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Best Buddies International is impacting lives and making headlines. Here you will find a collection of our press materials that includes national and global stories about how individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities impact our world, and how we can continue to spread our mission of friendship and inclusion.\u00a0To learn more about who we are download our\u00a0PRESS KIT<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n

Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk: Miami Raises $345,000 for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities<\/a><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”179418″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2023\/11\/21\/nfl-legend-tom-brady-honored-with-spirt-of-leadership-award-at-25th-annual-best-buddies-gala-miami\/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1712671056391{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]Miami, FL, April 9, 2024<\/strong> \u2014 Best Buddies International<\/strong>, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development, inclusive living and family support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), hosted the Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk: Miami<\/em> on April 6, 2024<\/strong> at loanDepot Park<\/strong>, the home of the Miami Marlins<\/strong>. With nearly 50,000 participants at more than 70 walks across the globe, the Best Buddies Friendship Walk<\/em> is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for the IDD community.<\/p>\n

This year’s\u00a0Friendship Walk\u00a0<\/em>raised $345,000 to support local programs.<\/p>\n

Read more about this year’s Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk: Miami <\/em>here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the full press release here<\/a>.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_basic_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”-1″ style=”load-more” items_per_page=”18″ item=”6613″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1712670905687-62462b4d-8fa0-1″ taxonomies=”18″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_class=”center-column”]News Archive<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″][vc_column][vc_column_text]For media inquiries, please contact:<\/p>\n

Nicole Maddox<\/strong>, Vice President, Communications<\/em>
\nBy phone: 305-374-2233 xt. 343
\nBy e-mail: nicolemaddox@bestbuddies.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For press access, please note that all Best Buddies events require pre-registration and credentialing at least 72-hours prior to the date of event.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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