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Come out and join us for the 1st Annual Central Mississippi Buddy Walk!

Where: Winners Circle Park - Flowood, MS When: October 11, 2003 Time: Registration begins at 9:30 AM. Festivities begin at 10:00 AM. Activities: face painting, balloons, arts and crafts, karaoke and more!

Walt Grayson of WLBT, Jackson, MS NBC affiliate will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the 1st Annual Central Mississippi Buddy Walk.

Stay tuned to this website or to find out more information about the Buddy Walk and how you can help.

Buddy Walk Background
The Buddy Walk was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate October, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and provide an annual public platform for advocacy. It brings together people with Down syndrome and their invited "buddies" - everyone from friends and family to teachers, politicians and co-workers - to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome and to raise funds for education, research and advocacy programs.

The Buddy Walk is a one-mile walk in which anyone can participate without special training. The walk has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to more than 160 in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of people walk from coast to coast and around the world each year. The goal of the Buddy Walk is three-fold: to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome; to raise the funds necessary to develop innovative and effective programs; and to enhance the position of the Down syndrome community, enabling us to positively influence local and national policy and practice.