{"id":148872,"date":"2021-04-25T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=148872"},"modified":"2021-04-26T09:57:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:57:14","slug":"meet-alex-rogers-ohio-state-university-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ohio\/weekly-walker-zayne-harshaw","title":{"rendered":"Walker of the Week: Zayne Harshaw, The Talented Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"
What does inclusion mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n Inclusion means I am part of the group. My autism does not matter. In my band, Blue Spectrum, I am a member of the band and my autism does not get in the way.<\/p>\n When did you first get involved with Best Buddies and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n My mom signed me up in 2014. A friend of my mom told her about Best Buddies. I played the National Anthem at a Best Buddies event in Gahanna. I live in Gahanna. My buddy, Courtney, was there. All the guys were jealous of me because she was so nice and pretty. I thought the way they acted was funny.<\/p>\n Who was your first buddy match and\/or what is your favorite memory from Best Buddies?<\/strong><\/p>\n I had one buddy. Her name was Courtney Caldwell. She was so cool. She was from Troy, Ohio. My favorite memory was when my parents and I had dinner with her, her sister, Celeste, and her parents. I am Facebook friends with all of them now. Courtney is now married. I spoke to her a few days ago and hope to see her at one of my performances soon.<\/p>\n Why are you participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n I really love Best Buddies and want to be a support. My girlfriend, Keyona, is active with Best Buddies and she really likes it.<\/p>\n Do you have any advice for others looking to get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n Just do it. You will have fun and learn a lot. There are some really good people in Best Buddies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zayne Harshaw is a Best Buddies Ambassador who lives in Columbus, Ohio. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":148875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"oh-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[514],"tags":[567],"yoast_head":"\n