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Champion of the Year: Houston

Saturday, November 19, 2022

6:30 – 11:00 PM | Houston, TX

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Best Buddies Champion of the Year is a competitive fundraising campaign that unites and recognizes the communities most active leaders of inclusion. Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies over an 8-12 week campaign. Our Champions are advocates for the Best Buddies mission and 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 celebrate at the Best Buddies Champion of the Year Gala to honor the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!

You can support Best Buddies and continue to provide these meaningful opportunities to people with IDD by becoming a Champion, supporting a Champion’s campaign, purchasing tickets, becoming a corporate sponsor, or making a general donation to the cause. We hope you’ll join the movement!

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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

Saturday, November 19, 2022
6:00 PM Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction
7:30 PM Dinner and Program Begins
9:00 PM Dancing and Live Entertainment

Location

The Ballroom at Bayou Place
500 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002

Event Contact

juliegarza@bestbuddies.org

Gala Chair: Michelle “CC” and Duke Ensell

Meet our 2022 Houston Champion Candidates…

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Laura Ramirez headshot

Congrats to our 2021 Houston Champion of the Year

 

Laura Ramirez

Raised $13,135 for Best Buddies in Houston

 

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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
  • Female champion candidate standing next to her campaign manager
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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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Presenting Sponsor

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For sponsorship opportunities and other event inquiries, please contact:

juliegarza@bestbuddies.org
832.673.0305