10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/30 and 12/7
Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, and South Florida

Champion of the Year is an annual fundraising competition organized by our staff, Event Committee and Advisory Board, featuring a select group of individuals, professionals and prominent community leaders.

February 24, 2019
Double Tree Hilton
Tampa, FL

Best Buddies will be hosting our annual Friendship Ball on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the beautiful Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Tampa! This ‘must attend’ event is our way to celebrate all of our program participants across the Tampa Bay Area.

February 16, 2019
The Venue at UCF
Orlando, FL

Best Buddies will be hosting our annual Best Buddies Friendship Ball in Central Florida! The evening will include appetizers, music, and dancing. Come and celebrate friendship with us!

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.