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Last October we came to Lincoln Financial Field as Team Mac & Cheese, cheered and played all morning, and left with fuller hearts. We’re doing it again. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 is the 25th annual CHOP Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day, and the YMCA Adventure Guides will be there in team shirts. We’d like you with us. Scan the QR code to join or donate to Team Mac & Cheese, or use the button below. 📝 Join Team Mac & Cheese Register by Friday, October 23 ...

Last October we came to Lincoln Financial Field as Team Mac & Cheese, cheered and played all morning, and left with fuller hearts. We’re doing it again. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 is the 25th annual CHOP Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day, and the YMCA Adventure Guides will be there in team shirts. We’d like you with us. Scan the QR code to join or donate to Team Mac & Cheese. 📝 Event Details & Registration Why I Walk The CHOP Buddy Walk® is the sole fundraiser for CHOP’s Trisomy 21 Program, which cares for more than 1,200 children and 300 adults each year. The program would not exist as it does today without it. ...

There are days that remind you why community matters. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 — the 24th annual CHOP Buddy Walk® & Family Fun Day at Lincoln Financial Field — was one of those days for the YMCA Adventure Guides. We came as Team Mac & Cheese, we cheered and played, and we left with fuller hearts and a deeper understanding of what it means to give back. Registration began at 9:30 a.m. and by 10:30 the program had everyone smiling. At 11:30 a.m. we joined the ceremonial lap — kids, parents, siblings, and friends walking together — and the whole arena hummed with joy and purpose until the event wrapped at 1 p.m. Our team parked in Lot K at the North Entrance and spilled onto the grounds to enjoy moon bounces, carnival games, face painting, character appearances, music, and delicious food and beverages. ...