As the project manager of the victorious team for the Luvo challenge, Vivica was able to bring home $50,000 for her charity of choice, Best Buddies International.<\/p>\n
HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS VIVICA A. FOX WINS $50,000 ON CELEBRITY APPRENTICE; ACTRESS DONATES FUNDS TO BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n
MIAMI, Feb. 10, 2015 — Best Buddies International,a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), proudly thanks Hollywood actress and Best Buddies Celebrity Ambassador Vivica A. Fox for her generous donation on this season of Donald Trump\u2019s Celebrity Apprentice.<\/p>\n
Vivica A. Fox has been an advocate for people with IDD for more than 15 years as a Celebrity Ambassador for Best Buddies International. Her compassion and dedication to the organization\u2019s cause is evident from the number the events she has attended in support of the organization including a special gathering with Best Buddies New York participants to celebrate the organization\u2019s 25th Anniversary and the Best Buddies Miami Gala. In 2005, Fox and Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, a Best Buddies Global Ambassador, hosted CASINO night at Lewis\u2019 Los Angeles home to raise funds for Best Buddies. Fox has been a true friend to Best Buddies and has dedicated herself to the organization\u2019s mission of friendship and inclusion for those with special needs.<\/p>\n
As the project manager of the victorious team for the Luvo challenge, Vivica was able to bring home $50,000 for her charity of choice, Best Buddies International. Each team was tasked to create a bistro setting to represent the Luvo brand nutritious affordable frozen food boxes to take on the go. In combination with winning this challenge, along with donations from sponsors and outside challenges; Vivica has raised over $60,000 for Best Buddies.<\/p>\n
\u201cBest Buddies has been fortunate to work with Vivica for more than 15 years and we could not be more proud and honored that she has given her winnings to Best Buddies as her charity of choice on Celebrity Apprentice,\u201d said Anthony K. Shriver, Founder and Chairman of Best Buddies International. \u201cShe has preserved against up against some intense competition, but I am thankful that her hard work and passion throughout has been for Best Buddies as a whole.<\/p>\n
]n its 14th season, Celebrity Apprentice has raised over $14 million for charity. The hit television show brought together 16 varied celebrity contestants to compete in multiple business-driven tasks around New York City. Contestants partook in challenging assignments that tested their ability to work with one another while raising money and awareness for their respective causes.<\/p>\n
ABOUT BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL:<\/p>\n
Best Buddies\u00ae is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,900 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies\u2019 eight formal programs \u2014 Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies\u00ae , Jobs, Ambassadors, and Promoters \u2014 engage participants in each of the 50 states and in over 50 countries, positively impacting the lives of more than 900,000 people with and without disabilities around the world. In many cases, as a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. For more information, please visit www.bestbuddies.org, facebook.com\/bestbuddies<\/a> or twitter.com\/bestbuddies<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the project manager of the victorious team for the Luvo challenge, Vivica was able to bring home $50,000 for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"news-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[228],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n