Ambassador Training
Saturday, May 18 10 AM–3 PM Lakeville South High School Community Meeting Room D204 21135 Jacquard Avenue Lakeville, MN 55044 Please join Best Buddies Minnesota for our first ever Ambassador training!...
View ArticleFairways to Friendship Golf Tournament
June 17, 2019 Tee Time: Registration 10:00 am Shotgun Start 11:30 am Lake of Isles Golf Club & Resort One Clubhouse Drive North Stonington, CT 06359 Format: Bramble (Own ball from best drive)...
View ArticleSouth Shore Best Buddies break down barriers
Written by Mary Whitfill for The Patriot Ledger A collection of clubs at local high schools are bridging the gap between special and general education students. Derek Lambiase, a senior at Pembroke...
View ArticleRochester Police Department Press Conference 2019
On March 20, 2019, Best Buddies partnered with the Rochester Police Department to hold a press conference for Spread the Word Inclusion. The event was kicked off with speeches from Officer Waldo and...
View ArticleA Night of Painting with Best Buddies!
On Thursday, March 14th over 25 citizen participants and buddy pairs came to La Pittura Studio to paint beautiful pictures of the New York skyline. They were also joined by Miss USA, Sarah Rose...
View ArticleMack Cycle & Best Buddies: Working Towards a More Inclusive Future
When Thadeus “Thad” Mark started Mack Cycle in 1957, the world was a very different place for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The United States was years away from...
View ArticleMarch Madness at BBWI
March is Best Buddies Month, a perfect time to highlight all the wonderful characteristics and abilities of our friends with intellectual and developmental disabilities and advocate for integrated...
View ArticleHundreds take part in Miami’s Best Buddies Friendship Walk
MIAMI (WSVN) – Hundreds of people woke up early this weekend to spend a day with some very special friends at the annual Best BuddiesFriendship Walk in Downtown Miami. The excitement took over Maurice...
View ArticleBest Buddies Friendship Walk: Louisville, KY
April 20, 2019 Louisville, KY Join us for the Best Buddies Friendship Walk, the number one walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental...
View Article2019 Best Buddies Friendship Walk in South Florida Raises a Record-Breaking...
Miami, April 2, 2019 — On Saturday March 16th, Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates...
View ArticleThe Long Island Masquerade Friendship Ball 2019
The Long Island Masquerade Friendship Ball 2019 was held at Longwood High School. This prom invites all members. Our buddy pairs attend in their favorite masks and danced the night away to show their...
View ArticleWestern New York Friendship Ball 2019
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, Western New York Hosted their third annual Best buddies friendship ball of inclusion. Over 250 students came played games, made new friends and danced the night away! They...
View ArticleBest Buddies member sworn in as North Bay Village city official
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLA. (WSVN) – A member of the Best Buddies organization has been sworn in as a North Bay Village city official. At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, the city swore in Colleen...
View ArticleMeet Scotty
Integrated Employment In the six weeks since Scotty was hired as a lab assistant at Roche, he has done more than learn the essential functions of his job. Scotty has become part of a terrific team....
View ArticleMeet Rebecca
One-to-One Friendship In 2008, I visited my sister at college and went to my first ever Best Buddies event. There, I found an organization that valued friendship, appreciated a good snack spread, and...
View ArticleBest Buddies Friendship Walk: Capital Region
October 19, 2019 Washington, D.C. Washington Monument on the National Mall The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and...
View ArticleBest Buddies Friendship Walks in New York
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...
View ArticleLeadership Conference Info Nights
The Best Buddies Leadership Conference is July 19-22 at Indiana University. Attend one of our info nights to learn more about the conference. Parents are welcome to attend. March 28 | 7-8 PM April 17...
View ArticleWNY Programs Committee
First Tuesday of Every Month 7-8 PM Best Buddies Rochester 1000 Elmwood Ave, Suite 3500 Rochester, NY 14620 Best Buddies New York is looking for individuals to be involved with our WNY Programs...
View ArticleAdvancing the Mission: Endless Possibilities
January 22, February 26, March 26, April 30 and May 28 5:30–6 PM Conference Call Line: (917) 386-2142 Access code: 323-8467 RSVP to Missouri@BestBuddies.org Topic: How to start a Best Buddies chapter,...
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