October is National Down Syndrome month and a Calhoun youngster has been selected to star in a national video to increase awareness of Downs Syndrome. Chappy Bailey is the son of Rosemary and Palmer Bailey. Everyone calls the little boy "Happy Chappy." happiness and amazing smile bring joy to others too.

In October, Down Syndrome Societies across the nation will hold Buddy Walks to raise money and awareness for individuals with Down Syndrome. To kick off the awareness month, the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) holds a big Buddy Walk in New York City. This year’s New York walk is Saturday, September 22. The Bailey's will participate in that walk and view the video in which their son stars. The NDSS creates a video that is displayed on the big Sony screen in Times Square to highlight individuals with Down Syndrome and promote awareness. The NDSS asked for people to submit a photo of a person with Down Syndrome and out of the thousands that were submitted, Chappy was chosen as one of the people to be in the video.

The Bailey's also will be walking locally in Macon on October 20th to support our Middle GA Down Syndrome Society.For more information on Down Syndrome awareness or to view the upcoming video go to www.ndss.org.