First Person Singular: Sarah Smith, 17, Oakton High School, Fairfax, volunteer with Best Buddies Robin Rose Parker, The Washington Post When I bring my buddy around, everyone can see how happy the two of us are together...Date: 1/27/2012 The Best Kind of Friends Kaitlin Hamer, Bishop Ireton Student Correspondent At Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Salesian spirituality sets the tone for the community and affects all its members...Date: 11/18/2011 Marshall Grad to Ride for Best Buddies Program Falls Church News-Press Marshall High School graduate Daniel Blakely and his father will be participating in the Audi Best Buddies Challenge...Date: 9/30/2011 Participating in Best Buddies Challenge Bonnie Hobbs, CentreView Ever since I began Irish dance lessons in second grade, the month of March has always been filled with performances...Date: 9/22/2011 At Best Buddies Leadership Conference Supporters, Members Learn ‘Yes, They Can’ Nona Tepper, Indiana Daily Student For most of their lives, many of the 1,300 people who were gathered in the IU Auditorium on Friday have heard the word “can’t”...Date: 7/27/2011 Best Buddies Walk for the Cause Elizabeth Vandenburg, The Oakton Patch Despite overcast skies, more than 400 walkers and runners from 30 local teams gathered Saturday at Oakton High School for the Virginia Best Buddies annual Friendship Walk...Date: 5/27/2011 Dancing Into the Hearts of Georgetown's Best Buddies Caroline Garrity, The Georgetown Voice Ever since I began Irish dance lessons in second grade, the month of March has always been filled with performances...Date: 3/31/2011 Whiz Kid of the Week: Andrew Scherzinger By Elizabeth Vandenburg, Reston Patch South Lakes student earns Peace Award...Date: 3/23/2011 An Ability to Flourish Katie Collins, Arlington Catholic Herald "Friendships give joy,” said Allison Coles, state director of Best Buddies Virginia. Friends help shape language, social development and self-esteem, she added, but most of all, they enrich life...Date: 2/3/2011 Buddies Invited To Attend President Kennedy Tribute Best Buddies Virginia Freshman Bernadette Poerio and her Best Buddy John Craig have spent a lot of time together over the past semester, but never in the United States Senate offices...Date: 2/2/2011 Simply The "Best" Keith Loria Marshall High School's Best Buddies students organized a pot luck dinner for their friends... Date: 11/23/2010 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 George C. Marshall High School Honored as an Outstanding Chapter at Best Buddies International 20th Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference Best Buddies International Chosen from more than 800 Best Buddies high school programs and 80 Outstanding Chapter applicants, George C. Marshall High School was chosen as first Runner-Up for Overall Outstanding Chapter for its dedication to the Best Buddies mission... Date: 7/27/2009 Miss USA Pays Visit To Best Buddies Bradford Pearson When the 60-plus members of Walter Johnson High School's Best Buddies program gathered for a group meeting Friday morning, they expected a usual day. What they got was anything but... Date: 12/17/2008 Students Bond With Their Best Buddies Katie Rodgers This fall, Joe Walker, a 19-year-old special needs student at Dover High School, made a new best friend, Mitchell Moore... Date: 12/14/2008 City Hall Aide Is 'performance-driven' John Canalis Imagine job hunting with a developmental disability. David Gauthier, who has cerebral palsy, says he put his challenges aside, as he has done all his life, when he applied to work for Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster...Date: 12/7/2008
