Sep 21, 2024

FRIENDS Buddy Walk 2024

Saturday, September 21, 2024 • 10:00 am ETSU CPA Front Yard

$39,022Raised of $40,000

$39,022

Raised of $40,000

We're fundraising for FRIENDS to make a difference!

Buddy Walk®, established in 1995 by the National Down Syndrome Society, promotes awareness and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. To read more about the history, development, and current practices of the National Buddy Walk please visit the National Down Syndrome Society website at ndss.org.

You can help fundraise for FRIENDS once you register. If you cannot attend this year, then we will miss you. Please consider donating to our event.

Event Information

ETSU CPA Front Yard

1244 Jack Vest Dr Johnson City, TN 37614

We will be holding the event in the intramural field next to the CPA on the ETSU campus. This is the complex behind Knight's Pizza and Bojangles. The half mile walk begins at 11:00 am.

Grand Marshal

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Grand Marshal is Alison Russell. Mrs. Russell is a special education teacher at Indian Trail Middle school in Johnson City. Her leadership in the special needs community is inspiring as she devotes her time through many community projects including the Gators special needs athletics team, the Sparkle Squad Cheer Team, and through volunteering in the Special Olympics. You will get to see her work at this year's Buddy Walk as the Sparkle Squad Cheer team will perform after the walk. We are so proud to have her with us!