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Boardwalk, Bandstand fill for Buddy Walk

Hundreds of self-advocates and their supports come out for 13th year
Cheyanne Shrieves, 3, of Delmar, shows off her medal to her mom. Cheyanne has participated all three years of her life, but this was the first time she was able to make the walk on her own. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Chris Flood
October 12, 2018
Self-advocate Connor Watson keeps the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC in order during the walk. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The Boardwalk was a sea of green during the walk. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
He may be from Virginia, but 12-year-old Tristan Zinn, front and center, wasn’t going to miss an opportunity to get a picture with the Cape Henlopen High School football team. Pictured with Zinn in the front row (l-r) are Zimere Bolden, Pat Emmett, Roy Jones, Seth Graves, M.J. Sheppard, Australia Mackey, coach Julius Maull, coach J.D. Maull, Emily Zuber and Gilbert Maull. Standing in the second row are Tanner Virden, coach Zach Horstmyer, Marcus Robinson, Michael Martz, Jeb Zolper, coach Harry Hudson, Austin Mendes, coach Jay Maull and coach Mike Tkach. Standing in the third row are Kenny Witherspoon and Billy Ott. Standing in the fourth row are Ben Weathersby and Jack Dennis. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Another successful walk for Douglas Mast, left, and David Frederick, who have been friends since they were 8 years old. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The Salvation Army’s Creative heARTS program was on site, selling artwork made by some of the self-advocates. Pictured are (l-r) artist Bill Posey, Delaware director of the program Christy Cugno and artist Marvin Walston. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO

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The Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Created in 2006, the annual Boardwalk Buddy Walk in Rehoboth Beach went off without a hitch Oct. 6. Hundreds of self-advocates and their supporters turned the Bandstand and the Boardwalk green during the celebration. The evening before the walk, Oct. 5, there was a Buddy Up Party at the Dewey Beach Lions Club 

According to the Boardwalk Buddy Walk website, the mission of the Boardwalk Buddy Walk has been to create a community where people with Down syndrome, or any cognitive disorder, can live, learn, work, and play.

 

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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