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Virtual Champion of the Year: Chicago

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

Friday, October 23, 2020

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Virtual Event

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Through raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies, our Champions will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). At the campaign’s conclusion, we will join together to celebrate each other’s accomplishments, honor the Champions’ collective impact, and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!

Help us continue to provide these meaningful opportunities to people with IDD by supporting a Champion’s campaign, purchasing tickets, becoming a corporate sponsor, or making a general donation to the cause. We hope you’ll join us in this global movement!

FREE VIRTUAL GATHERING
Celebrating Best Buddies Mission of Friendships, Jobs and Leadership Development

Join us for our Ignite Inclusion Virtual Gala. This FREE virtual event will be hosted by ABC-7’s Mark Rivera and will have special appearances from many of our Best Buddies participants in the Chicago area, including our Champion of the Year candidates.

We know that this year brings its certain financial and personal challenges along with social distancing. We have decided to host this year’s Ignite Inclusion Gala virtually, and we promise your experience will feel like we are all together celebrating. You will have the opportunity to experience Best Buddies mission in action, dance to live music, bid on incredible auction prizes, while dressed up and celebrating with family and friends in the comfort of your home.

We also have amazing sponsorship packages, and special VIP packages, including gourmet food and beverage delivery right to your home or office. Contact us for more information.

DONATION
In lieu of purchasing tickets, we hope that you will consider making a fully tax-deductible gift to ensure that our programs at Best Buddies in IL continue to thrive and are supported.

We will have text-to-donate options available soon. To give by mail, please send a check made payable to Best Buddies IL at 500 N. Dearborn, Suite 730, Chicago, IL 60654.

Now, more than ever, we know that INCLUSION LIVES HERE and we are all in this together.

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Friday, October 23, 2020
7:00 P.M. –  8:00 P.M.

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Congrats to our 2019 Chicago Champion of the Year

 

Trace Nardi

Raised $24,000 for Best Buddies in Chicago

 

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Meet our 2020 Chicago Champion Candidates…

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Topher Zheng

Jen profile link

 Jen McGann

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Asma Basith

Allie profile link

Allie Churchfield

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Adelaide Hake

Kaitlynn profile link

 Kaitlynn Koeppler

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CJ Scharf

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Izzy Ketchum

Meghan profile link

Meghan Ausnehmer

Lizzy profile link

 Lizzy Fay

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Vera Wilt

Allie profile link

Allie Wilk

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Cindy Montgomery

Hallie Puttrich's Profile Picture

Hallie Puttrich

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Shawn Sullivan

Lucy Gold Profile Picture

Lucy Gold

Amber Tinney Profile Picture

Amber Tinney

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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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