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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Notre Dame, IN, Dec. 14, 2023 — <\/strong>The University of Notre Dame’s chapter of Best Buddies International<\/strong>, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has been changing lives through friendship.<\/p>\n

Watch the video below, created by the Notre Dame Alumni Association<\/a>, to learn how Notre Dame’s Friendship chapter has made its campus a more inclusive and accepting place for everyone.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5bpEAtQJjoE”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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