Our *1st* Buddy Walk

Hi everyone! Those of you who are a part of our sons life or know someone with DS knows October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This will also be the month that the Down Syndrome Organization we belong to will hold their annual Buddy Walk (our first walk).

I have designed "Team Michael's" shirts for our buddy walk and would like whoever is interested in joining in on our buddy walk or to maybe just buy a shirt to support our son to let me know. I will need to know how many you will be coming with and what size tee shirt you will need. We will have youth sizes XS, S, M, L and adult sizes in S, M, L, XL & 2XL.

All the information you will need can be found on www.dsahv.org. (Directions, Early registration, etc). !BY THE WAY! We are looking for some more sponsors- so if you or anyone you know would be interested in sponsoring our group, please let us know!

For any of you interested in also walking with us in the NYC Buddy Walk, that will be held on September 21 and is run by the NDSS. You can find further information on this walk at www.ndss.org.

I want to stress that all the money raised in these walks all go to proceeds for the NDSS or the local support group in which we are apart of. It helps our community have these great resources and also to raise money in research for Down Syndrome. The reason I am so educated today on DS is because of all the supporters we have throughout the world. Without all of you and your support, we wouldn't have such a great community.

I want to personally thank each and every one of you ahead of time for helping our family and for always supporting us. Michael does know how much he is loved and you can simply tell by the pure and effortless smile he shares with us each and everyday!

Looking forward to spending this special moment with all of you. Much love.