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Best Buddies Month 2017

1Best Buddies WI Celebrates Friendships!

Best Buddies WI Celebrates Friendships!

Mar 13, 2018

Spread the Word to End the Word is a national campaign to end the use of the R-word. The campaign was started to create more accepting attitudes and communities for all people by asking people to pledge to end the use of the derogatory word.

2Miami Marlins Hosts Event in Support of Spread the Word to End the Word

Miami Marlins Hosts Event in Support of Spread the Word to End the Word

Mar 8, 2018

Miami, Florida, March 6, 2018 – The Miami Marlins held a special event in support of the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign during their Spring Training in Jupiter, Florida at the Roger Dean Stadium. A total of six individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities from Best Buddies International and Special Olympics were invited to participate in the special event.

3North Rockland High School Best Buddies Drops New “RWordStomp2018” Video

North Rockland High School Best Buddies Drops New “RWordStomp2018” Video

Mar 7, 2018

We didn’t think North Rockland HS Project LIFE/Best Buddies could top last year’s song/video but the #RWordStomp2018 may be their best yet! This is the third song/video that NRHS Best Buddies has released to Spread the Word to End the Word…

4Discriminatory Language about People with Intellectual Disabilities – Particularly the ‘R’-word – Remains Prevalent Across Social Media

Discriminatory Language about People with Intellectual Disabilities – Particularly the ‘R’-word – Remains Prevalent Across Social Media

Mar 7, 2018

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2018 — Special Olympics, Best Buddies International and supporters from around the world will unite on Wednesday, March 7th for the annual Spread the Word to End the Word® Day…

5Nashville Celebrates Friendship at 2018 Best Buddies Prom

Nashville Celebrates Friendship at 2018 Best Buddies Prom

Mar 3, 2018

Team Construction’s Best Buddies Prom presented by McNutt Pediatric Dentistry and The Charley Foundation was a night where the magic reigned supreme and the dance floor stayed packed with beaming faces. 2,000 Best Buddies participants came together for an evening that did not disappoint.

6Christina Hundley: Gaining Confidence Through Best Buddies

Christina Hundley: Gaining Confidence Through Best Buddies

Mar 2, 2018

I was born at Tampa General Hospital in 1983; I was raised by my aunt, BJ, in Florida after my parents dropped me off at my grandmother’s house and never came back. School was hard for me. I was teased until I found Best Buddies in middle school. My bond with my middle school buddy helped me because I felt protected from everyone’s teasing and her friendship gave me something to look forward to every day…

7Focus on Friendship:  e-Buddies March 2018

Focus on Friendship: e-Buddies March 2018

Mar 1, 2018

In February, Joy and Stacy celebrated their 8 year anniversary as e-Buddies.  Through the years they have exchanged over 800 e-mails.  We asked Stacy and Joy some questions about their friendship and participation in e-Buddies.   One of the main common threads in their responses was how much they value each other’s friendship and the e-mails that they exchange with one another…

8Best Buddies Releases Official Music Video to “This Is Me”

Best Buddies Releases Official Music Video to “This Is Me”

Feb 27, 2018

Words are powerful and can cut us deep, that’s why there’s Best Buddies. Through friendship, we give more than 1.1 million people with and without intellectual and…

9Hunter Hayes Makes Wish Come True For One Special Young Lady

Hunter Hayes Makes Wish Come True For One Special Young Lady

Feb 22, 2018

They say you never forget your prom, right? Well, country star Hunter Hayes made the prom a little more memorable for one young lady by making her wish come true…

10Best Buddies South Florida to Host Friendship Walk in Downtown Miami

Best Buddies South Florida to Host Friendship Walk in Downtown Miami

Feb 20, 2018

Presenting Sponsors are WSVN Channel 7, Celebrity Cruises and Gilda Miami, Florida, Feb. 20, 2018— Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is excited to announce the Best Buddies Friendship Walk: South Florida on Saturday, March 17 at Museum Park in Downtown Miami.

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