Buddy Walk
Family Fun Day
Our biggest family fundraising event of the year, benefiting the programs and activities of the Down Syndrome Association Northwest Indiana.
Registration
The 2026 Buddy Walk Family Fun Day tee
Everyone else can add one to their registration. $15 through Adult XL, $18 for 2XL and 3XL, $20 for 4XL. Pre-orders close October 2 so we can get the count to the printer in time.
Schedule of Events
Registration
A Day That Looks Like This
One morning, hundreds of neighbors, and a whole lot of green. Here is what you are signing up for.
Who leads the walk
Every year, one family leads the Buddy Walk from the front. Olivia Longo is our 2026 Grand Marshal. The 2027 Grand Marshal comes out of a drawing: every team that raises $1,000 or more is entered, and each additional $1,000 earns another entry.
2026 Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorships support families across Northwest Indiana all year long. Every level includes recognition on our social media, website, and event PR.
- Top billing on all signage
- Named sponsor on fairground entrance banner
- 2 walk path signs
- Name recognition on social, website & PR
- Gold level billing on signage
- 2 walk path signs
- Recognition on social, website & PR
- Logo on back of the event tee
- 1 walk path sign
- 4 individual registrations
- Recognition on social, website & PR
- Large stand sign at registration
- 2 walk path signs
- 4 individual registrations
- Recognition on social, website & PR
- Your name on the welcome banner
- 4 individual registrations
- Recognition on social, website & PR
- Standard space is 8 feet
- Tell us if you need more room, a corner or power
- Reviewed and confirmed before anything is charged
- A spot in the retail corridor, 8 feet standard
- Tell us if you need more room, a corner or power
- Reviewed and confirmed before anything is charged
- One yard sign for your family, in honor of or in memory of a loved one with Down syndrome
Sponsors: email your logo as a JPEG or PNG to [email protected]
Ready to Sponsor?
Download the form, fill it out, and mail it in with your check. Questions? We are happy to help.
2167 US 41
Schererville, IN 46375
(219) 838-3656
Registration, team pages and sponsorship are all open now. T-shirt pre-orders close October 2.
