Help Best Buddies Arizona Win a $200,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant Best Buddies Arizona Starting today through Tuesday, August 17th, Justin Upton and the D-backs are competing to fund the “Batter up for Buddies” project which matches Arizona’s youth with developmental disabilities into one-to-one friendships with student volunteers through the Best Buddies Arizona Program...Date: 7/13/2010 Pepsi Refresh Project Tina Manzo, D-backs Justin Upton and the Arizona Diamondbacks are competing off the field in campaign to improve America’s communities...Date: 7/13/2010 Valley Celebrity Playlist - What they listen to... Shanna Hogan Executive Director of Best Buddies Arizona was asked to divulge her iPod playlist to The Scottsdale Times feature editor Shanna Hogan... Date: 7/1/2010 Giving Back: Friends Unite Across the Invisible Line Carol La Valley Every person is born with dreams and talents and the hunger for friendship. Friends come equipped with ears to listen, hearts to share joys, shoulders to lean on, and the will to make a difference in the life of another human being. In fifty countries across the globe, Best Buddies (BB) volunteers empower their friends with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) with the social skills to be more independent and active in their communities... Date: 6/1/2010 SAVE THE DATE: The Seventh Annual Spirit of Friendship Kathleen Rubi Approximately 300 prominent guests attend this extraordinary private event at the private residence of one of our favorite local personalities. Each year the theme of the event changes, this year our theme is Brazilian Carnival! Date: 5/5/2010 Retiring the "R word" Catherine Holland Students all over the country are gathering to "spread the word to end the word." Deborah Taylor, a teacher at Raymond S. Kellis High School in Glendale, tells Tara Hitchcock all about the movement, which is meant to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities... Date: 3/31/2010 Lord Of The Wings Event Raises Money For Great Cause GMAZ You've heard of the big film "Lord of the Rings"but recently at Arizona State University, the organization Best Buddies held their first ever Lord of the Wings event. Eating ten chicken wings doesn't sound like much until you have to run, but it was all for a great cause... Date: 3/9/2010 We Are Best Buddies: Join Our Global Movement! Best Buddies International In 2001, Best Buddies International (BBI) made a commitment to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the world by setting a goal to expand our programs into 50 countries by the end of 2010...Date: 1/5/2010 Benihana Partners With Best Buddies And FIJI Water to Kick-off A Season Of Giving Best Buddies International Throughout the month of November, Benihana will donate 100% of proceeds from the sale of bottled FIJI Water at all 76 U.S. restaurant locations to Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities... Date: 11/2/2009 6th Annual Spirit of Friendship Celebration Goes Hollywood Best Buddies Arizona September 25, 2009 - Valley A-listers unite at this swanky soiree to benefit Best Buddies Arizona..Date: 9/25/2009
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