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‘We love each other’: Best Buddies creating inclusion, community for those with, without disabilities

‘We love each other’: Best Buddies creating inclusion, community for those with, without disabilities

‘We love each other’: Best Buddies creating inclusion, community for those with, without disabilities

May 22, 2025 | Georgia News, News, News Front Page |
Two smiling women, one wearing a black "Taylor Swift" hoodie and the other in a blue "Best Buddies" jacket, sit closely together holding hands under a colorful banner that reads "Better Together." They are posing in front of a white wall, symbolizing friendship and inclusion. The text overlay at the bottom says "Best Buddies For Life" with the ANF logo.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – There are simple things we need to live full lives. One of them is friendship. Not just the friendships that last passing the halls at your company, but the kind of friendships where people show up for each other, regardless of what you are going through. Where people show up because they want to. Where people become buddies.

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