Central Florida, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, South Florida, Tallahassee & Tampa Bay

Join us at a Best Buddies Friendship Walk, the number one walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

November 30, 2018
Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbourside Place
Palm Beach, FL

Champion of the Year is an annual fundraising competition organized by the Best Buddies’ Palm Beach staff, Event Committee and Advisory Board, featuring a select group of individuals, professionals and community leaders prominent in the Palm Beach community. These philanthropic trailblazers compete to raise the most funds for Best Buddies Palm Beach and earn the ultimate title of Champion of the Year.

November 9, 2018
TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse
Jacksonville, FL

Champion of the Year is an annual twelve-week fundraising competition organized by our staff, Event Committee and Advisory Board, featuring a select group of individuals, professionals and community leaders prominent in the Jacksonville community. These philanthropic trailblazers compete to raise the most funds for Best Buddies and earn the ultimate title of Champion of the Year.

Backpacks.com is generously providing 100 backpacks to Best Buddies students throughout Florida to assist them in leading their chapters.

Every summer, the Best Buddies Leadership Conference (BBLC) is held in Indiana for all of our middle school, high school and college chapter leaders with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Students from all over the world come together to learn how to become advocates in their schools and […]

Best Buddies Month is a time for Best Buddies participants to reflect on the importance of friendship, jobs, and the development of future leaders. Most importantly, it is a time to show the world the significance of these essentials in every individual’s life.