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Fundraising events include the '''Best Buddies Challenge,''' a biannual [[bicycling]] event in the [[United States]]. The first Challenge, the [[Hyannis, Massachusetts|Hyannis Port]] Challenge, is held in May or June in the [[Boston]] area. It follows a course from the JFK Library in Boston to [[Cape Cod]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} |
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The second, the [[Hearst Castle]] Challenge |
The second, the [[Hearst Castle]] Challenge, takes place along the PCH ([[California State Route 1|Pacific Coast Highway]]) from [[Carmel, California]] to [[San Simeon, California]] in September. |
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The Best Buddies Challenge is now sponsored by Audi. Participants choose to cycle, walk or run.<ref>http://www.bestbuddieschallenge.org/</ref> |
The Best Buddies Challenge is now sponsored by Audi. Participants can choose to cycle, walk or run.<ref>http://www.bestbuddieschallenge.org/</ref> |
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==Leadership Conference== |
==Leadership Conference== |
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Revision as of 21:08, 18 December 2009
| Founded | 1989 |
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| Founder | Anthony Kennedy Shriver |
| Type | Service |
| Focus | To enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities |
| Origins | Georgetown University |
Area served | International |
| Method | Community service |
| Website | www.bestbuddies.org |
Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies is an international organization that has grown from one original chapter. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States. The organization has accredited international programs on six continents with additional country programs under active development.
Mission of Best Buddies
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.[1]
Founding
When Anthony K. Shriver was a senior at Georgetown University, he announced in his history class that he was starting a Student Volunteer Organization. In the first two years of Best Buddies International it grew to 67 colleges and universities in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Today, there are more than 1400 middle school, high school and college chapters worldwide.
Requirements
Each chapter has different events and plans. Most of them require members to visit their Buddies at least once every two weeks.
Fundraising
Fundraising events include the Best Buddies Challenge, a biannual bicycling event in the United States. The first Challenge, the Hyannis Port Challenge, is held in May or June in the Boston area. It follows a course from the JFK Library in Boston to Cape Cod.[citation needed]
The second, the Hearst Castle Challenge, takes place along the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) from Carmel, California to San Simeon, California in September.
The Best Buddies Challenge is now sponsored by Audi. Participants can choose to cycle, walk or run.[2]
Leadership Conference
The International Leadership Conference is held for four days annually in Indiana University, usually in late July.[3]
Almost 1,500 student leaders attend the conference from over 36 countries worldwide.[citation needed]
The Goal
The goal of Best Buddies is not only to build everlasting friendship and bonds between individuals; also “ part of our mission is to make it so people won’t stare, so when you go downtown or into church, they’re use to having people with mental retardation in there.”[4][citation needed]
References
Source
- This article drew heavily on the de:Best Buddies International in the German-language Wikipedia, accessed April 27, 2007.