DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Lucas Neer (center), 17, of Deerfield walks with his dad, Ed Neer (left), and friend Nathan Darney (right) 15, of Lake Milton, at the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Noah O'Hara, a freshman at Girard High School, leads his team, Noah's Net, on his bicycle at the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday. Among his supporters are Girard High School students and the Westminster College …
DiANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Quintino DeSantis, age 9, from Poland, waves a picture of himself as he participates in the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR The Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley is set to begin at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Harold Stein, better known as Harold the Stiltwalker, passes out smiley face stickers to the Girard High School cheerleaders, who volunteered at the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley held at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Participants in the Down Syndrome Association Buddy Walk of the Valley begin their trek around Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DiANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Samantha Nemcik (center), age 12, from Liberty, takes part in the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley with her dad, Robert Nemcik (right) and Maria Tennant (left), at Eastwood Field in Niles on Sunday.
DIANNA OATRIDGE | THE VINDICATOR Eastwood Field in Niles was the site for the Down Syndrome Association's Buddy Walk of the Valley on Sunday.