Author: Madison White, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: 15th Anniversary Toledo Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 Who: Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo Location: Fifth Third Field; Toledo, OH Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/toledobuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.dsagt.org The Toledo Buddy Walk® has grown exponentially over the last 15 (more…)

Author: Madison White, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: 2016 Down Syndrome Festival and 5k Walk Date: Saturday, October 1, 2016 Who: Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma Location: Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark; Oklahoma City, OK Walk Registration Website: www.dsfestivaland5k.com Organization Website: http://www.dsaco.org The Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO) will (more…)

Author: Madison White, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: 14th Annual MVDSA Dayton Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Saturday, September 17, 2016 Who: Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association Location: Fifth Third Field; Dayton, OH Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/daytonbuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.mvdsa.org Fifth Third Field, the home of the Dayton Dragons minor league (more…)

Author: Rose Phillips, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Greenville Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 4, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville (DSFA of Greenville) Location: Conestee Park; Greenville, SC Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/greenvillebuddywalk Organization Website: dsfagreenvilleorg.presencehost.net Everyone has a great story about how they discovered their local (more…)

Author: Jen Franklin Kearns, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Coalition for El Paso Location: El Paso Community College, Valle Verde Campus; El Paso, TX Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/dscepbuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.dscep.org/ On Saturday, (more…)

Author: Rose Phillips, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: 7th Annual Wisconsin Upside Down Buddy Walk® Presented by Foundations Bank Walk Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015 Who: Wisconsin Upside Down Location: North Shore Middle School; Hartland, WI Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/wiusdbuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.wiusd.org/ This October, North Shore Middle School in (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Beckley Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Support Group of Southern West Virginia Location: New River Park; Beckley, WV Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/beckleybuddywalk Organization Website: https://downwiththat.wordpress.com/ “Come and give it a try!” say team captains Buster and (more…)

Author: Jen Franklin Kearns, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Columbia Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 25, 2015 Who: Family Connection of South Carolina Location: Sesquicentennial State Park; Columbia, South Carolina Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/columbiabuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.familyconnectionsc.org/ Family Connection of South Carolina will hold its annual Columbia Buddy Walk® (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: S.M.I.L.E. on Down Syndrome SMILE Mile Walk Date: Saturday, October 3, 2015 Who: S.M.I.L.E. on Down Syndrome Location: Vanderburgh County 4-H Center; Evansville, IN Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/evansvillesmilemile Organization Website: http://smileondownsyndrome.org “The morning of the walk is like Christmas,” shared team captain (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: 11th Annual SENM Buddy Walk® presented by Roswell Toyota Walk Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Foundation of Southeastern New Mexico (DSFSENM) Location: Spring River Park & Zoo; Roswell, NM Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/senmbuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.dsfsenm.org/ This year, the (more…)