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2019 Best Buddies Friendship Walk Events in Texas
The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (also known as IDD). Since 2009, more than 150,000...
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Meet Tinu & Joe
One-to-One Friendship I was introduced to Best Buddies through a table at my school. One faculty member from my school and one student were at the booth talking to people about Best Buddies. When I...
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Meet Taylor
Leadership Development Before I joined Best Buddies in 2015 I felt lost, alone and left out, because I didn’t know anyone in my hometown with a developmental disability. When I was introduced to the...
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Meet Joshua and Markus
One-to-One Friendship “Hi! My name is Joshua Mendoza, and I am the Buddy Director at Lahainaluna High School in Maui, Hawaii. My Buddy is Markus-Alan Bettencourt. We were paired together at the start...
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Meet Audrey
Leadership Development “It is hard to think back to a time when I felt so alone and had no friends. Best Buddies has given me the opportunity to come out of my shell and meet people and have friends....
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Meet Victoria & Kat
One-to-One Friendship “I am Victoria Suiter and I am paired with my buddy Kat Teston. Kat and I were paired last year at Eastern High School’s chapter of Best Buddies. In the fall of 2016, Kat’s mom...
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Meet Austin
Leadership Development “I started Best Buddies at Bellarmine University in the fall of 2009. Before joining the chapter, I didn’t have a lot of friends. I played videos games by myself and felt...
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Meet Tim
Leadership Development “My name is Tim Rosario and I am from Somerset. I joined Best Buddies at Somerset Berkeley High School in 2017. I am a Buddy Director for my high school chapter and a Best...
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Meet Shane & Gus
One-to-One Friendship Shane and Gus started to form their friendship in April 2016 when Best Buddies was introduced to their high school. Gus’ parents were serving as the Friendship Walk Chairs and...
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Meet Ethan
Leadership Development “Being a part of Best Buddies is giving me a chance to get to know and become friends with a lot of new people. I am a leader for my chapter and help others learn how they can...
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Meet Ava & Tatyana
One-to-One Friendship Written by Ava Lemke: If you imagine the purest, most beautiful thing you could see, that’s Tatyana Spidell to me. We’ve been matched since fall of 2017. She’s a ray of sunshine...
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Meet Topher
Integrated Employment Topher Zheng has been a member of Best Buddies since he was in high school. He attended our Best Buddies Leadership Conference twice; first as chapter president, and last year as...
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Meet Jack
Leadership Development Jack has had quite the year with Best Buddies Illinois. Jack joined Best Buddies High School program at Neuqua Valley in 2014 and has been part of the Friendship program ever...
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Meet Madison & Thomas
One-to-One Friendship Madison and Thomas have been matched for six years since joining Best Buddies in seventh grade at Clark-Pleasant Middle School; now they are seniors at Whiteland Community High...
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Meet Isabella
Leadership Development Before becoming involved in Best Buddies, I had an unfulfilled passion within me to advocate for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). A close friend...
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Meet RJ
Integrated Employment “We had no idea what to expect and we were blown away.” That’s what Kim Miller, the Director of Human Resources at TCC headquarters in Carmel, Indiana said in a recent...
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Meet Kylene
Leadership Development As a member of Butler University Best Buddies chapter for 10 years, I’ve had the opportunity to use my leadership skills to make a difference. I serve as the Buddy Director for...
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Meet Alli and Lizzie
One-to-One Friendship In the fall of 2017 the Community School of Davidson High School (CSD) started Best Buddies. At their Sorting Hat Match Party, Alli Serdinsky pulled the name of her Peer Buddy...
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Meet David and Aleah
One-to-One Friendship David: I’m glad I met Aleah through Best Buddies because she hangs out with me. She makes the time for me even after graduating from Rio Rancho High School, going to college and...
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Meet Tanya Vitela
One-to-One Friendship Tanya Vitela joined Best Buddies as a Project SEARCH intern at Embassy Suites in 2016. Tanya stood out all year for being hard-working and dedicated. She had almost perfect...
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