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Over 170 students from across NY state in attendance…

A nonprofit that creates free, personalized, original songs…

We held four Virtual Local Leadership Trainings across the state…

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!

This web post was created to provide resources and keep the Best Buddies in the Rochester community informed…

Western New York held its first every Holiday Gratitude Gathering at the ROC Holiday Village on December 10th.

MOD announced a nationwide partnership with Best Buddies International…

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 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…”

“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!