The 19th Annual Community Link Buddy Walk was a groovy day, held on Saturday, September 13th at Northside Park in Breese, IL. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day to celebrate individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.
There were many activities and events held throughout the day to show all individuals talents and keep Buddy Walkers busy. The karaoke party opened the day at 10am once again. The sacred one mile walk through the streets of Breese was at 11am, and following the walk was a new event, the participant fashion show. Our friends at UNCOMN provided a craft tent and yard games, there was a tie-dye station, and Chakota brought a therapy horse.
The Buddy Walk was established by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) in 1995 to raise awareness and support programs for those with Down syndrome. Community Link is proud to have one of the larger walks in the country to support local programs while contributing 2.5% of proceeds to NDSS for national initiatives.
Thank you to all who participated in this GROOVY day to celebrate our participants! We had over 1500 registrants of family, friends, and community members walking with us.
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THANKS TO YOU... in 2025, our Buddy Walk has raised over $168,000 to date!