We hosted over 14 virtual events. Here are some highlights!
We had a busy month of Virtual event in the month of July!
Over 50 people came to support inclusion and drive in our parade!
Check out all the ways Best Buddies in New York stayed virtually connected this past June!
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Western New York held its first every Holiday Gratitude Gathering at the ROC Holiday Village on December 10th.
MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC (“MOD Pizza”, “MOD” or the “Company”), a purpose-led fast-casual pizza brand, today announced a nationwide partnership with Best Buddies International (“Best Buddies”)…
Western New Yorks Champion of the Year had an amazing Kick off Party at Record Archive on September 5th. Over 150 people came out to support the 13 champion teams competing to raise money for Western NY Best Buddies!
This past Spring, Best Buddies New York hosted their Best Buddies Friendship Walks in Binghamton, Buffalo, and Rochester. Proceeds raised at the walks help Best Buddies New York by funding local programs.
The New York City Outer Space Friendship Ball 2019 was held at Riverdale Highschool. Our buddy pairs attend in their favorite outer space costumes and danced the night away to show their support for Best Buddies.
The Long Island Masquerade Friendship Ball 2019 was held at Longwood High School. Our buddy pairs attended in their favorite masks and danced the night away to show their support for Best Buddies.
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, Western New York Hosted their third annual Best buddies friendship ball of inclusion. Over 250 students came played games, made new friends and danced the night away!
On March 20, 2019, Best Buddies partnered with the Rochester Police Department to hold a press conference for Spread the Word Inclusion.
On Thursday, March 14th over 25 citizen participants and buddy pairs came to La Pittura Studio to paint beautiful pictures of the New York skyline.
On March 6th, Best Buddies participants attended a Career Development Day hosted by Google for Education.
“In my short time I’ve been involved in Best Buddies it has completely transformed me…”
At work, Terence manages his own checklist and strives to complete each task by the end of the day…
“What makes Best Buddies so special is that peer buddies like Mark Mossman are people who choose to be involved…”
Champions were celebrated for helping to raise over $47,000 for Inclusion.
Best Buddies Jobs participants spoke on a panel about their careers to high school students from Mamaroneck High School.
Best Buddies participants and their family’s got together at Wickham farms for a day of fun!
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…
Student leaders from New York’s Capital Region attended our 2017 Best Buddies Local Leadership Training Day.
On March 12, 2017 Riverdale Country High School came together to host their 5th Annual Best Buddies Friendship Ball.
This extraordinary story starts when Jimmy told his friend Jennifer that he wanted to run a 5k with friends.
North Rockland High School Best Buddies Promoters Club is proud to present the #RWordStomp2017. Respectful and inclusive language is essential to the movement for the dignity and humanity of people with intellectual disabilities. However, much of society does not recognize the hurtful, dehumanizing and exclusive effects of the R-word.
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