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Author: Jen Franklin Kearns, ds-connex team member On Saturday, March 4th, the Middle Georgia Down Syndrome Society will host their 2017 Buddy Walk® at Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, GA. The event serves as the annual fundraising campaign for the organization. Through donations and sponsorships from individuals and local (more…)
Author: Jen Franklin Kearns, ds-connex team member “I got connected with the Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association one week before their first walk in 2013,” says Veronica Aleman, who is the team captain of Team Frankie for the RGVDSA Step Up For Down Syndrome Awareness Walk. “At the time, (more…)
Author: Ron Scheetz, Columbus Buddy Walk® Team Captain (guest blogger) It all started when our son, Paul, was born in 2001. A friend told us about the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO) and before we barely had Paul settled in at home, we already had a welcome basket. (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Sarah is the star of the DSFA Greenville Buddy Walk® team, Team Sarah Rocks. We spoke with Sarah’s mom, Vicki, who also serves as captain for their walk team. “Sarah was born 9 years ago,” recalls Vicki. “The hospital paired us with another mom (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Alli, mom to Norah, who has Down syndrome, and her older brother George, is a first-year team captain for the Columbus Buddy Walk®. “Norah blessed our lives in August 2015. My husband and I didn’t know before she was born she had Down syndrome. (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Stephanie and her husband, Mike, became members of the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota in January 2013 after their son Carson was born with Down syndrome. It was through an e-newsletter Stephanie heard about the St. Paul Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk. “We (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Families gather each year at the St. Paul Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk to celebrate their loved ones with Down syndrome. For Tiffany and Brandon Yerxa, co-team captains of Walkin’ With Winston, the walk was a turning point for them after their son (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member In 2014, Clyde, Ivan, Emily, and Jake, who each happen to have an extra chromosome, were born a day a part from each other (July 28 – 31) at WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center in Marietta, Georgia. Their families met each other for the (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Approximately 4 million babies are born each year in the United States, with an average of 6,000 of those babies having Down syndrome. So, what is the likelihood four babies with Down syndrome would be born over four days in a row at the (more…)
Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member The 2016 walk season marks the third year of participation for Team Ruby in the Atlanta Buddy Walk®, hosted by the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta. The team is named for Team Captain Nicole Eliason’s two-and-a-half year old daughter, Ruby, who is a lover (more…)
