Utah girl sees herself in Times Square as part of National Down Syndrome Society’s NYC Buddy Walk

MURRAY, Utah (ABC4) — Murray’s own Sammi Wilde had the amazing opportunity to have her picture of the big screens of Times Square in New York City.

This past weekend the National Down Syndrome Society hosted their 31st NYC Buddy Walk. To kick off the walk, they show a video with pictures of 500 people with Down syndrome from across the world.  And this year, Sammi had a chance to shine.

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It was an amazing moment when Sammi saw herself in Times Square.  She was larger than life, for everyone to see.

Sammi’s mom Amy said, “The picture that we chose is just one that just gets me.  Her eyes, it just gets her.  She’s so wise inside.  Even though she doesn’t have a lot of words, she knows a lot and this picture shows it.  It’s pretty awesome.”…

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