These funds enable us to continue supporting our 27 friendship chapters with 119 buddy pairs and welcome new chapters this upcoming fall like Hopewell Valley Central HS, West Orange HS, Roosevelt Middle School, Cranford HS, etc. These programs build one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offering social interactions while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion for a population that is often isolated and excluded. Through their participation, people with IDD form meaningful connections with their peers, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and share interests, experiences, and activities that many other individuals enjoy. Also, this walk allows us to create 10 new adult one-to-one friendship matches this month![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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Jessica Silver – $2,000
\nDonna Iuvone – $1,510
\nAmanda Fernandes – $1,500
\nSienna Halim – $1,386
\nVictoria Gemignani – $1,266<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]\nTop 5 School Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n
The College of New Jersey – $7,968
\nMount Olive HS Best Buddies – $3,385
\nHoboken Public Schools – $2,850
\nFelician – $750
\nMU Hawks – $610
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Team Tippmann – $3,464.68
\nState Director’s Team – $3,103.25
\nBBNJ Friendship Walk Co-Chairs – $3,019.57
\nStark & Stark – $3,000.00
\nDonna’s Super Friends – $2,530.20
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Merck – $10,852.12
\nHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield – $10,025.00
\nACS Team New Jersey – $2,360.00
\nCognizant NJ – $2,060.00
\nDIVERSANT WALKERS : $2,005.00
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