{"id":165322,"date":"2022-06-11T18:38:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T22:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=165322"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:00:52","slug":"friendship-walk-raised-funds-for-minnesota-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/minnesota\/friendship-walk-raised-donations-for-programs","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Walk raised $83,175 for Minnesota Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”165325″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The Best Buddies Minnesota Friendship Walk<\/strong><\/a> presented by Allianz Life raised $83,175 for inclusion!! We had 532 amazing walkers like you raise funds to support our one-to-one friendship and leadership development programs in Minnesota. This walk wouldn\u2019t have been possible without of our sponsors, Allianz Life, RBC Wealth Management, Abdo, ACR Homes, First Light Asset Management, General Mills, HealthPartners, Minnesota Vikings, Olson, Clough & Le Blanc, Saint Thomas Academy, InPursuit Executive Search, Geneva Capital, Nothing Bundt Cakes Minnetonka, Regan Englund Realty, and Wayzata Community Church!<\/p>\n

These funds enable us to continue supporting our 20 school friendship chapters and our three community adult friendship programs, as well as help us welcome new chapters this upcoming fall. These programs build one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offering social interactions while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion for a population that is often isolated and excluded. Through their participation, people with IDD form meaningful connections with their peers, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and share interests, experiences, and activities that many other individuals enjoy \u2013 from middle school through adulthood![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]