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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!...

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Fairways 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)...

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South 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...

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Rochester 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...

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A 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...

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Mack 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...

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March 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...

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Hundreds 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...

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Best 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...

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2019 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...

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The 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...

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Western 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...

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Best 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...

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Meet 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....

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Meet 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...

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Best 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...

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Best 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...

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Leadership 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...

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WNY 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...

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Advancing 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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