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Jaxson with event hosts

Jaxson Zimmerman Named Best Buddies in Virginia & DC 2022 Champion of the Year

At our Best Buddies Homecoming Champions Gala – we had the culmination of our Champion of the Year competition.

John Drew

The Diane Ray Brown Lifetime of Friendship Award

John P. Drew the 2022 recipient of The Diane Ray Brown Lifetime of Friendship Award

Best Buddies participant with chef

Top DC Chefs Buddy With Young Adults with IDD for Best Buddies Homecoming Gala

DC’s top chefs and restaurants are opening their kitchens to young adults with IDD for Best Buddies Homecoming Gala

Tommy McFly

Best Buddies Advisory Board Chair named one of 2021 Washingtonians of the Year

Tommy McFly is a decade-long champion of Best Buddies, a once-local, now-global nonprofit.

Alex Bolden in front of a mural

Alex Bolden and his Best Buddies Family

Alexander Bolden appreciates creating a family out of friends…

VStudents participate in a socially distanced crafts session at Yorktown High School in Arlington as part of the Best Buddies program. (Courtesy of Sarah Wilson) (Courtesy Sarah Wilson/Best Buddies at Yorktown)

Best Buddies program helps high school students maintain connection during pandemic

Connor Garwood, 17, always enjoyed meeting a classmate in the Best Buddies program…

Best Buddies in VA & DC Volunteer Heywood “Woody” Axelson

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Woody

Volunteers with Best Buddies VA & DC can serve a lot of roles, not the least of which is a friend.

Mod Pizza and the Best Buddies Logos

MOD Pizza Partnership Champions Workplace Inclusivity

MOD announced a nationwide partnership with Best Buddies International…

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