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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”163665″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]by Patty Dexter
\n<\/strong>Published April 22, 2022, on HometownSource.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Eastview High was one of state\u2019s first chapters. Before Erik Wanberg graduated from Eastview High School in 2019, he had been part of the school\u2019s Best Buddies chapter for two years.<\/p>\n

He was the chapter\u2019s president for the 2018-19 school year. Best Buddies is a nonprofit that seeks to foster friendships between people with and without intellectual or developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBest Buddies seemed like a great way to meet new people. The special education community at Eastview is full of amazing, accepting students with and without disabilities,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you get together with people like that, everyone can really just be themselves. This is what made me excited to join.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was matched with a student named Carter, who has Down syndrome. The friendship grew and they have remained friends for nearly five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy buddy and I love watching movies, going to the park, bowling, getting food, and playing video games. Now that I am in college, we talk over the phone and occasionally get together when we are both free,\u201d Wanberg said. \u201cWe will always stay in touch. In only a few years we have truly become lifelong friends.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]<\/i>READ MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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