Circle of Champions
Our 2025 Top 3
1 | $248,923
Juliet Warner & Kate Warner
Palm Beach
2 | $244,633
Jack Krueger, Jordyn Ensell, & Kevin Harkel
Houston
3 | $174,629
Trevor Nininger
Aspen
Our Nationwide Champion of the Year Winners
Congrats to our 2025 Alabama Champion of the Year
Nicole Newell and Latasha Bonner
Raised $48,870 for Best Buddies in Alabama
Alabama
Congrats to our 2025 Arizona Champion of the Year
Heleana Davis
Raised $88,360 for Best Buddies in Arizona
Arizona
Congrats to our 2025 Bay Area Champion of the Year
John Hammond and his Mission Partner, Matt Quintero
Raised over $38,800 for Best Buddies in the Bay Area
California: Bay Area
Congrats to our 2025 Los Angeles Champion of the Year
Lindsey Carter
Raised over $22,406 for Best Buddies in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire!
California:Los Angeles
Congrats to our 2025 San Diego Champion of the Year
Suzanne McGuire
Raised $13,310.88 for Best Buddies in San Diego
California: San Diego
Congrats to our 2025 Sacramento Champion of the Year
Amber Fitzgerald & Mission Partners, Meghan and Cathy Mikitka
Raised $70,000 for Best Buddies in Sacramento
California: Sacramento
Congrats to our 2025 Aspen Champion of the Year
Trevor Nininger
Raised $174,629 for Best Buddies in Aspen
Colorado: Aspen
Congrats to our 2024 Denver Champion of the Year
Raised $48,049 for Best Buddies in Denver
Colorado: Denver
Congrats to our 2025 Connecticut Champion of the Year
Mike James and Derek Regenauer
Raised over $78,000 for Best Buddies in Connecticut
Connecticut
Congrats to our 2025 Delaware Champion of the Year
Lance Layton & Curt Camomot
Raised over $15,000 for Best Buddies in Delaware
Delaware
Congrats to our 2025 North Florida Champion of the Year
Tyler Fox
Raised $70,086 for Best Buddies in North Florida
Florida: North Florida
Congrats to our 2025 Orlando Champion of the Year
John and Marissa Nelson and Rob Concelman
Raised $27,684 for Best Buddies in Orlando
Florida: Orlando
Congrats to our 2025 Palm Beach Champion of the Year
Juliet and Kate Warner
Raised $248,923 for Best Buddies in Palm Beach
Florida: Palm Beach
Congrats to our 2025 South Florida Champion of the Year
Orla Roche
Raised $116,580 for Best Buddies in South Florida
Florida: South Florida
Congrats to our 2025 Tampa Bay Champion of the Year
Diego Castillo & Cameron Healy
Raised $42,000 for Best Buddies in Tampa Bay
Florida: Tampa Bay
Congrats to our 2024 Southwest Florida Champion of the Year
Michelle Smith & Allison Reiter
Raised $14,393 for Best Buddies in Southwest Florida
Florida: Southwest
Congrats to our 2025 Georgia Champion of the Year
Todd Croom and Sam Hicks
Raised $25,000 for Best Buddies in Georgia
Georgia
Congrats to our 2025 Hawaii Champion of the Year
Kristina Saif and Jamy NakanishiJeremiah Angel
Raised $2,175 for Best Buddies in Hawaii
Hawaii
Congrats to our 2025 Illinois Champion of the Year
Brooklin Heeren
Raised $85,980 for Best Buddies in Central Illinois
Illinois: Central Illinois
Congrats to our 2025 Chicago Champion of the Year
Sarah Nau
Raised $57,859 for Best Buddies in Chicago
Illinois: Chicago
Congrats to our 2025 Indiana Champion of the Year
Susan Gilbert
Raised $68,058 for Best Buddies in Indiana
Indiana
Congrats to our 2025 Iowa Champion of the Year
Terri and Tyler Steinke
Raised $38,925 for Best Buddies in Iowa
Iowa
Congrats to our 2025 Kentucky Champion of the Year
Addie Childers and her Mission Partner Kiersten Langford.
Raised over $58,000 for Best Buddies in Kentucky
Kentucky
Congrats to our 2025 Maine Champion of the Year
Grace Tyll
Raised $88,000 for Best Buddies in Maine. In total, we raised $312,000!
Maine
Congrats to our 2025 Maryland Champion of the Year
Michael Molinaro
Raised $11,379 for Best Buddies in Maryland
Maryland
Congrats to our 2025 Michigan Champion of the Year
Crystal Brooklier
Raised $26,000 for Best Buddies in Michigan
Michigan
Congrats to our 2025 Minnesota Champion of the Year
Shelby Hohneke and Mikayla Holmgren
Raised $115,193 for Best Buddies in Minnesota
Minnesota
Congrats to our 2025 St. Louis Champion of the Year
Isabel Hogan and Darby Hogan Hille
Raised $39,060 for Best Buddies in St. Louis
Missouri: St. Louis
Congrats to our 2025 Nevada Champion of the Year
Stacie Dragicevich and Gabi Herd
Raised $45,930 for Best Buddies in Nevada
Nevada
Congrats to our 2025 New Hampshire Champion of the Year
Keith Murray
Raised $22,900 for Best Buddies in New Hampshire
New Hampshire: Nashua
Congrats to our 2024 Seacoast Champion of the Year
Bob Leyman and Lauren Hoepp
Raised $10,233 for Best Buddies in Seacoast
New Hampshire: Seacoast
Congrats to our 2025 New Jersey Champion of the Year
Juliana Harris
Raised $32,172 for Best Buddies in New Jersey
New Jersey
Congrats to our 2025 New Mexico Champion of the Year
Martin & Emily
Raised $3,215 for Best Buddies in New Mexico
New Mexico
Congrats to our 2025 Western NY Champion of the Year
Christina & Shannon
Raised $75,423 for Best Buddies in Western NY
New York: Western NY
Congrats to our 2025 Albany Champion of the Year
Lindsay Valenti and Maddy Monahan
Raised $8,000 for Best Buddies in Albany
New York: Albany
Congrats to our 2024 North Carolina Champion of the Year
Sarah Richardson
Raised $73,739 for Best Buddies in North Carolina
North Carolina
Congrats to our 2025 Ohio Champion of the Year
Andrew Schroeder
Raised $61,000 for Best Buddies in Ohio
Ohio: Cleveland
Congrats to our 2025 Columbus Champion of the Year
Adam Herman and Seamus McCord
Raised $21,140 for Best Buddies in Columbus
Ohio: Columbus
Congrats to our 2025 Ohio Champion of the Year
Kate Malo & Dr. Kristine Zitelli
Raised $5,600 for Best Buddies in Ohio
Ohio: Cincinnati
Congrats to our 2025 Oklahoma Champion of the Year
Asher Ward
Raised $26,140 for Best Buddies in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Congrats to our 2025 Oregon Champion of the Year
Logan Stromberg
Raised $27,843 for Best Buddies in Oregon
Oregon
Congrats to our 2025 Philadelphia Champion of the Year
Danielle Oehlert
Raised $15,000 for Best Buddies in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Congrats to our 2025 Pittsburgh Champion of the Year
Kiera Loftus
Raised $23,000 for Best Buddies in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Congrats to our 2025 South Carolina Champion of the Year
Matthew Zaffuto
Raised $62,943 for Best Buddies in South Carolina
South Carolina
Congrats to our 2025 Nashville Champion of the Year
Iris Brue
Raised $38,925 for Best Buddies in Nashville
Tennessee: Nashville
Congrats to our 2025 Memphis Champion of the Year
Brittney Patterson
Raised over $11,000 for Best Buddies in Memphis
Tennessee: Memphis
Congrats to our 2025 Houston Champion of the Year
Jack Krueger, Jordyn Ensell, and Kevin Harkel
Raised $244,633 for Best Buddies in Houston
Texas: Houston
Congrats to our 2025 North Texas Champion of the Year
Eric Pointer, Ryan Falcon, and Eddie Army
Raised $172,611 for Best Buddies in North Texas
Texas: North Texas
Congrats to our 2025 Central Texas Champion of the Year
Jack Wilson and Jake Wortham
Raised $78,000 for Best Buddies in Central Texas
Texas: Central Texas
Congrats to our 2025 Washington Champion of the Year
Acacia MacDonald & Maddy McCrosky
Raised $47,600 for Best Buddies in Washington
Washington
Congrats to our 2025 Washington, DC Champion of the Year
Abby Criswell & Lisa Rice
Raised $28,130 for Best Buddies in Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Congrats to our 2025 Wisconsin Champion of the Year
Beanie
Raised over $25,000 for Best Buddies in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Congrats to our 2025 Best Buddies International Programs and Development Champion of the Year
Matthew Fernandez
Raised $3,375 for Best Buddies International Programs and Development
International