BB Programs
BB History
Responsibility & Requirements
Structure
BB Fun Facts
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The number of programs Best Buddies offers?
What is 3
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The year Best Buddies was founded?
What is 1989
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Title of member paired in a 1:1 friendship?
What is Peer
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When do our outings typically take place?
What is Sundays
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How else can you submit a friendship update?
What is through the Best Buddies International App!
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The names of the 3 programs?
What is One-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development.
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The founder of Best Buddies
What is Anthony Kennedy Shriver
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A monthly update required to track the friendship growth of an adult with a disability and college student?
What is Friendship Update
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What are the requirements of being in a buddy pair
What is attend meetings and events, have contact with your buddy AT LEAST once a week, spend quality time with your buddy AT LEAST twice a month.
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What is the Friendship Walk?
What is the number one walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with IDD – walk for friendship and inclusion!
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The number of BB offices in Illinois?
What is 2.
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The reason Best Buddies was founded
What is AKS saw a need to end the social, physical and economic isolation for individuals with IDD.
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The website called where you upload your Friendship Updates, view your calendar, upload Impact Stories, and apply for a board position?
What is Best Buddies Online (BBO)
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What are the 3 requirements of being an associate member?
What is attend meetings and activities, meet & mingle with buddy pairs, and step in wherever you see a need within your chapter!
300
How much money did Best Buddies Illinois raise last year through the Friendship Walk?
What is over $140,000!
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The title of individuals with IDD that participate and complete our leadership development program.
What is ambassadors.
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The mission statement of Best Buddies
What is To establish a global volunteer movement that creates opp. for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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The 3 main reasons why Friendship Updates are important?
What is 1) Showcase your friendship and all of the wonderful things you are doing with your buddy/outline challenges. 2) Allow your chapter leaders to monitor buddy pairs. 3) Help assist the organization as a whole so that we have better insight to the friendships that are being created across the world!
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This position/person oversees our chapter at Lewis University and is a great resource to helping our chapter grow?
What is Program Manager
400
What is the website & password that volunteers all have access to for BB resources?
What is BestBuddies.org/volunteers & password: Buddy89
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The 2 main roles of Ambassadors for BBI?
What is speak to and with schools/employers, and advocate for equal rights and opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
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How the Kennedy family has previously been involved in the disability rights movement?
What is Eunice Kennedy Shriver (AKS’ mom) founded Special Olympics.
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The reason Best Buddies International uses Friendship Updates?
What is Writing grants to receive donations to continue to expand in different schools throughout the world!
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Who is our Host Site?
What is Corner Stone Services
500
How many people are impacted by Best Buddies throughout the world?
What is 997,150 people
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