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Best Buddies

Best Buddies

Bella Yacoviello, Staff Reporter January 26, 2018

Helping a child with disabilities is rewarding work, and creating friendships with them will leave memories to last a lifetime. Justina John gets to do both as a member of a unique and progressive club,...

Two boys at school on September 27th, 2006 raise awareness about the Best Buddies club.

Friendship for Everyone

Raimi Sarnoff, Staff Reporter October 8, 2015

Helping kids form one-to-one friendships happens every time Best Buddies meets. When the club starts, people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are matched up with Best Buddies...

Best buddies: impacting lives across the world

Katelyn Neller, Staff Reporter September 30, 2013

    There's a meaningful way to make a difference in the school this year.     The Best Buddies club helps to build friendships between students at the school. Meetings are held monthly inside...

New club uses the buddy system

New club uses the buddy system

Kiele McLaughlin, Online Editor April 19, 2013

Everyone deserves the opportunity to create good friendships and to be appreciated, so why should it be any different for people with mental disabilities? Sophomore Sydney Timm introduced Best Buddies,...

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