Virtual Champion of the Year: Minnesota

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

Friday, November 13, 2020

6:30 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!

Please join us on Friday, November 13^th at 6:30 pm to celebrate friendship and inclusion. This year’s inspiring online event will feature our amazing ambassadors, inclusive entertainment, a virtual silent auction, a Bid from the Heart experience, and the crowning of our Grand Champion!

You can experience the magic of our mission right from your home! Virtual viewing is complimentary but there are several ways you can help us reach our goal of raising $100,000, including purchasing a Gala-To-Go box, becoming a sponsor, participating in the auction, and making a general donation!

As Best Buddies Minnesota’s largest fundraising event of the year, this gala is an essential part of growing and sustaining our life-changing programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Minnesota.

We can’t wait to CELEBRATE with you on November 13^th!

Thank you to our generous sponsors of the 2020 Best Buddies in Minnesota Champion of the Year Gala. For more sponsorship inquiries or general event questions please contact Katey Nelson at kateynelson@bestbuddies.org

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Gala-To-Go

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Auction (Opens Nov. 10)

Schedule

Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Auction Opens – View Items

Friday, November 13, 2020
6:30 PM – Pre-Show
7:00 PM – Virtual Gala

Location

Virtual Event

Congrats to our 2019 Minnesota Champions of the Year

Brittney Fagerlee & Kristen Seaquist

Raised $38,580 for Best Buddies in Minnesota

Click here for our Nationwide Champion Winners

Meet our 2020 Minnesota Champion Candidates…

These go-getters, community leaders and inclusion advocates are competing in a friendly fundraising competition to raise the necessary funds and awareness to bring Best Buddies to new schools and communities in Minnesota.

Andrew Larson

Mikayla Holmgren

Rachel Origer

Tamera Theis

Kerri Shay

Courtney Kendall and James Bly

Nicole Rabinowitz

Emily Grams

Tony Bretzman

Taylor Gaudion

Amber Luebke

JJ Neugent

Manni Lulavy

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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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