unites and recognizes the community’s most active leaders in the name of inclusion.
October 12, 2023
6:00 PM | Columbus, OH
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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!
Thank you to our 2023 Event Chair: Justin Moodley
Schedule
Thursday, October 12, 2023
6:00 PM – Doors Open, Registration, Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:00 PM – Introductions
7:15 PM – Dinner & Event Program
9:30 PM – GRAND CHAMPION ANNOUNCEMENT & Dancing!
Location
Strongwater Food and Spirits
401 W Town St
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Event Contact

Congrats to our 2023 Columbus Champions of the Year
Alex Rogers & Sharla Thomas
Raised $20,000 for Best Buddies in Columbus
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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Additional Sponsors
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For sponsorship opportunities and other event inquiries, please contact:
MalloryDetota@bestbuddies.org
216.543.3510