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Best Buddies Chapter President wins YMCA Award
Jennifer Guillemette, Chapter President for the Best Buddies chapter at Chippewa Secondary School recently received a YMCA Peace Medal from the YMCA of North Bay, for her involvement in Best Buddies, and other charities.
Read the full story here.
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Student Volunteer up for Russ Jackson Award
Harrison Petropolis, a student buddy with the St. Francis Xavier chapter of Best Buddies has been awarded Atlantic University Sport Student-Athlete Community Service Award winner and is the conference nominee for the Russ Jackson Award, which recognizes a Canadian university football player who excels on the field, in academics, and in community service.
Read more here.
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Focus on Best Buddies in Thunder Bay
Our chapters in Thunder Bay, at Lakehead University and Confederation College, received some media attention as they worked to recruit students.
Read the stories here and here.
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4th Annual Best Buddies conference a success!
For the first time since its inception 15 years ago, Best Buddies Canada is holding its National Leadership and Development Conference from August 7th-10th in Montreal at John Abbott College.
Read the full story
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Highlighted in the Catholic Register
The Best Buddies program reaches out not only to these students with special needs but to the entire school community?.
TORONTO - Nicole Alvarez would have never imagined spending her final year of high school initiating a program for students with physical and mental difficulties. Yet despite the heavy grade 12 workload, Alvarez found herself starting the Best Buddies program at Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School in Toronto. The program enables students of every grade to spend some time with students who have physical or mental challenges.
Read the full Story
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Thrill of the Ascot
CTV visits Best Buddies at The 2008 Thrill and Fashion of the Ascot. Held at the Woodbine Race Track, the event was an entertaining and successful fundraiser.
Video Includes interviews with Buddies, Students and Danial Greenglass
See the CTV Video Report.
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Annual Gala
Our 14th annual Gala was incredibly successful, featuring special guests Shirley MacLaine and songstress Chantal Kreviazuk. The event raised $850,000 for the Best Buddies program.
More details on the Annual Galas.
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