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13th annual Buddy Walk

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Danny, 22, left, and his father Dale Celian, of Maumee, marched together.

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Laura Kish and her husband Bob, of Perrysburg, have seven children, including two-year-old James-Thomas, center, who has Down Syndrome. From left, Abigail, 17, Andrew, 10, Michael, 5, JohnLuke, 7, Madelene, 14, and Matthew, 12, stand with their parents before walking together during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk.

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Cole Workman, 2, takes a look at the horse he's riding, 20-year-old quarter horse Ruf, as his aunt Nicky Kozina, right, helps steady him before the 13th Annual Buddy Walk and 50/50 raffle for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo.

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Under the watchful eyes of his grandparents, Tom, left, and Jackie Roginski, center right, J.T. McCloskey, 10, plays a carnival game with the help of volunteer Jenni Selders, right.

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Joey, 3, gets a handful of hair from his father, Jeremy Pritt, of Perrysburg, center, during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk and 50/50 raffle for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo.

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Taylor Rosas, 14, of Adrian, Mich., center, sported a red balloon hat as she and her family get ready to march together during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk.

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Fourteen-month-old Brielle, center, laughs as her mother Erin Evans, of South Toledo, bounces her in her arms.

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Posters with the names, photos and families of people with Down Syndrome line the pathway during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk.

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Waite Marching Band members Jon'a Devalt, 17, left, Orlando Haynes, 17, center, and Emilio Hernandez, 17, right, lead several hundred people in marching during the Annual Buddy Walk at Woodland Park in Perrysburg.

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Hoisted on the shoulders of his father Ricardo Hernandez, of Elmira, center, Christopher, 6, waves to spectators during the Buddy Walk.

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Laura Kish, center, and her husband Bob, of Perrysburg, right, have seven children, including 2-year-old James-Thomas, center in stroller, who has Down Syndrome.

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Landon, 6, peers down from the shoulders of his father Matt Crawford, of Clyde.

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More than 1,000 people marched together during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk and 50/50 raffle for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo at Woodland Park in Perrysburg.

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Kaiden Rogers, 8, grabs a ride during the 13th Annual Buddy Walk.

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