BBGA COY Program Book

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Gala PROGRAM


Order of Events 6:00 | Cocktail Hour (Appetizers & Drinks) 7:00 | Doors open 7:30 | Welcome Remarks 8:00 | Silent Auction Closes 9:30 | Grand Champion Winner Announced 10:00 | Party Ends

Emcee & Auctioneer: Jason Alpert

How to Bid on the Silent Auction Register: Text GACOY23 to 76278 Mobile Bidding Site: GACOY23.givesmart.com


Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Event Planning Committee A huge thank you to these individuals for all their help in making this event a success! Treavor Scales, Reshell Baldini, Olivia Bryson, Ashlee Lindo


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. $1,500 Bring together people with and without IDD for friendships that cultivate community-wide social inclusion; by funding a new school in the Best Buddies Friendship program! $1,000 Fund an all-day Ambassadors training session for up to 50 people with and without IDD; where attendees will gain the public speaking skills and confidence needed to champion for inclusion throughout their community $750 Give a student leader or Ambassador the opportunity to attend the annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference; where he or she will learn to advocate for him or herself and the larger IDD community $500 Support a one-to-one peer friendship between someone with IDD and his or her peer; helping to build a mutually enriching connection that enhances the lives of program participants and their families $250 Fund an online e-Buddies friendship between a person with and a person without IDD. The "e-pal" program allows participants to become more social and technology-literate, which may lead to more advanced career opportunities. $100 Fund an activity for a school friendship program! Support the inclusive school friendship programs and cover an activity for an event.


Champion Candidates

Addison Genovese and Ginger Collins

Sarah Creveling

Andrew Dixon

Rachel Hodgson

Kaity White

Alexandra Johnson

Rachel Russaw

Jillian Daellenbach

Ian Keene



Walk. Celebrate. Support.

COMING SOON Spring 2024 The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (also known as IDD). BESTBUDDIESFRIENDSHIPWALK.ORG/GEORGIA


Robin Aldridge 256.856.3333 robinaldridge@bestbuddies.org


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