2024 Sponsors
THANK YOU ~ THANK YOU!
WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR?
Club 321: A dance party featuring a local DJ spinning all of the favorites. In memory of Phil Daly.
Rolling Video Games: video game fun at its best!
Silent Auction: Back by popular demand, we will host a Silent Auction with the best bidders announced just before the walk.
Food Trucks: Come Get This and Kona Ice.
Friday, October 4
3:30 - 5:30 pm | Team Captain T-Shirt Pickup at Kesler Hall on the Fairgrounds
Saturday, October 5
9 am | Registration Desk Opens / Team T-shirt Pickup
9 am | Buddy Walk Village Opens for Setup
BYOS* ~ Set up your area using your equipment
(no early setups are allowed)
10 - 11:30 am | Silent Auction, Hay Rack Rides
10 am - 1:00 pm | Touch a Truck, Silent Auction, Inflatable Games
Rolling Video Games, Club 321 Dance Party
10 am - 1:00 pm | Food Trucks Open (Come Get This and Kona Ice)
10:45 - 11: 15 am | Preparing for the Future presented by Thrivent
11:40 am | Silent Auction Winners, Team Awards & Special Announcements
12:00 - 12:30 pm | Buddy Walk
After 1 pm | Grounds Clean Up***
*BYOS - Bring Your Own Setup: Bring your pop-up tents, tables, chairs, or whatever else you need for your group.
***Grounds Clean Up: We ask that everyone helps clean up the grounds after 1:30 pm.
The Down Syndrome Network (DSN) is excited to celebrate our 20th Buddy Walk. It is a special way of celebrating our individuals with Down syndrome and how East Central Illinois accepts and includes them. Funds raised from the Buddy Walk help the DSN host educational and social events throughout the year.
2024 THEME: ON THE FARM
IT WILL BE THE G.O.A.T.
Since 1995, the National Buddy Walk Program has been the premier Down syndrome awareness, advocacy and peer-to-peer fundraising program in the world. It was created by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome and to raise funds for local and national incentives to support the Down syndrome community. Today, more than 200 Buddy Walk events take place in cities across the country and in select international locations. (as published at NDSS.org, 7/8/24)
Our 2024 Grand Marshals
Our 2024 Grand Marshals will be Kimberly Woolridge, Andrew Mosely and their family. Kim recently retired from the DSN board after 20+ years. She put in countless number of hours helping many parents navigate through the seas of paperwork and red tape in order for their individual with Down Syndrome to have the best life possible. She and other past board members have built the DSN. Kim managed the Buddy Walk for many of our 20 years. Thank you, Kim :-)
2024 Photo Album
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsors are the key to our Buddy Walk success.
SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS
We are looking for some great gifts and packages to include. Interested in Donating?
BUDDY WALK TEAMS
Begin building you team at this web page.
WALK AS A FAMILY OR AS INDIVIDUAL
You don’t have to build a team.
QUESTIONS?
Send an email to buddywalk@champaigndsn.org.
Team Standings
(as of 9/29/2024)
Most Walkers
AJ All Stars (24)
The Few, The Proud, The Maureens (19)
Team Tommy (18)
Most $100+ Donations
Trenton’s Team (6)
Team Lou Boo (5)
Team Chance (5)The Few, The Proud, The Maureens (4)
Team Lou Boo (4)
Most Donations
The Few, The Proud, The Maureens ($4,025)
Team Chance ($3,000)
Colton’s Squad ($1,830)
