• 2011 Buddy Walk Information

    Register for the 2011Buddy Walk!

    We are pleased to announce the Buddy Walk’s 2011 Presenting Sponsor

    Thank you to the Bank of Lexington for continuing to support DSACK. We appreciate your dedication!

    NEWS FROM DSACK’S Buddy Walk Event Planner

    Are you ready for Buddy Walk 2011? Our committee has been working hard since the spring to ensure this is the best, most-fun Buddy Walk yet!  Here are some tips and changes for this year, to help you plan your Buddy Walk experience:

    •           Pick up your team shirts on Thursday: (this way you will not have to wait in the t-shirt line on Saturday).  The location and time will be announced in next month’s newsletter.

    •           Parking: Anyone who came to last year’s event knows that parking next to the venue fills up fast.  This year, we have a secondary parking area at the 1st entrance to the Thoroughbred Center’s Stable Area.  We will park guests at this 1st entrance and then have 2 shuttle busses taking guests to the main Walk entrance.  (like trams do at an amusement park). We want to make this event as smooth and safe for you as possible.  But at the same time, our event continues to grow and grow, so we need to prepare for a larger crowd. Bigger crowd = more money raise for DSACK!

    •           Arrive early on Saturday: Registration opens at 9:30am and the Walk opening ceremony will start at promptly 11am.  Ensure you allow enough time to get through the registration line and (the best part) enjoy meeting friends and family beforehand. Each team with 20+ walkers will have a special area reserved to “meet” in the auditorium.  So look for the balloon with your teams name on it, marking the area.

    •           Walk Route: The route will be extended to 1.25 miles this year.  We will be walking on Johnston Road, which is next to the Thoroughbred Center.  The police will shut down this road just for our Walk.  The great news is it is a country road with beautiful scenery. It is a narrow 2-lane road, where at mid-point, our teams will make a U-turn (or can stop and take a break under the shade tree, take a sip of water) and walk back to the event venue.  So for the first time ever, teams will pass each other along the route.  A great chance to high-five and see your friends in passing!

    •           Lunch: This year our lunch is sponsored by CiCi’s pizza.  Each paid walker will get 2 slices of pizza, a brownie and bottled water.  Additional drinks can be purchased during the event with some proceeds going back to DSACK.

    •           Stage Show: During lunch we invite you to sit in the auditorium to eat your lunch (or on the property in any shady spot you find comfortable).  Our committee is working hard to put together a fun stage show for your enjoyment after lunch.

    These are just some tips to help you plan for October 1.  I hope you will find them helpful.

    In closing, I just want to say THANK YOU to all the DSACK families and board members.  This is my 3rd year as the Buddy Walk event coordinator.  I tell everyone I meet about DSACK and how your families stole my heart in the first year working with you.  I am absolutely blessed to be part of your event.

    Further, I want to say thank you to our committee, listed (below).  Some of these committee members have worked alongside me for all three years, like Tracey Durham-Beall, Amanda Jones and Rick Companik.  These are members who have volunteered because they are dedicated friends of DSACK.  Thank you for all your hard work the past 3 years!  Thank you!

    My best,

    Deanna Dillender, Your Buddy Walk Coordinator

    If you would like to serve on a committee to assist in the planning and coordination of the 2011 Buddy Walk, please email Allison at dsack.org@gmail.com.

    The 2012 Committee Members are:

    Chairman

    Regina Schmutte

    Event Planner

    Deanna Dillender

    Volunteer Committee

    Chair: Erin Salmons

    Joann Luciano

    Auction and Raffle Committee

    Chair: Amanda Jones

    April Vernon

    Exhibitor Committee

    Chair: Pete Healy

    Registration Committee

    Chair: Susan Bell

    Julia Fox Ruzzene

    Entertainment Committee

    Chair: Tracey Durham-Beall

    Tammy Carter

    Catering Committee

    Chair: Allison Kerschbaum

    Vikki Healy, Karen Andreassen

    Parking/Safety:

    Rick Companik

    Contests…………..Win, Win, Win!!!

    Billboard

    Do you want to see your child’s face on a Billboard??  To win a free sitting with photographer Kristen  Tatem and have your child pictured on the 2012 Buddy Walk Billboard make sure your team is the first to raise the most money!  By noon, October 10, raise the most money and have the most registered walkers and your child will be featured on the 2012 Buddy Walk Billboard!!

    Most Creative Banner

    The team with the most creative banner judged by Channel 36 the day of the walk will win a prize to be determined!

    Lead off the 9th Annual Buddy Walk

    The team with the most money raised by noon on September 15, will “Lead the Walk” for 2011!!

    Team Name on T-Shirt

    Teams that raise $1000 by noon on September 10 will have their team name appear on the back of the 2011 BW T-shirt!