Puget Sound Buddy Walk® was October 7th, 2012

The Down Syndrome Community hosted its 16^th Annual Buddy Walk® of Puget Sound on Sunday, October 7th, 2012 at 1:00. at the Center Square Click Here For Map, located on the north side of the Seattle Center Campus, near the foot of the Space Needle. We had over seven hundred participants walk to promote community acceptance and awareness of people with Down syndrome.

For Photos from last year's event Click Here

Highlights this year included:

• Master of Ceremonies: Jennie Reed Olympic Silver Medalist
• Black Belt Dustin Bean will speak and perform with members of his team from the Kung Fu Academy of Longview
• Eliza Schaaf will share the story of her journey to post-secondary education
• Author Jagatjoti Khalsa, “I’m Down with You will speak and his book will be available for purchase (25% of proceeds will go to the Down Syndrome Community)
• Bounce house, face painting, crafts, fishing pond and more
• Photos taken with the 501st Legion (Star Wars)and the Rat City Rollergirls
• Boeing Klown Klub
• Post Walk concert by The Nowhere Men a Beatles tribute band
• Community Resource and Information Booths including artwork and photography from local artists, Lupita Cano, Dylan Kuehl,Clara Link and Kristy Yawman
• Check out the Puget Sound Buddy Walk on Facebook

Advocacy In Action

The Buddy Walk is an advocacy event in which everyone in the community is invited to participate.  The Buddy Walk was started by the National Down Syndrome Society and has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to over 225 of walks worldwide today. More than 100,000 people participated across the world last year. 

Your Participation Matters

The goal of the Buddy Walk is to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Your support will help all people and families living with Down syndrome to enjoy a more successful future.