07/12/2026
Come join us at the buddy walk Oct 10th!!
✨REGISTRATION IS OPEN! ✨
We are so excited to officially open our registration for our 21st Annual Buddy Walk! (and we’re kicking it off with a giveaway!)
🗓️ When: Saturday, October 10th 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
📍 Place: John Rudy Park - Songbird Pavilions
Grab your family and friends, create your team name, submit your registration and get ready to spend a day filled with support, awareness and celebration. We have some big prizes for our top earning teams, as well as our team who has the most members. We're also bringing back our team sign competition. As your team gets introduced into our walk, hold your hand-made sign loud and proud. Signs will be judged and prizes will be awarded.
FUN 🎉
❉ DJ - (who's ready to dance!?)
❉ Hot Air Balloon - AE Balloon Flights, LLC
❉ Bounce Houses - 3 Monkeys Inflatables
❉ Music fun with York Music Therapy LLC
❉ Face Painting - Zoe's Posh Parties
❉ Balloon Twisting - Charming Balloons with Topaz Martofel
❉ 3.21 Sock Tie-dyeing
❉ Goat Snuggling - Snyder Family Farm
❉ Hair Tinsel - Whimsy Finds & Designs
❉ Performance by GiGi's Playhouse Lancaster Dancers!
❉ Fire Truck, Ambulance, Police Car Walk-throughs
❉ Vendors!
❉ And MORE!!
SUPPORT 🥰
❉ Local Organizations - GiGi's Playhouse Lancaster, Connections - Early Intervention and Supports, The Arc of York and Adams Counties , Special Olympics Pennsylvania, Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania, Abby Care and more!
FOOD 🍕
❉ Bitty & Beau's Coffee Cruiser
❉ Sarah's Creamery Ice Cream Truck
❉ Grit’s Pit
❉ Food provided by New Creation Community Church
PRIZES 🎁
❉ 50/50 Raffle
❉ Raffle Baskets
A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION 🏆
❉ $100 Visa Gift Card to the team who has the most team members.
❉ $250 Visa Gift Card to the team who earns the most in donations.
❉ All teams who raise $500 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $250 Visa Gift Card.
❉ Team Sign Contest - time to get creative with your team name. Create a sign to lead your team into the Buddy Walk. Prizes awarded.
❉ Team contests leading up to the BW.
Let’s also get started with our first contest. All teams that sign up today, Friday, July 10th will get some YADSA merch and be entered into a raffle for a $25 Amazon gift card. 🎁
You’ve made it this far - now it’s time to REGISTER. Click the link below to register your team. Share this post to let family and friends know about all the fun we’re going to have and ask them to join your team!
https://charity.pledgeit.org/buddy-walk-2026
