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Champion of the Year: Bay Area

unites and recognizes the community’s most active leaders in the name of inclusion.

October 20, 2023

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM| San Francisco, CA

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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!

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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!

Schedule

Friday, October 20, 2023
6-7 pm: Cocktails
7-10 pm: Dinner and program

Location

InterContinental San Francisco Hotel
888 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Event Contact

KatelynQuintero@bestbuddies.org

For questions about Gala accessibility, please contact ChristinePreziosi@bestbuddies.org.

Meet our 2023 Champion Candidates…

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Kevin Lint

Congrats to our 2022 Bay Area Champion of the Year

 

Kevin Lint

Raised over $31,851 for Best Buddies in the Bay Area

 

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A Glimpse of the Party…

  • Enthusiastic Best Buddy participant at podium giving a speech
  • Male Buddy Pair at podium giving a speech
  • Group of three gala attendees smiling for the camera
  • Gala attendees holding up auction bid signs
  • Group of gala attendee smiling for the camera
  • Female champion candidate standing next to her campaign manager
  • Female Buddy Pair on stage with their hands in the air in celebration
  • Best Buddies participant in formal attire and sunglasses striking a pose
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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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KatelynQuintero@bestbuddies.org