{"id":148833,"date":"2021-04-20T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=148833"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:40:09","slug":"this-new-pro-cycling-team-is-riding-to-benefit-best-buddies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2021\/04\/20\/buddies-for-teri","title":{"rendered":"Buddies for Teri. The Teri Leiker Memorial Fund."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;147737&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Best Buddies family recently heard the devastating news that the life of Best Buddies participant, Teri Leiker, was one of 10 claimed in the recent senseless and horrific act of violence that occurred in Boulder, Colorado. Teri participated in Best Buddies for 11 years and was deeply loved by her friends in the Best Buddies chapter at the University of Colorado Boulder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-148352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tb-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are devastated and heartbroken over the loss of Teri and the other nine victims. The power of love and friendship is a gift that Teri gave to her friends in Best Buddies and we are eternally grateful for her commitment to our organization\u2019s mission of friendship and inclusion. Teri embodied the true spirit of Best Buddies, for which she will be profoundly missed.<\/p>\n<p>With approval from her family, we established\u00a0<em>Buddies for Teri<\/em>\u00a0to assist with the financial needs that are a result of this tragedy. Board Member Ralph Winter agreed to chair the\u00a0<em>Buddies for Teri<\/em>\u00a0fundraising campaign with a goal of $59,000 and kicked off the campaign with a leadership gift of $10,000. In less than a week, supported by our Board and Staff, we reached this goal for Teri and her family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-148351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tl-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we are committed to creating a living legacy for Teri by raising an additional $150,000 as the first step in funding a new Best Buddies satellite office in Boulder, Colorado. This office, named in Teri\u2019s honor, will support the Boulder special needs community by expanding the jobs and friendship programs Teri loved so much.<\/p>\n<p>All donations are greatly appreciated.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"\/buddies-for-teri\/\" class=\"hb-button hb-default hb-default-button no-three-d\" target=\"_self\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;border-radius: 2px;\">Donate to the Teri Leiker Memorial Fund<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of love and friendship is a gift that Teri gave to her friends in Best Buddies and we are eternally grateful for her commitment to our organization\u2019s mission of friendship and inclusion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":147737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,819],"tags":[4535,4534,833,4533,4536],"class_list":["post-148833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-front-page","tag-best-buddies-colorado","tag-memorial-fund","tag-ralph-winter","tag-teri-leiker","tag-university-of-colorado-boulder"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Buddies for Teri. 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