 Knights help bring Down Syndrome Awareness Walk to Coral Gables
Thursday, September 13 @ 20:27:04 EDT
 More than 2,000 came out for the Inaugural Miracle Walk on the 14th of October 2007 to support those with Down Syndrome and ther families. The Coral Gables Knights of Columbus Council was pleased to be a principal supporter of the event. In addition to assisting with logistics, set up, and post event activities, members of Council #3274 supported by Fourth Degree Honor Guard from the Father Andrew Brown and Marian Assemblies, sang the national anthem at the end of the opening ceremonies which included remarks from celebrity TV personality Beatrice Canals and a welcome by the Mayor of Coral Gables, the Honorable Don Slesnick.
The one-mile Miracle Walk, and the accompanying festival held at Palermo Park, was held to promote acceptance and awareness of people with Down Syndrome. The walk was the first of its kind in Miami-Dade County and was organized by the newly formed Down Syndrome Association of Miami. Grand Knight Jose Matute explained, "Our Council has been involved with Special Olympics for a number of years and we see supporting the Down Syndrome Association of Miami as an extension of our love for these great kids and our desire to help their families. It's an honor for us that the first Miami-Dade Miracle Walk took place in Coral Gables, and our pleasure to have supported this great event.
All the money raised through the $25 registration fee and from sponsor donations will be used by the Down Syndrome Association of Miami to provide greater support to all those in Miami-Dade whose lives have been touched by Down Syndrome. For more information please click here.
In addition to the Knights of Columbus Coral Gables Council #3274, the Inaugural Miracle Walk sponsor list included Add One Innovations, All Med Services, Baptist Hospital, Borgognoni & Gutierrez, BinaryStar Music, B-Line Apparel, Burger King Corporation, Century Homebuilders, Cafe Pilon, Chiquita Fresh, D'Cakes by Diana, Diario Las Americas, doink design, Eduardo Llano, AIA, Miami Children's Hospital, Ocean Bank, Outlook Media, Palm Water, Phoenix American Insurance Group, Pinera and Pinera, MD
REM Learning Center South, Southwest Florida Ankle and Foot Care, Pepsi, Arango Inc, Atkinson& Browell PA, BankUnited, Boschetti Capital Partners, Chocolate Fashion, ElectroPower Utility Sales, Issac's Roofing & Insiulation, Kings Bay Pediatrics, the Law Offices of Robert Behar PA, Lifelong Home Healthcare, Mackle Construction, Medica Healthcare Plans Inc, Pascual & Perez Associates, Peridontal Solutions of South Florida, Ryder, and Schwartz Media Strategies.
Students from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Coral Park High School, Immaculata LaSalle High School, Lourdes Academy, and St. Teresa Catholic School volunteered to help throughout the morning with registration, face painting, food preparation, and clean up.
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