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Win 4 Tickets
to 1st-place Red Sox
by Becoming a Buddy Walk Team Captain
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Dear MDSC Family,
If you sign up as a "Team Captain" for any of this year's Buddy Walks by Monday, June 3 at Noon, you will have an opportunity to win 4 tickets to Tuesday's game to represent "Down Syndrome Nation" at Fenway Park and cheer on the 1st Place Red Sox! |
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During the pre-game ceremony, the Red Sox will honor two MDSC families and their children with Down syndrome. Other MDSC families will be in the stands in the same section.
Your family could be there too!
See below for information on each of the three eligible Buddy Walks. To participate in this contest, you must "start a team" by signing up as a TEAM CAPTAIN* between May 30 and June 3 at Noon.
Please note that simply registering does NOT count. You must check "Start a Team", making you a TEAM CAPTAIN, a leader who raises funds for the walk and recruits others to join their team and raise funds, too. Last year we had 237 Team Captains. We hope to top that this year.
If you have already signed up as a Team Captain this year before today, email jkomyerov@mdsc.org and ask to be entered into the contest.
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On the Cape This Summer?
Buddy Walk by the Sea - July 27, Falmouth
Once again, our Buddy Walk by the Sea rolls into Falmouth Marine Park (below) over the summer, raising awareness across the Cape,  Islands and South Shore and raising funds for critical MDSC programs. Last year we welcomed more than 250 people.
This year promises to be bigger and better, as we go "overboard" with our Pirate theme. The Toe Jam Puppet Band will kick off the festivities. Move your feet to the 'Skull & Crossbones Square Dance', don your fiercest pirate gear, and meet some local Cape Cod mermaids! Plus, our Self-Advocate Ambassadors will return to the stage.
...to enter Red Sox raffle!
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Nothing like Autumn in Central Mass!
1st Buddy Walk & Harvest Fair - Sept. 22, Uxbridge
Our first ever Buddy Walk & Harvest Fair in Central Massachusetts will be held September 22 at the beautiful River Bend Farm in Uxbridge. We expect to bring more than 500 individuals with Down syndrome, families, and friends together for an early autumn celebration.
We will have children's entertainment, games and refreshments, culminating with an early autumn 1-mile stroll around the grounds. Funds raised will support all MDSC programs advocating for full, meaningful lives for individuals with Down syndrome across the state.
START A TEAM NOW
...to enter Red Sox raffle!
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Our Biggest Awareness Event Can't Be Beat
17th Buddy Walk & Family Festival - Oct. 13, Wakefield
For 16 years, it was known as the Buddy Walk & Family Picnic. It has always been our biggest annual awareness event and fundraiser. In fact, because of the "festival" atmosphere and the variety of entertainment offerings -- live performances, face-painting, music-making,  climbing trucks, etc. -- we have decided to more accurately call it our the Buddy Walk & Family Festival.
This year, we are launching a new lunch program to give you more control and variety in the food offerings. We are also thrilled to welcome back to our Buddy Walk stage in 2013 Rachel Coleman of "Signing Time!" (right), the television program that teaches children basic American Sign Language in a fun, engaging way.
...to enter Red Sox raffle!
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The Red Sox & the MDSC
We are thrilled about this opportunity for second straight year for people with Down syndrome to have a special day at Fenway and for "Down Syndrome Nation" to be represented as part of "Red Sox Nation." This collaboration is part of the MDSC's goal to educate the general public about Down syndrome by promoting the acceptance and inclusion of all people with Down syndrome. Game time is 7:10 p.m.
* Pregame ceremonies may start as early as 6:30.
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About the Buddy Walk® Program
 The Buddy Walk® was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to nearly 300 walks planned for 2013 worldwide. In 2012, more than $11.5 million was raised nationwide to benefit local programs and services, as well as the national advocacy and public awareness initiatives of NDSS that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome. The MDSC Buddy Walk Program is New England's largest public awareness platform to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
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Promoting Acceptance & Inclusion
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Mission
We work to ensure individuals with Down syndrome in Massachusetts are valued, included, and given the opportunities to pursue fulfilling lives by providing information, networking opportunities, and advocacy for people with Down syndrome and their families, educators, health care professionals, and the community-at-large.
www.mdsc.org
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