The Boardwalk Buddy Walk turns Rehoboth orange for a 21st year
Hundreds walked with self-advocates with Down syndrome, then danced at the Bandstand while students lined the boards to cheer.
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The Boardwalk Buddy Walk marked its 21st year by turning Rehoboth Beach orange. The Cape Gazette reported that hundreds of people walked with dozens of self-advocates with Down syndrome. After the walk, the day moved to a dance at the Bandstand. Local students stood along the boards and cheered.
The walk is a public celebration. People with Down syndrome were in the middle of it, with family and neighbors beside them. The orange on the boardwalk belonged to this event, in its twenty-first year in Rehoboth.
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