{"id":174770,"date":"2023-09-28T10:12:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=174770"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T14:28:37","slug":"global-ambassador-shares-heartwarming-national-anthem-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2023\/09\/28\/global-ambassador-shares-heartwarming-national-anthem-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Ambassador Shares Heartwarming National Anthem Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;174773&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">TAMPA, Sept. 28, 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014 Christina Hundley, a Global Ambassador for Best Buddies International, the groundbreaking international nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish 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), spoke to WFLA in Tampa, Florida, to discuss Best Buddies and her recent opportunity to sing the national anthem at a Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 baseball game.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt was the biggest out-of-body experience for me,\u201d Hundley said. \u201cI\u2019ve never sung for a baseball team like the Tampa Bay Rays.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christina was joined by Morgan Heartsfield, the area director for Best Buddies in Tampa.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c[Christina] is such a light to so many of her friends and so many of her family members,\u201d Heartsfield said. \u201c[Christina shows] the beauty that comes when you\u2019re given the chance to be in a safe space to embrace your authenticity.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/video\/best-buddies\/9015959\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the full interview here.<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ABOUT BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Best Buddies\u00ae is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to nearly 3,000 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Today, Best Buddies\u2019 nine\u202fformal programs \u2014\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies\u00ae,\u202fJobs, Ambassadors, Promoters<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inclusive Living<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014 engage participants in\u202feach of the 50 states and in 49\u202fcountries, positively impacting the lives of over 1.3 million people with and without disabilities around the world. In many cases, as a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships.\u00a0For more information, please visit<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fwww.bestbuddies.org,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bestbuddies\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">facebook.com\/bestbuddies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202for\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bestbuddies\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">instagram.com\/bestbuddies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Media inquiries:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Best Buddies International:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jacob Pasternack<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:JacobPasternack@bestbuddies.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">JacobPasternack@bestbuddies.org<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christina Hundley spoke to WFLA in Tampa to discuss Best Buddies and her recent opportunity to sing the national anthem at a Tampa Bay Rays\u2019 baseball game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2081,"featured_media":174773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"fl-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[463],"tags":[4599,4601,4602,1920,1919,4605,4604,3262,4603,1703,4606,4600],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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