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Zuni Youth Enrichment Project welcomes 350+ to Down Syndrome Awareness event

This fall, the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project welcomed its largest crowd since the start of the COVID pandemic in March 2020. On Sunday, October 30, more than 350 community members joined the nonprofit youth organization and community partners in Ho’n A:wan Park for a special “Buddy Walk” and “Turf or Treat” event.

The event commemorated Down Syndrome Awareness Month as well as the festive Halloween season. The 1-mile Buddy Walk and a Zumba class with instructor Andres Tucson started at 3 p.m.; afterward, Zuni Youth Enrichment Project kicked off turf-or-treating fun and a costume contest, with winners taking home $25 Major Market gift cards.