{"id":69,"date":"2012-03-13T20:07:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T20:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2020-04-17T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T16:28:18","slug":"milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2><strong>Year One<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Best Buddies<sub>\u00ae<\/sub>\u00a0becomes America\u2019s first national, unified, social and recreational program for people with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n<h2>1989\u00a0\u2013 1993<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/best-buddies-international\/works?for_sale=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Best Buddies Fine Art Collection<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is developed, featuring masterpieces by Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg.<\/li>\n<li>Best Buddies hosts the first unified\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Leadership Conference<\/em><\/a>, training both college student leaders and people with intellectual disabilities, by providing intensive training in public speaking, management, team building, problem solving and leadership skills.<\/li>\n<li>Best Buddies launches\u00a0<em>Best Buddies Citizens<\/em>\u00a0with the goal of pairing adults with intellectual disabilities with their non-disabled working peers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1994 \u2013 1998<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Best Buddies launches\u00a0<a href=\"\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Best Buddies Jobs<\/em><\/a>, a supported employment program, targeting high-paying, white-collar jobs for people with intellectual disabilities in Florida, California and Massachusetts.<\/li>\n<li>Best Buddies establishes\u00a0<em>Best Buddies High Schools<\/em>, with the goal of pairing special education students in one-to-one friendships with high school volunteers.<\/li>\n<li><em>Best Buddies Middle Schools\u00a0<\/em>pilot program is launched, reaching out to an even younger age group with the hope that inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities will have a lasting effect on societal norms for the next generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1999 \u2013 2006<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebuddies.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-Buddies<\/a><sub>\u00ae<\/sub><\/em>\u00a0is launched as a cutting-edge online friendship program.<\/li>\n<li>Maria Shriver writes a landmark book about friendships with people with intellectual disabilities titled,\u00a0<em>What\u2019s Wrong With Timmy?\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Proceeds benefit Best Buddies.<\/li>\n<li>Best Buddies launches the most successful fundraising event in its history, the nationally televised inaugural\u00a0<em>Volvo Hearst Castle Challenge<\/em>, chaired by California First Lady Maria Shriver, a 100-mile bike ride along the Pacific Coast Highway.<\/li>\n<li>Volvo signs deal through 2007 as Title Sponsor of the\u00a0<em>Volvo Hyannis Port Challenge<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Volvo Hearst Castle Challenge\u00a0<\/em>and becomes \u201cOfficial Vehicle of Best Buddies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>For the first time, Best Buddies has programs in all 50 of the United States and on six continents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2007 \u2013 2010<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2007,\u00a0Best Buddies International and German luxury car manufacturer Audi launch five-year, international partnership. 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