Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona Announces its 11th Annual Buddy Walk

Funds Support Sharing’s Mission to Provide Vital Support for Families with Children with Down syndrome

On Saturday, October 30th, 2010, over 2,500 people from around Arizona will come together to celebrate the 11th Annual Buddy Walk, hosted by Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona in conjunction with the National Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. The funds raised from this walk help them to provide all of the services they provide to families who have children with Down syndrome, for free.

The event will take place at the SRP Pera Club Park located at 1 East Continental Drive in Tempe, AZ 85281. Onsite registration opens at 7:30 am with the walk and other family activities starting at 9:00 and continuing through 11:30 am.

Buddy Walk participants will be able to enjoy a wide range of family friendly activities including: a one-mile, stroller friendly walk, a live DJ providing music and fun, smoothies, game booths, moon bounces, cotton candy, ice cream, snow cones and face painting.

New this year, Sharing Down Syndrome AZ will announce the winner of the Man or Women of the Year Award, for an outstanding citizen with Down syndrome. They will also announce the Outstanding Community Member of the Year.

Buddy Walk 2010 Details:
* 7:30 am - Registration
* 9:00 to 9:30 am - Flag and Awards Ceremony
* 9:30 am - Buddy Walk Begins
* 9:45 to 11:30 am - Family Fun time with Continental Breakfast

Participants by sponsor a team or register their own team online at http://www.sharingds.org.

Sharing Down Syndrome AZ is also asking businesses or families to help sponsor this year’s Buddy Walk® so that Sharing can continue to provide these much need services to these families.

To sponsor Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona’s 10th Annual Buddy Walk, contact Teresa Adair at teresa@sharingds.org online; http://www.sharingds.org.

Or via regular mail.:
Sharing Down Syndrome AZ
745 N. Gilbert Rd., #124 PMB 273
Gilbert, Arizona 85234
Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, a 501(c)(3) organization, does not receive any funding other than generous donations from our partners and sponsors. 95% of all donations go directly back to their positive parent support programs. All donations are tax deductible.
About the Buddy Walk®:

The National Down Syndrome Society established the Buddy Walk® in 1995 to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome and to celebrate October, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

The Buddy Walk® has three primary goals:

• To promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome;
• To raise funds locally and nationally for education, research and advocacy programs; and
• To enhance the position of the Down syndrome community, enabling us to positively influence local and national policy and practice.

At least 250,000 people are expected to participate in more than 280 Buddy Walk® events this year.

About The Non-Profit: Sharing Down Syndrome:
Gina Johnson founded Sharing Down Syndrome over 18 years ago to provide emotional support for families of children with Down syndrome because of her experience as a new parent of a baby with Down syndrome.

It currently provides services to over 2,400 families throughout Arizona by providing new parent dinners, parent support groups, new parent gift baskets, play groups, educational meetings, and support for educational advocacy, and to help parents of older children through the DDD eligibility process.

Sharing Down Syndrome is affiliated with the National Down Syndrome Society (http://www.ndss.org) and the National Down Syndrome Congress (http://www.ndsccenter.org).

On Saturday, 10/30/2010, Sharing Down Syndrome AZ will be hosting its 11th annual Buddy Walk. The Buddy Walk is the primary fundraiser for the non-profit group and funds raised enable them to provide parental support programs at no cost to new parents.

Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona Inc.
PMB 273
745 N. Gilbert Rd.,Suite 124
Gilbert, Arizona 85234

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