Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2024 Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk, which took place on Saturday, August 17th on the Tri-C Western Campus! While the walk is over you can still donate through 10/31. Click on the link below to donate. We are VERY excited to be returning to downtown Cleveland for the 2025 Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk. We will be celebrating the 25th annual Buddy Walk at the site of the very first walk in 2001. Look for more information soon.
YOU CAN STILL DONATE TO THE 2024 NEO BUDDY WALK HERE!
The Buddy Walk® was created by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October and to promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Since 1995, the Buddy Walk® has become the premier advocacy event for Down syndrome in the United States. It is also the world’s most widely recognized public awareness program for the Down syndrome community.
The Buddy Walk has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to more than 250 walks held worldwide this year. In 2014, nearly $13 million was raised nationwide by over 315,000 participants to benefit local programs and services, as well as the national advocacy initiatives of NDSS that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome.
The Northeast Ohio Buddy Walk began in 2001 and has continued annually ever since.