29th Annual Statewide Down Syndrome Awareness Walk 2025 ○ Bella Via's Buddies
Tracy Broekman
September 28, 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm
Stella's First Down Syndrome Awareness Walk Fundraiser
I remember after Stella was born, and she was thriving, I got so excited - I invited everyone in my family. LET'S do the DSAW Walk at the Zoo, I texted!!! I was still afraid of the future, but this one thing could connect me and my family to our new Down Syndrome Community. Fast forward to September and Stella had gone from thriving to hanging on to dear life after her PDA Ligation. Our family did all meet up during the DSAW Walk, but they had all come to say goodbye to her as her prognosis was looking worse each hour. As she had done so many times in her short life, she pulled through and surprised us all, coming back to us by the end of that month. We spent another 2 months in Children's watching her grow and getting her ready to go home, until the worst happened and she caught a virus that ultimately took her from us.
Saying goodbye to her in December 2017 will forever be the worst day of our lives, but we know she lives on around us - in the flowers we smell, the birds we listen for, the butterflies that land in our backyard. Personally, while I still have many amazing friends in the DS community, I couldn't bring myself to attend a DSAW walk. Until this year. My oldest, Lillian June Polster, will be dancing with her Troupe team (From Bella Via) on the walk this year. I'm grateful she will connect us to the walk, and I hope this is just the first time of many we are there to support Stella, her, and all of our friends who rock that extra Chromosome. I'd be humbled and honored if you would choose to donate to our fundraising team this year.
Donating through this website is simple, fast, and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts. You can make your tax-deductible donation online, or if you would prefer, you can send your contribution to the DSAW Office: 1214 Kavanaugh Pl. Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (Just be sure to write our team name on the memo line so that we get credit for the donation!) Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! To sponsor us simply press Donate Now.
To join our team, click Register For This Event.
Many thanks for your support, and PLEASE don't forget to forward this to your own networks and to anyone else who you think might want to donate and register to walk as part of our team.
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My Supporters
- Jillian Mertz September 2025 $25.00
- Joyce Polster September 2025 $52.50
- Amanda & Tom Wildenberg Stella is always in our hearts. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ September 2025 $52.50
- Tanya O'Neill September 2025
- Karen Olsen September 2025 $50.00
- Joyce Polster September 2025 $52.50
- Amanda & Tom Wildenberg Stella is always in our hearts. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ September 2025 $52.50
- Karen Olsen September 2025 $50.00
- Jenna Kastner Way to go, Tracy! September 2025 $50.00
- Jillian Mertz September 2025 $25.00
My Teammates
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Tracy Broekman $352.05
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Allyssa Kennedy $29.50
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Anne Jaramillo $28.25
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Niki Maher $27.25
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Kathryn Villar $27.25
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Megan Zintek Team Captain $25.00
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Geof Daczyk $25.00
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Wendi Wendt $25.00
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Sawyer's Mom Molex $25.00
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Brian Polster $25.00
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Kimmy Herbert $25.00
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Jordan Herbert $25.00
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Natalie Dietz $25.00
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Michael Dietz $25.00
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Lori Emro $25.00
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Andrea Kitsis $25.00
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Robert Kitsis $25.00
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Jan Dietz $25.00
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Bryan Dietz $25.00
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Gretchen Mathews $25.00
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Al Mathews $25.00
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Brittany Soleimani $25.00
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Robert Chun $25.00
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Jessica Beneker $25.00
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Kurt Beneker $25.00
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Stephanie Handler $25.00
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Katie Sattler $25.00
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Andy Sattler $25.00
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Regina Levchets $25.00
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Tracy Bisenius $25.00
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Chris Bisenius $25.00
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Jessica Zenga $25.00
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Joseph Zenga $25.00
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Karen Pappas $25.00
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Amy Bent $25.00
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Evie Gabor $25.00
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Erin Kopicki $25.00
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Christine LaBarbera $25.00
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Sophia Coleman $25.00
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Janna Hoppe $25.00
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Brendan Kennedy $25.00
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Kara Knight $25.00
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Robert Heglin $25.00
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Houa Lor $25.00
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Katie Kollath $25.00
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Raquel Piery $25.00
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Kaitlyn Moore $25.00
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Jeanette Angermeier $25.00
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Hans Angermeier $25.00
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Mary Schaller $25.00
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Laura DiMeglio $25.00
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Frank DiMeglio $25.00
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Lauren Siehr $25.00
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Chris Hermann $25.00
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Jessica Hoelzle $25.00
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Paula Johansen $25.00
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Roberta Treuden $25.00
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Thomas Treuden $25.00
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Kaitlyn Szpak $25.00
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Jason Szpak $25.00
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Ana Cook $25.00
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Aaron Cook $25.00
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Nicole Wagner $25.00
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Nicole Mueller $25.00
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Irene Wicklin $25.00
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Christina DeCicco $25.00
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Millie Mathews $24.50
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Fiona Johansen $22.25
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Evelynn Grenfell $22.00
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Ethan Daczyk $20.00
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Noah Daczyk $20.00
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Lillian Wendt $20.00
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Sawyer Molex $20.00
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Lillian Polster $20.00
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Aubrey Herbert $20.00
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Addison Herbert $20.00
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Shayna Kitsis $20.00
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Nicolette Dietz $20.00
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Madeline Dietz $20.00
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Noah Kitsis $20.00
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Sophia Jaramillo $20.00
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Isabel Jaramillo $20.00
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Krieg Mathews $20.00
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Zoey Soleimani $20.00
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Madelyn chun $20.00
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Laura Straus $20.00
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Ella Jackson $20.00
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Kate Beneker $20.00
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Anna Beneker $20.00
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Pearl Handler $20.00
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Andi Sattler $20.00
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Liam Sattler $20.00
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Quincy Sattler $20.00
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Emelia Levchets $20.00
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Maxwell Bisenius $20.00
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Tracy Bisenius $20.00
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Eleanor Zenga $20.00
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Juliet Zenga $20.00
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Laela Bent $20.00
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Eva Van Valkenburgh $20.00
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Zoe Van Valkenburgh $20.00
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Gianna Buth $20.00
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Alexandra Coleman $20.00
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Charlotte Coleman $20.00
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Piper Hoppe $20.00
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Story Kennedy $20.00
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Stellan Kennedy $20.00
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Coletta Heglin $20.00
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Otto Heglin $20.00
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Jude Heglin $20.00
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Leonidas Xiong $20.00
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Caroline Xiong $20.00
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Bailey Xiong $20.00
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Lillian Sullivan $20.00
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Londyn Kollath $20.00
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Harlow Maher $20.00
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Mari Piery $20.00
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Louisa Angermeier $20.00
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Peter Angermeier $20.00
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Philip Angermeier $20.00
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Olivia DiMeglio $20.00
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Charlotte DiMeglio $20.00
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Madelyn DiMeglio $20.00
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Esme Siehr $20.00
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Ellie Hermann $20.00
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Ada Hoelzle $20.00
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Lucia Villar $20.00
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Allie Westfahl $20.00
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Anna Westfahl $20.00
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Leona Grenfell $20.00
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Isla Styke $20.00
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Ellesyn Szpak $20.00
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Scarlett Szpak $20.00
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Lia Cook $20.00
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Elliot Cook $20.00
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Fiona Wagner $20.00
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Nicole Mueller $20.00
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Madison Skulborstad $20.00
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Luke Skulborstad $20.00
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Elliotte King $20.00
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Wesley Polster