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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 css=””]\n

Best Buddies\u2019 Anthony K. Shriver Featured on NBC\u2019s Today Show<\/a><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”181580″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” link=”https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2024\/05\/24\/best-buddies-anthony-k-shriver-featured-on-nbcs-today-show\/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1716584189919{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]On May 21, Anthony K. Shriver, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Best Buddies International, appeared on NBC’s Today Show in New York City for an exclusive interview with Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Today Show host Savannah Guthrie. They discussed the profound impact of Best Buddies’ mission to foster inclusion and create opportunities for the IDD community, as well as the organization’s new initiative, Eunie’s Buddies<\/a>, which offers support to families raising children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n

Watch the video 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:1716582284887-b19f666e-9f89-10″ 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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