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Best Buddies envisions a world where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are so successfully integrated into our schools, our workplaces and our general communities that our current efforts and services will be unnecessary.

OUR PROGRAMS81% of all revenue goes directly to Best Buddies programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), while only 19% is spent on administration and fundraising.

When people with IDD are unable to attain or maintain a job, it is most often due to an absence of social skills rather than an inadequacy to perform the work required. Best Buddies

introduces socialization opportunities and job coaching, providing the necessary tools for people with IDD to become more independent and, consequently, more included in the community.

Best Buddies CitizensBest Buddies Citizens matches people with IDD in one-to-one friendships with individuals in the

corporate and civic communities. Friends and family are the foundation that help human beings become successful. Without love, support, and friends, our lives

would be empty - a life people withIDD have been forced to live throughout history. Since 1993, volunteers are changing lives by simply sharing their time with a new friend.

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Challenge yourself to change lives

Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Washington, D.C.

October 20, 2012 - Washington, D.C.

Cycle, run or walk in our nations capital on a challenge like no

other as we ride through the best of Washington, D.C. and the

surrounding areas. The eventfeatures three options for cyclists:

100 mile, 50 mile or a 20 mile bike ride, as well as a 5K run or

walk.No matter which distance you choose you'll be treated to an

up-close and personal view of the monuments and history of

Washington, D.C.All finishers will celebrate with a victory

celebration at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia featuring a

concert by Sugar Ray and a gourmet dinner.

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Best Buddies CollegesBest Buddies Colleges pairs people with IDD in one-to-one

friendships with college students. In the past, individuals withIDD have not had the opportunity to have friends outside of their own environment. By becoming a College Buddy,

volunteers offer a Buddy the chance to explore a new way of life. College chapters have grown from one single chapter at Georgetown to active chapters on more than 425 campuses

worldwide.

Best Buddies High SchoolsSince 1993, Best Buddies High Schools has paired students

withIDDin one-to-one friendships with high school students.

By introducing Best Buddies into public and private high schools, participants are crossing the invisible line that too often separates those with disabilities from those without. Today, Best Buddies boasts more than 900 high school chapters worldwide.

Best Buddies JobsBest Buddies Jobs continues the integration of people with

IDD into the community through supported employment. The program helps individuals attain and maintain jobs of their own

choosing by providing ongoing support and training, enabling people with IDD to earn an income, pay taxes, and work in an environment alongside others in the community. Since its

inception, Best Buddies Jobs has placed more than 500 individuals in integrated employment positions.

Mission.Vision.GoalsOur mission: 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).

Our vision: to put Best Buddies out of business.Our goals: Best Buddies created the 2020 Initiative in 2011, with the goal of opening offices in

all 50 states, expanding into 100 countries, and impacting 3 million people with and without IDD worldwide by the end of 2020. The initiative also includes plans to train 4,000 Buddy Ambassadors, develop 1,000 jobs for people with IDD around the world, and increase the number of school-based chapters to 2,500. As a result of these ambitious expansion efforts, Best Buddies hopes to become a household name by the end of 2020.Best Buddies is a volunteer-based organization. There are many ways for you to volunteer. Our eight programs ensure that there is one perfect for you.

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BEST BUDDIESBest Buddies Middle Schools

In todays middle schools, students with IDD often enter the same building and walk the same hallways as their peers, but they are left out of social activities.

Started in 2001, Best Buddies Middle Schools is already active on 145 middle school campuses pairing students with IDD

in one-to-one friendships.

e-Buddies e-Buddies is an e-mail pen pal

program for people with IDD of all ages

(10 years old and up) and peer volunteers from across the United States and around the globe. e-Buddies is a fun and safe way to make a new friend in a secure online

setting, and is available to anyone who has an e-mail address. e-Buddies can also be a great teaching tool for a special education

classroom that can help teach social skills, as well as literacy and computer skills. Joininge-Buddies is quick and easy. Simply

visitwww.ebuddies.org to read more and to complete the online application.

Best Buddies Ambassadors Best Buddies Ambassadors educates

and empowers people with IDD to be

leaders and public speakers in their schools, communities, and workplace. Best Buddies Ambassadors is the next step in

the Disability Rights Movement- teaching people with IDD the skills needed to successfully self advocate. Best Buddies

Ambassadors prepares people with IDD to become active agents of change.

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Join our team!Best Buddies International, an equal opportunity employer, is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Best Buddies, we believe

that to achieve our goals, the most important element of our strategy is to attract, retain and develop the best and brightest talents.

Best Buddies is a nonprofit 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).

Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant, international

organization that has grown from one original chapter to almost 1,500 middle school, high school, and

college chapters worldwide. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States, and in 50 countries

around the world. Best Buddies seven formal programs Best Buddies Middle

Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, e-Buddies, Jobs and Ambassadors positively impact nearly 700,000 individuals with and without disabilities

worldwide. Best Buddies volunteers annually contribute, at no cost to their communities, support services that equate

to more than $155.2 million USD.As a result of their involvement with Best

Buddies, people with IDD secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and

make lifelong friendships.Although Best Buddies has advanced tremendously in

its short existence, many areas of the country and many regions of the world

still lack programs to help people with IDD become part of mainstream society. With that in mind, Best Buddies is systematically

implementing its 2020 Initiative, which will witness the organizations continued significant growth, both domestically and

overseas.

DONATE NOW

Underwrite the cost of an integrated job for a Buddy $8,500

Fund a High School or College Chapter: $8,000

Sponsor a Citizens Buddy Pair: $2,000

Send a student to Leadership Conference: $1,000

Sponsor a campus-based Buddy Pair: $250

Sponsor an online e-Buddies Pair: $50

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