Dear Friends, Thank you for joining Best Buddies in the celebration of our eight -week philanthropic competition for Best Buddies in Washington celebrates Best Buddies participants and community leaders throughout the State who have been nominated as “Champions” to raise funds and increase awareness for the mission of Best Buddies. Following the campaign, all candidates are honored at the Champion of the Year Gala. The Champion candidate who raises the most donations, surpassing all rivals in the competition, is named the 2021 Grand Champion of the Year.
Funds raised by the Champions and proceeds from the Gala will directly benefit the local programs of Best Buddies in Washington to create more friendships, develop leadership opportunities, and open new programs for hundreds of
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individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the state. Thank you for your support of our Champion of the Year gala!
MaryKylie Cranford & Eric Matthes Event Committee Co -Chairs
MaryKylie Cranford
Hannah Dean
Eric Matthes
Mia Crump
Audra Daniels
Taryn Farley
Katie Kephart Kelly Cotter Fumiyo Kobayashi
Sheri Dean
The Value of Your Donation Supports Best Buddies helps form meaningful friendships, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communications skills, all while feeling valued by society.
$5,000 • A middle school, high school, or college Chapter for a year
• The cost of the room and food to host 250+ Best Buddies members to the statewide Friendship Ball $2,500 • 10 buddy runners to participate in the ION Bank Cheshire Half Marathon or 5K or Team Best Buddies Relay $1,000 • The cost to send a Buddy to the Leadership Conference (Registration and Air) • A tent at the walk • DJ or photo booth for a statewide Best Buddies event $500 • Bus to transport a school chapter to the Friendship Walk or Friendship Ball • Registration for a buddy to attend the Leadership Conference • The cost of a flight to send a student leader to the Leadership Conference in Indiana $350 • Citizens/Ambassador bowling party • 1 buddy runner to participate in the ION Bank Cheshire Half Marathon • The cost of buying t-shirts for a school chapter
$250 • The cost to send 4 buddies to the Buddy Ball • The cost to send a buddy to the Party with a Purpose • Transportation for 2 ambassadors to give public speeches • The cost of a pizza party for a school chapter
Congrats to our 2020 Washington Champion of the Year
Ivanova Smith & Eric Matthes Raised $14,054 for Best Buddies in Washington
Avery
Danika
Eleanor
Erin
Heyiwot
Wells
Morrison
Stiehl
Walker
Amare
MaryKylie
Mia
Mia
Michael
Michael
Cranford
Crump
LoBosco
Graham
Rogers
Sam
Sam
Shannon
Regali
Wright
Flora
Chris Alex
Eric
Giorgia
Kate
Hubbard
Naccarato
Matthes
Holloway
Regali
Kelli
LeeAnne
Maxxford
Phillip
Ramu
Kingma
Alsup
Brown
Thelin
Iyers
Thank you to these amazing companies that supported our cocktail hour and beverage service during the Gala.