Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Chattanooga Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015 Who: Chattanooga Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) Location: AT&T Field; Chattanooga, TN Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/chattanoogabuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.chattanoogadownsyndrome.org “The impact the Chattanooga Buddy Walk® has is so important,” says team captain Jennifer Moser. (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: St. Paul Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk Walk Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota (DSAM) Location: Como Park; St. Paul, MN Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/stepupmn Organization Website: http://dsamn.org The St. Paul Step Up For Down Syndrome (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Omaha Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 3, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands Location: Stinson Park; Omaha, NE Walk Registration Website: http://www.ds-stride.org/omahabuddywalk Organization Website: http://www.dsamidlands.org/ Now in its 14th year, the Omaha Buddy Walk® has become a staple in (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Rio Grande Valley Step Up For Down Syndrome Awareness Walk Walk Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015 Who: Rio Grande Valley Down Syndrome Association Location: Edinburg Municipal Park; Edinburg, Texas Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/rgvdsastepup RGVDSA Website: www.rgvdsa.org/ “Family oriented; welcoming; a celebration filled (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Missoula Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015 Who: Montana Down Syndrome Association Location: Silver Park; Missoula, MT Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/missoulabuddywalk MTDSA Website: http://mtdsa.org Mike and MaryAnn McGowan welcomed their son, Daniel, into the world in April of 1999. Daniel (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Grand Strand Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015 Who: Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society Location: Grand Park at the Market Common; Myrtle Beach, SC Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/grandstrandbuddywalk GSDSS Website: http://grandstrandds.org/ The Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society will be hosting (more…)

Author: Rose Phillips, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Reno Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015 Who: Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada Location: Reno High School Foster Field, Reno, NV Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/renobuddywalk DSNNN Website: http://www.dsnnn.org/ This year, as the Down Syndrome Network of Northern Nevada (DSNNN) (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Reach For The Stars Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, October 11, 2015 Who: Reach For The Stars Berks County Location: Daniel Boone High School, Birdsboro, PA Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/berksbuddywalk Organization Website: www.berksreachforthestars.org “We love the Reach For The Stars Buddy Walk®,” (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Buddy Walk® of the High Country Walk Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015 Who: Buddy Walk of the High Country Location: Ashe County High School, Jefferson, NC Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/highcountrybuddywalk Organization Website: www.buddywalkofthehighcountry.com This year’s Buddy Walk® of the High Country will (more…)

Author: Emily Denholm, ds-connex team member Walk Profile: Tucson Buddy Walk® Walk Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015 Who: Southern Arizona Network for Down Syndrome Location: DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center in Reid Park; Tucson, AZ Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/tucsonbuddywalk Organization website: www.sandsaz.org “Come to the Buddy Walk® to help us advocate (more…)