy Walk! They raised more than $9.5 million to benefit local programs and services as well as the national advocacy initiatives that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome.

The Buddy Walk is a one-mile walk in which anyone can participate without special training. It is a wonderful, heart-warming event that celebrates the many abilities and accomplishments of people with Down syndrome. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does, or just want to show your support, come and join a Buddy Walk in your local community!

Karl, pictured above, will be participating in the Walk. To join Karl's Krew, follow this link: http://www.firstgiving.com/karlhoecke

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Buddy Walk

The Link2U (July, 2010, Volume 12, Number1) October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month and Buddy Walks are held across the nation to celebrate individuals with Down Syndrome.

This year Family Connection will host a Buddy Walk in Anderson, Columbia and Spartanburg. Family Connection hosts these events in celebration of individuals with Down syndrome, to promote awareness and understanding, and to raise funds to support local parent-to-parent programs and research through the National Down Syndrome Society. The Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville will also host a Buddy Walk in Greenville.

Anderson Area Buddy Walk – Sunday, October 3rd at the Anderson University Athletic Campus. Registration begins at 1pm. Contact Sherry Fields at SherryFields@FamilyConnectionSC.org or 864-231-8100.

Columbia Area Buddy Walk – Sunday, October 17th at Saluda Shoals Park. Registration begins at 1pm. Contact Vanessa Clark at VanessaClark@FamilyConnectionSC.org or 803-252-0914.

Spartanburg Area Buddy Walk – Saturday, October 23rd at the School for the Deaf and Blind track. Registration begins at 2pm. Contact Lisa Anderson at LisaAnderson@FamilyConnectionSC.org or 864-585-5462.

Greenville Down Syndrome Buddy Walk – Saturday, October 10th at 2pm at Furman University. Presented by the Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville – www.DSFAGreenville.org.

Come on out and show your support for our ‘Special Buddies’ with Down syndrome.