{"id":172328,"date":"2023-05-03T09:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=172328"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:46:46","slug":"best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-172332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-Third-Image.webp\" alt=\"BB Honored at USM Awards Gala Third Image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-Third-Image.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-Third-Image-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-Third-Image-150x79.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several University of Southern Maine student-athletes, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and USM Best Buddies were recently recognized for their outstanding contributions to the University of Southern Maine and surrounding communities at the 2023 USM Student Government Association (SGA) Student Leadership Awards Gala.<\/p>\n<p>USM&#8217;s SAAC led by advisor Samantha Norris (Women&#8217;s Basketball Coach\/Lecturer) received the University&#8217;s Service to Community Award, while USM Best Buddies was named the Outstanding New Student Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the USM chapter&#8217;s year here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/southernmainehuskies.com\/news\/2023\/5\/2\/general-gardiner-ritmo-saac-best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Southern Maine&#8217;s site here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-172329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-2.webp\" alt=\"BB Honored at USM Awards Gala 2nd Image\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-2-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Awards-Gala-2-150x79.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our USM chapter was celebrated for their dedication to inclusion and friendship!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2080,"featured_media":172330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"me-single-post.php","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1601],"tags":[4531],"class_list":["post-172328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maine-news","tag-maine-news","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our USM chapter was celebrated for their dedication to inclusion and friendship!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"leemosler\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560\"},\"headline\":\"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\"},\"wordCount\":114,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"maine news\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Maine News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\",\"name\":\"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"BB Honored at USM Award Gala\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\",\"name\":\"Best Buddies International\",\"description\":\"Best Buddies is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Best Buddies International\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/best-buddies-logo2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/best-buddies-logo2.png\",\"width\":115,\"height\":113,\"caption\":\"Best Buddies International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560\",\"name\":\"leemosler\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/author\/leemosler\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International","og_description":"Our USM chapter was celebrated for their dedication to inclusion and friendship!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/","og_site_name":"Best Buddies International","article_published_time":"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"leemosler","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"leemosler","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/"},"author":{"name":"leemosler","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560"},"headline":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards","datePublished":"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/"},"wordCount":114,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp","keywords":["maine news"],"articleSection":["Maine News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/","name":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards - Best Buddies International","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp","datePublished":"2023-05-03T13:45:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-03T13:46:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/BB-Honored-at-USM-Award-Gala.webp","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"BB Honored at USM Award Gala"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/best-buddies-honored-at-usms-student-leadership-awards\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Best Buddies Honored at USM\u2019s Student Leadership Awards"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/","name":"Best Buddies International","description":"Best Buddies is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization","name":"Best Buddies International","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/best-buddies-logo2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/best-buddies-logo2.png","width":115,"height":113,"caption":"Best Buddies International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560","name":"leemosler","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/author\/leemosler\/"}]}},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-05-03 12:27:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2080"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172328"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172334,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172328\/revisions\/172334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}