Maddie and Thalia Friendship program buddy pair
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Thank you! 1
Message From Our
State Director Dear Friends, All of us at Best Buddies in <State> extend our deepest appreciation to our wonderful participants, families, volunteers, donors, and corporate partners for such a successful 2022! Your support and dedication to our mission helps our programs grow, creating more inclusive communities throughout our state. Happy Holidays to you and yours and here’s to continued growth in 2023! In Friendship, <Name> State Director 2
Here’s what we’ve accomplished, Because of your support in
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One-to-One Friendship Program 35 Cities | 20 Counties
XXX TOTAL CHAPTERS
X,XXX
xx
TOTAL
Middle Schools
PARTICIPANTS
xx High Schools
xx Colleges
xx Citizens
XX,XXX IMPACTED
xx e-Buddies 4
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Integrated Employment Program
XXX PARTICIPANTS
XX EMPLOYED PARTICIPANTS
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Meet Name “Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived” -NAME 7
Leadership Development Program
XXX AMBASSADORS PARTICIPANTS
XXX PROMOTERSS PARTICIPANTS In XX Schools
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In July, nearly XXX leaders from all over <State>, both with and without IDD, attended our 31st Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference. They participated in personalized trainings that develop the skills needed to organize and lead a Best Buddies chapter! 10
(STW ETW) is an ongoing movement to end the hurtful and demeaning use of the word “retard(ed).” Chapters all throughout <State> held a STW ETW awareness event at their respective schools. Our Best Buddies participants raised the consciousness of their classmates about the dehumanizing effects of using the R-Word and
encouraged people to pledge to stop using the word. 11
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$XXX,XXX Nearly X,XXX participants, corporate partners and community members walked for inclusion!
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$XXX,XXX Nearly X,XXX supporters came together for our annual Gala in celebration of the collective efforts of our XX Champions who raised funds and awareness to support our mission! 13
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