Last summer  in   july 8 i turned 27 years old.    I have been doing the buddy walk for 2 years now since last your in 2009 and this year 2010. I am having so much fun doing it.  I gave  speech at the buddy walk last year.   It promotes acceptance and  inclusion for people like me(katharine breunig and other special abilities  to be involved in the community. For example i  moved to brattleboro vt in  2005 and i got involved with the community. It was hard to get involved in the community but it will get easy to get going. right now I live on my own  with a roommate on elliot st terrace apt 2.     I  am really happy.   i went to the music academy in south hadley mass. I play the  piano also i  sing and dance. i learned  how to live on my own. i got involved with an agency called families first they also help me to live on my own with a roommate.  That was my dream to go there and it happened. I graduated  from  the two year program  and  and now i am a  alumni.  I gave a speech  at my graduation in  2009 . Now i a m working at  price chopper and i get paid.  I am doing lots of fun things in my life. Also I do yoga and i love it. This is how I got involved with the buddy walk in the fall of  2009. Somebody heard me gave a speech and got a phone call from this family and  asked me to give a speech at the buddy walk  and I said to them yes I would like to give a speech and that is how I got involved with the buddy walk. i am enjoying it. i am asking everybody to come for the event. October 2.  katharine breunig resident of brattleboro vt .

 

 

Come join us for a day fun and support and help raise awareness and promote inclusion for individuals with Down Syndrome and other special abilities .

Join our team, (families first ), and walk with us on October 2nd in Brattleboro or sponsor me with a tax deductible contribution which will benefit the National Down Syndrome Society and the Winston Prouty Center here in Brattleboro.

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For more information about this walk go to www.brattleborobuddywalk.org and click the link to our Buddy Walk page.