MIAMI –Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is excited to announce that it is expanding its partnership with eco-conscious jewelry
On October 20, Actress and Best Buddies International supporter Cheryl Hines was interviewed on Insider about her current projects as well as philanthropic efforts. The actress spoke about her excitement to be returning for a ninth season on the hit HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri and Foxwoods Resort Casino hosted a special event for the Best Buddies program Saturday prior to the opening of Fieri’s new restaurant Guy Fieri’s Foxwoods Kitchen + Bar, the casino said in a press release. Funds raised benefit Best Buddies International.
We know Tom Brady’s back from Italy because the Pats QB was at the Seaport Hotel Tuesday to host a kickoff event for the Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port, the 100-mile charity ride/walk that benefits Best Buddies International. (The nonprofit helps people with IDD.
In 2015, A&E Network collaborated with the team that produced “The Real World” to create an original docuseries called “Born This Way.” Just last week, the show took home an Emmy for outstanding unstructured reality program at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, beating out a field of nominees.
The program, now finishing up Season 2 (10 p.m. Tuesdays on A&E), looks at a group of people who are practically invisible on TV: the 400,000 Americans with Down syndrome. And what the show does is remarkable. As the nonprofit advocacy group RespectAbility puts it, “ ‘Born This Way’ breaks down stigmas.”
Making friends isn’t the easiest thing to do. Best Buddies Indiana is changing that in some area schools. The organization works to provide friendship, leadership and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental…
During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Best Buddies in Brazil was a part of an amazing initiative that allowed individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to participate in…
A&E Network’s Award-Winning Docuseries ‘Born This Way’ returns for a second season with 10 all-new episodes.
More than 2,300 student leaders, volunteers and staff from Best Buddies chapters around the world will return to Bloomington for the 27th annual Best Buddies Conference.