Thank you so much for your work raising awareness, raising money, and recruiting walkers for the 2011 Buddy Walk! Your efforts helped to make this Walk our most successful one ever!!! The crowd was amazing - 3,116 registered walkers which is an increase of 30% over last year. In addition, we had 230 volunteers who worked hard all day.

Gracias a las traducciones realizadas por Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, el sitio web DSSW está ahora disponible en español! En la parte inferior de cada página hay un enlace a la versión en español (http://esp.dsswichita.org).

Thanks to the translation work done by Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, the DSSW web site is now available in Spanish! At the bottom of each page is a link to the Spanish-language version (http://esp.dsswichita.org).

As individuals with Down Syndrome reach adulthood, many families are faced with finding resources for their adult family member with Down Syndrome. Now at the University of Kansas Medical Center, you can access a variety of services and resources through the new Adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic.

Visit the KU Medical Center website for further information.

Having a child with Down syndrome sets your life in a new direction and may well give you a new set of values as you learn and grow.

The mission of the Down Syndrome Society of Wichita is to enhance the lives of individuals with Down syndrome and their families by providing them with support and resources and by raising public awareness about Down syndrome.

• Educational print materials and baby gifts for families with a new child with Down syndrome

• Down Syndrome Society of Wichita informational brochures to be placed in hospitals, doctors' offices, and other pertinent locations around Wichita and Kansas

• An annual picnic for Down Syndrome Society of Wichita families

• Provide Buddy Walk® prizes and print materials