KEY BISCAYNE, FLA. (WSVN) – Volunteers pedaled for a purpose over the weekend.
Best Buddies International hosted their annual Hublot Best Buddies Challenge on Saturday to raise money for people with special abilities.
Cyclists began and ended their march at the Ritz Carlton in Key Biscayne.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Best Buddies cycling challenge took participants on a 70-mile tour of parts of Miami-Dade County.
MIAMI, Florida, November 19, 2021 – Best Buddies International, a global nonprofit that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is thrilled to announce that four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome joined professional cyclists George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde for the Hublot Best Buddies Challenge: Miami Chaired by the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund on Friday, November 19. Additional professional cyclists participating in this year’s event includes Leanda Cave, Bobby Julich, Tom Pidcock, Magnus Sheffield, Cam Wurf, and the Best Buddies Racing Team. In total, the event raised $1.5 Million for Best Buddies programs.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The theme for NDEAM 2021, “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion,” reflects the importance of ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
