Octavia Frost sat patiently through make-up and hair styling, as her Best Buddies’ student volunteer, Zyandria Vega, created just the right look for a special occasion – the Spring Fling Buddy Ball. She wore a dark blue gown of her choosing for the annual prom at Wesley Chapel High School. And, when she walked into the school’s gymnasium
Being crowned Miss USA is a dream Mikayla Holmgren shares with thousands of young women around America. And so, like many before her, she has entered her state competition – taking the first step towards that final, glittering ceremony. The only difference between Mikayla and the other women that…
They shot, they scored at the Hooping it Up event held at St. John Catholic High School on Friday, April 21, for Best Buddies. According to the Best Buddies website, the group is a registered Canadian charity focused on making society “more inclusive and accepting of people with intellectual disabilities.
The Best Buddies Friendship Ball took place inside Marlins Park. The event gave hundreds of participants with intellectual disabilities a chance to experience a real high school prom, even crowning a friendship ball court. All members were invited to share in the mission of friendship and enjoy an inclusive prom experience.
A&E Network’s critically-acclaimed and Emmy® award-winning original docuseries “Born This Way” returns for a third season with back-to-back hour-long episodes on Tuesday, May 16 at 9PM and 10PM ET/PT. New episodes will continue in the 10 PM ET/PT timeslot the following week for the remainder of the season.
15-year Tom Brady, Best Buddies Partnership Raises $46.5 Million to Support Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Miami, Florida,...
David Yurman, America’s premier jewelry designer, announces its partnership with Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of 200 million people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in honor of Mother’s Day, 2017.
One ambitious Best Buddies participant is Zach Smith, who has always dreamed of working in a NYC television studio. He is currently a communications major at Worcester State University in preparation for a career in the broadcast media industry.
Baywatch star Charlotte McKinney sets her sights on roaring past the finish line at Cape Cod’s Best Buddies challenge.
Best Buddies International, a nonprofit 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 (IDD), is excited to announce that it is partnering with Shaw’s Foundation and the Star Market Foundation in an effort to expand Best Buddies programs throughout the U.S.