Buddy walk with dad

10/5/2009
Slug: CTY walk05p Date 10/4/2009 The Blade/ Amy E. Voigt Location: Toledo, Ohio CAPTION: Shane Long, from Toledo, holds his daughter Avary (cq) Long, 18 months, before the family walks in the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo Buddy Walk in celebration of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month on October 4, 2009.
Slug: CTY walk05p Date 10/4/2009 The Blade/ Amy E. Voigt Location: Toledo, Ohio CAPTION: Shane Long, from Toledo, holds his daughter Avary (cq) Long, 18 months, before the family walks in the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo Buddy Walk in celebration of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month on October 4, 2009.

Toledoan Shane Long shares a laugh with his 18-month-old daughter, Avary, before the family embarks on a walk Sunday as part of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

The Buddy Walk was established in 1995 to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome.