unites and recognizes the community’s most active leaders in the name of inclusion.
Thursday, October 26, 2023
6:00 PM | Troy, NY
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Thank You!!!
Thank you for participating in this year’s Champion of the Year event! Because of you, we were able to raise funds to sustain and help expand our Best Buddies programs in the area. We look forward to having you at next year’s event. With your help and support, our mission of inclusion lives on!
Best Buddies Champion of the Year is a competitive fundraising campaign that unites and recognizes leaders of inclusion in local communities nationwide.
Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies throughout their campaign. Our Champions advocate for the Best Buddies mission and will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, and leadership development. At the Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration, we honor the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!
This year, we’re proud to welcome back our emcee Billy Floyd, a positive presence who wants to bring out the best in every one he meets. Billy is extremely grateful to be a part of the Best Buddies programs locally and has a serious passion for the families and friends who always support and include everyone!
For information on purchasing a table or becoming an event sponsor, please email Kate at KateNitti@bestbuddies.org
Schedule
Thursday, October 26, 2023
6:00pm: Red Carpet hosted by Miss New York Teen USA, Stephanie Skinner
6:00-7:00pm: Cocktail Hour with live piano music with Steve Keller of T.L. Holloway
7:00pm: Dinner & Program hosted by Billy Floyd
8:30pm: Live Auction
9:15pm: Crowning of 2023 Champion of the Year
Celebrate and dance with DJ Ketchup until 10:00pm
Franklin Plaza
4 4th Street
Troy, NY 12180
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Congrats to our 2022 Albany Champion of the Year
Trinity Hogben & Meg Phelps
Raised $10,000 for Best Buddies in New York
Click here for our Nationwide Champion Winners
A Glimpse of the Party…

Why Participate...
All funds raised benefit Best Buddies – the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs empower the special abilities of people with IDD by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.
The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down Syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.
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