Did You Hear The News!
Buddy Walk a BIG Success!
We had perfect weather (after the downpour), a great location, fun entertainment and many happy faces! There were about 150 participants with more than 16 Buddy Teams.
DJ Mike D played the right music for dancing, walking or just hanging out. Thanks DJ Mike D! You rocked the joint!
Our friends from the Fire Department and State Police brought out their shiny Fire Truck and Squad Car for up close and personal inspection! Thanks guys! Uncle Yodie wowed children and adults with his bag of magic tricks and kept everyone entertained prior to the walk! Great show Uncle Yodie!
The lines were the longest at the face painting table; everyone was excited to get a painted design by one of our 4 volunteer painters! They were beautiful and very artistic!
We had some special surprise guests also. Cylo stopped by to say "Hi" before he had to head out of town for a game. He was excited that we had at our walk on his home turf! Way to go Cylo! The FUNIMALS came just in time to join us for the Walk and give everyone an extra boost! Thanks for keeping the pace with us!
We could not have done this without the energy and committment from our Buddy Walk Committee! Thanks to John Ator, Jeffrey Sibbett, Lisa Johanning, Denise Weik and our fearless President, Michelle Salinas for your caring and dedication! You guys are AWESOME!
We would like to thank our Community Sponsors for making Buddy Walk 2010 a great success! Some have been with us for several years now! Please be sure to visit our sponsors and tell them thanks!
Silver Sponsors ($250)
Fear Knot Martial Arts for Kidz
Highlands Family Practice
Laserdome
Marco Salinas State Farm Agency
Olde Mill House Shoppes
Your Language Connection
Bronze Sponsors ($100)
Ellen Shellenberger
Patriot Home Sales
Reinhold Residential
Product Sponsors ($50 or more)
Dutch Wonderland
Giant Food Stores
Darrenkamps
Rainbow Dinner Theater
And let’s not forget all of our volunteers, who took time out of their very busy lives to help Celebrate Down Syndrome’s goal of promoting inclusion and acceptance of individuals with Down syndrome. What a great gift to our organization! We thank you!
The day would not have been so successful without the extraordinary efforts of our top 3 fundraising teams! These teams went above and beyond and we were thrilled to show our appreciation with some fantastic trophies! We also recognized our 4th and 5th place teams with a bag of Barnstormers goodies generously donated! Special thanks to Chris Burton of the Barnstormers organization, for helping us to have a very special day! What an event! Filled with smiling, happy faces where everyone is a winner! And….we raised almost $4000 after expenses!
Top 5 Teams
1. Brendan’s Buddies
2. Anthony’s A-Team
3. Alex’s Army
4. Zachary Fisher
5. JJ’s Marios
Serving our communities with the funds we raise by providing...
- new up-to-date Down syndrome books and resources for local hospitals, doctor offices, libraries and schools.
- new parent packs along with support materials for families, educators and healthcare professionals.
- funding for medical, legal and educational lectures as well as social and therapeutic events.
See you in 2011! Thanks so much for your continued support!
Upcoming Events
- Monthly Meeting
Sun, Sep 05,
02:00PM - 04:00PM - Monthly Meeting
Sun, Oct 03,
02:00PM - 04:00PM