Take Part in this Year's Walk

1. Register Today!
It's easy! Register online or fill out our registration form and mail it to the DSAW-GB address.

2. Create a Team
Create a team of coworkers, friends, and family members. Register online to create a personalized fundraising page with your story and photos, making it easy to grow your team and fundraise. Create a team even if you can't walk! If you don't want to create your own team, you can join an existing team.

3. Raise Funds
Set individual and team goals! Use the easy online fundraising tools to spread the word, or use the pledge form to easily gather donations at family parties, work functions, or kids' sporting events.

4. Celebrate!
Enjoy the day, and celebrate the opportunities you have created for individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

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Event Schedule

12:00pm

Registration & T-Shirt pick up inside Green Isle Park Pavilion

12:45pm

Opening Remarks & Introductions

1:00pm

One mile walk begins

2:00pm

Lunch, outdoor activities, raffle, & more family fun!

4:00pm

See you next year!

Event Details

Arrival
The 8th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk will be held at Green Isle Park, 2500 Greene Ave., in Green Bay on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Registration and check-in begins at 12:00pm at the Green Isle Park Pavilion.

8th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk
The 8th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk will be held rain or shine at 12:00pm. This is a 1 mile leisurely stroll through Green Isle Park: 2500 Green Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54301. Rollerblades, skates, and pets are strictly prohibited.

Family Fun
During the event, we will have lots of family-friendly fun, including facepainting, music, balloon art, bounce houses, raffles, and other outdoor activities! 

Event Planning
Email casey.dsaw@gmail.com if you're interested in joining the Walk Planning Committee.

Volunteering
We need lots of volunteers to help us on the day of the walk! To sign up for volunteering, click "register," and select volunteer.

Registration Information

Online Registration is Strongly Recommended and Preferred

Cost
Pre-registered participants cost $10 each and participants with Down syndrome are FREE! Registration includes lunch and a t-shirt.

Pre-Registration
Pre-registration will be accepted until Friday, August 26, 2016 at 12:00pm (noon) CST

Onsite registration will also be accepted beginning at 12:00pm on August 28.

Guaranteed T-Shirts
Register by Wednesday, August 10, 2016 to guarantee your t-shirt. We will continue to accept online registrations until August 26 and will accept onsite registrations at August 28 beginning at 12:00pm. However, only those who pre-register by Wednesday, August 10 will be guaranteed a t-shirt.

Top Fundraising Team

This year, we will be giving out an AMAZING prize to our top fundraising team: the 1st place team will have their loved one's pictures on the 2017 Awareness Walk brochure and billboard. 

The cut-off for donations that qualify for the 1st Place Prize is 11:59PM on Saturday, August 27. All cash and check donations must be turned in to our Walk Chair by Friday, August 26 at 12:00pm (noon) to qualify. Please contact Casey (casey.dsaw@gmail.com) to arrange a time to drop off your cash and check donations.

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Meet Our Walk Ambassador!

My name is Bethany Allcox, I am 18 years old.   I live in Green Bay, Wisconsin with my mom, dad, and 13-year-old brother Stephen. In June of 2016 I graduated from Preble High School.  This fall I will be going to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and will be in the Learning for Independence Program. I will also be continuing at Preble High School as a “Super Senior.” I have had several jobs through my school work experience program-I helped bake cookies every morning to sell to the students, worked and volunteered at Aurora Hospital, and worked at the Green Bay Area Public School District offices selling snacks. 

I like singing, dancing, swimming and Miracle League Baseball. I love fashion and coordinating clothing for myself and others. I completed the DSAW sponsored iCan Shine Bike Camp in the summer of 2015. In May 2016 I was in the Miss Amazing Pageant, which is a great way to build confidence and teaches you how to speak and perform in front of an audience. I've already started planning for next year's pageant!

Who We Are

There are more than 8,000 people in Wisconsin with Down syndrome. Over the course of the year, DSAW touches the lives of more than 4,500 of these individuals and their families through the provision of services, education, resources and support. DSAW is able to make a difference in thousands of lives because of the incredible support of our community. We are a 65 year-old volunteer driven organization -- we have more than 800 volunteers throughout the state!! It is their energy and passion that fuels our mission forward.

Why We Walk

Our Down Syndrome Awareness Walks, which occur across the State of Wisconsin each year, draw more than 7,000 walkers, runners, racers, volunteers, donors, sponsors, and partners across the State under one collective mission -- to raise awareness and promote inclusion, diversity and acceptance of people with Down syndrome and other special needs in our communities and in our lives. At DSAW we strive to guarantee access to a full life for all through education, information, programs, services, and the exchange of ideas and experiences. For the past 20 years, the annual Awareness Walks have been the key fundraising mechanism that allow us to enter and serve communities across the state to help individuals and families with special needs prove they are stronger than the obstacles they face. Your support strengthens our programs, and our resolve.

We walk to tell their stories. That our children are remarkably gifted, talented and beautiful creations. We walk because our sons and daughters battle every day for the same liberties that are so often taken for granted by our societyWe walk to create new programs and services in under-served communities. We walk to tell our stories to the world. DSAW is 100% funded by private individuals and concerned corporate citizens and foundations who believe just as we do that with appropriate investments and just the right amount of supports, our loved ones can accomplish amazing things!!