NORTHEAST INDIANA (WANE) — Two young men with Down Syndrome were displayed in the bright lights of Times Square on Saturday and Sunday. Both traveled to the Big Apple for the spectacular moment.
Tony Butler from Kendallville and Henry Allee from Fort Wayne were both featured in the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video Presentation. An hour-long video showing more than 500 photographs included children, teens, and adults with Down Syndrome from all 50 states and 12 countries. This video has been cycling through since 1995.
Tony went to New York for the weekend with Kim Jones and her wife, Meladie Kennedy-Jones, who he lives with through Structured Family Care, a Medicaid-funded program. WANE 15 asked Kim whether she knew why Tony was selected out of 2700 applications for this video…