2008 Buddy Walk

The Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic (DADSC) participated in the 12th Annual Buddy Walk Resource Fair on September 7th, 2008. The Buddy Walk promotes advocacy and public awareness of Down syndrome. A "Buddy" is an individual with Down syndrome. The annual event is hosted by Mile High Down Syndrome Association. Over 2,500 individuals attended this year's walk and raised over $300,000. For information on the 2009 Buddy Walk, please contact the Mile High Down Syndrome Association at www.mhdsa.org.

The Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic offers an adult education program called ALIVE! (Ability, Life skills, Independence, Vitality Education). ALIVE! is a weekly post-secondary educational program for adults with Down syndrome. For the first time this year, 20 ALIVE! Program students formed a Buddy Team for the Buddy Walk. The ALIVE! Buddy Team wore coordinated t-shirts and were joined by many family and friends. The Team raised over $1700.

The Buddy Walk Resource Fair provided opportunities for many different community organizations to display and promote their programs and services that support persons with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities. The DADSC participated in the Buddy Walk Resource Fair providing brochures, handouts, and water bottles to Buddy Walk participants and friends. For additional information, please contact the DADSC Interim Executive Director, Erin McLain, at
(303)762-6545 or by email at director@denverdsclinic.org.