The weekend’s festivities kicked off with the Best Buddies Tom Brady Football Challenge and the Guy Cooking with Best Buddies Celebrity Chef Food and Wine Festival.

In the world of Patriots football, dropped passes are rarely a laughing matter, and it’s not exactly common for an offensive lineman to be running routes.

HYANNIS, MASS. (WHDH) – Thousands of area residents took part in the Best Buddies Challenge bike ride Saturday, an annual charity event that wraps up in Hyannis Port.

Boston, May 22, 2019 – Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is pleased to announce that the 20th Annual Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port , presented by Pepsi-Cola and Shaw’s and Star Market Foundation, will take place May 31 – June 1st. More than 2,000 people are expected to participate in the Challenge – a charity ride, run, and walk to benefit Best Buddies International.

He’s literally a big man on campus, a senior who can hang out with anyone at Coconut Creek High School, but Santiago Juan Orozco chooses to walk a different path.

On any given day at any given time of day, you’re likely to find Santiago mentoring kids who have autism, Down syndrome, and other disabilities.

Cindy Crawford, Denise Richards, Minnie Driver, Cheryl Hines and John Stamos attended the event, where sponsor Hublot unveiled a limited-edition watch to benefit Best Buddies International and the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.

Savannah Guthrie, who’s an ambassador for the amazing Best Buddies nonprofit, spoke Thursday at the organization’s Party for a Purpose event and caught up with her buddy, Tara.

Best Buddies is excited to announce its Third Annual Best Buddies Mother’s Day Celebration featuring Title Sponsor Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot. The event will be co-hosted by Best Buddies Founder, Chairman & CEO Anthony K. Shriver and Founder, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, Maria Shriver. The event will take place Saturday, May 11, in Malibu, California.

Actress Jamie Brewer, who was cast in four seasons of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series American Horror Story, will be in attendance during the fest. Her recent movie Turnover, which won the Audience Choice award and Best Feature Film for Family at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in March, will kick off the event on May 3.