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Best Buddies Month

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March is Best Buddies Month!

What started in 1993 as a one-day event has become a month-long celebration promoting one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This month, join us as we celebrate the achievements of our participants and supporters, and continue to expand our mission globally.

Ways to Celebrate:

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1) Sign up for the Best Buddies Friendship Walk!

Our Friendship Walks have made a profound impact in communities nationwide, especially for individuals with IDD. Every Best Buddies Friendship Walk promotes an atmosphere for new friendships, and most of all, inclusion. Sign up during Best Buddies Month to help create communities of inclusion!

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2) Ride in a Best Buddies Challenge!

Join celebrities, pro-athletes, and cyclists of all abilities at a Best Buddies Challenge. These 5-star events are held in Massachusetts, California, and Florida and feature breathtaking routes, gourmet food, and spectacular concert after-parties.

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3) Wear your Best Buddies gear

What better way to display the power of our mission than by wearing your Best Buddies apparel? It’s a conversation starter, and one of our biggest creators of awareness, besides you. Don’t have Best Buddies gear? Visit the Best Buddies Shop at shop.bestbuddies.org/sale and get 20% off select items through March 1-7!

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4) Pledge to spread inclusion

Be a teammate. Be a friend. Welcome someone who has been left out. Sit next to someone alone at lunch. Say hello to someone in the hallway. There are so many ways to spread inclusion. Choose yours. Make a pledge and start today. Join us to make inclusion a reality for all people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Make your pledge below.

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5) Share your Best Buddies story on Social Media

Tell the world how Best Buddies has impacted your life and share your story on social media. Be sure to use the hashtag #BestBuddiesMonth and tag @bestbuddies in your posts for a chance to be reshared on our official accounts!

For those of you not on social media, you can still share your story with us by submitting the form below. We’d love to hear from you!

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6) Hire a Best Buddies Jobs Participant

Best Buddies Jobs celebrates 30 years of empowering individuals with IDD through meaningful, competitive work opportunities.

As we commemorate this milestone, we invite you to be a part of true workforce inclusion by hiring someone from our Jobs program, starting the conversation with your talent team about hiring, or learning about our inclusive workplace trainings.

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