Circle of Champions
Our 2024 Top 3
1 | $369,216
Nathan Dean
Tennessee
2 | $246,665
Sarah Morgan & Ronin Nance
Palm Beach
3 | $178,927
Meredith Conner
South Carolina
Our Nationwide Champion of the Year Winners
Congrats to our 2024 Alabama Champion of the Year
Jud Robinson & David Carter
Raised $40,619 for Best Buddies in Alabama
Alabama
Congrats to our 2024 Arizona Champion of the Year
Kendra Verdoni
Raised $138,755 for Best Buddies in Arizona
Arizona
Congrats to our 2024 Bay Area Champion of the Year
Ken Seto
Raised over $53,030 for Best Buddies in the Bay Area
California: Bay Area
Congrats to our 2024 Los Angeles Champion of the Year
Dana Schoppers
Raised over $29,000 for Best Buddies in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County!
California:Los Angeles
Congrats to our 2024 San Diego Champion of the Year
Meg Heidrick-Barnes
Raised $14,150 for Best Buddies in San Diego
California: San Diego
Congrats to our 2024 Sacramento Champion of the Year
Danielle Christy
Raised $39,470 for Best Buddies in Sacramento
California: Sacramento
Congrats to our 2024 Aspen Champion of the Year
Nicole VandeBoom
Raised $119,684.00 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 2023 Connecticut Champion of the Year
Dave Renker & Andrew White
Raised $38,000 for Best Buddies in Connecticut
Connecticut
Congrats to our 2024 Delaware Champion of the Year
Patrick Burns & Matt Planer
Raised $24,790 for Best Buddies in Delaware
Delaware
Congrats to our 2024 North Florida Champion of the Year
Hayden Davis
Raised $88,000 for Best Buddies in North Florida
Florida: North Florida
Congrats to our 2024 Orlando Champion of the Year
Melanie Gyorke & Justin Isaac
Raised $48,754 for Best Buddies in Orlando
Florida: Orlando
Congrats to our 2024 Palm Beach Champion of the Year
Sarah Morgan & Ronin Nance
Raised $246,665 for Best Buddies in Palm Beach
Florida: Palm Beach
Congrats to our 2024 South Florida Champion of the Year
Linda Rinaldi
Raised $68,200 for Best Buddies in South Florida
Florida: South Florida
Congrats to our 2024 Tampa Bay Champion of the Year
Michael & SanDee Jakubik
Raised $67,000 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 2024 Georgia Champion of the Year
Hannah Jenkins & Martha Haythorn
Raised $22,000 for Best Buddies in Georgia
Georgia
Congrats to our 2024 Illinois Champion of the Year
Joey O’Brien
Raised $64,137 for Best Buddies in Central Illinois
Illinois: Central Illinois
Congrats to our 2024 Chicago Champion of the Year
Nicole Marty
Raised $111,818.73 for Best Buddies in Chicago
Illinois: Chicago
Congrats to our 2024 Indiana Champion of the Year
Donna Simerly & Michael Wheeler
Raised $45,943 for Best Buddies in Indiana
Indiana
Congrats to our 2024 Iowa Champion of the Year
Brina Bily
Raised $15,950 for Best Buddies in Iowa
Iowa
Congrats to our 2024 Kentucky Champion of the Year
Mark Pfeifer, Layla Pirrman, & Brayden Schindler
Raised $55,000 for Best Buddies in Kentucky
Kentucky
Congrats to our 2024 Maine Champion of the Year
Ellie Clifford and Caitlin Williams
Raised $64,000.00 for Best Buddies in Maine. In total, we raised $300,000!
Maine
Congrats to our 2024 Maryland Champion of the Year
Mary Snowdon
Raised $23,687 for Best Buddies in Maryland
Maryland
Congrats to our 2024 Michigan Champion of the Year
Alexis Fisher
Raised $26,291.00 for Best Buddies in Michigan
Michigan
Congrats to our 2024 Minnesota Champion of the Year
Maureen Cahill & Amelie Wall
Raised $50,124 for Best Buddies in Minnesota
Minnesota
Congrats to our 2024 St. Louis Champion of the Year
Bennett Baur & Ned McLean
Raised $55,867 for Best Buddies in St. Louis
Missouri: St. Louis
Congrats to our 2024 Nevada Champion of the Year
Jill Occhiuto
Raised $46,368 for Best Buddies in Nevada
Nevada
Congrats to our 2024 New Hampshire Champion of the Year
Mandi Emery
Raised $31,450 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 2024 New Jersey Champion of the Year
Kristen Beriloff
Raised $23,267 for Best Buddies in New Jersey
New Jersey
Congrats to our 2024 New Mexico Champion of the Year
Michelle Roybal
Raised $7,907 for Best Buddies in New Mexico
New Mexico
Congrats to our 2024 Western NY Champion of the Year
Team Dave Nicchitta and Katie Frost
Raised $3,715 for Best Buddies in Western NY
New York: Western NY
Congrats to our 2024 Albany Champion of the Year
Caroline Orr and Teagan Klingenberg
Raised $12,700 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 2024 Ohio Champion of the Year
Jackie Wise
Raised $83,000 for Best Buddies in Ohio
Ohio: Cleveland
Congrats to our 2024 Columbus Champion of the Year
Sue LeDonne Girardi & Julie Panzera Mission Partner: Joey Tullis
In photo (Left to right): Sharla Thomas, Alex Rgers (Gala Co-Chairs), Joey Tullis, Sue LeDonne Girardi (not photoed: Julie Panzera)
Raised $23,816 for Best Buddies in Columbus
Ohio: Columbus
Congrats to our 2024 Oklahoma Champion of the Year
Melanie Pleasant
Raised $37,100 for Best Buddies in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Congrats to our 2024 Oregon Champion of the Year
The Campbell Family
Raised $24,000 for Best Buddies in Oregon
Oregon
Congrats to our 2024 Philadelphia Champion of the Year
Randy Hope Steen
Raised $11,084 for Best Buddies in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Congrats to our 2024 Pittsburgh Champion of the Year
Lindley Diecks
Raised $72,688 for Best Buddies in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
Congrats to our 2024 South Carolina Champion of the Year
Meredith Conner
Raised $178,927 for Best Buddies in South Carolina
South Carolina
Congrats to our 2024 Nashville Champion of the Year
Nathan Dean
Raised $369,217 for Best Buddies in Nashville
Tennessee: Nashville
Congrats to our 2024 Memphis Champion of the Year
Laura Yell
Raised $7,500 for Best Buddies in Memphis
Tennessee: Memphis
Congrats to our 2024 Houston Champion of the Year
Jack Krueger & Kevin Harkel
Raised $126,605 for Best Buddies in Houston
Texas: Houston
Congrats to our 2024 North Texas Champion of the Year
Annemarie Carrigan
Raised $55,209 for Best Buddies in North Texas
Texas: North Texas
Congrats to our 2024 Central Texas Champion of the Year
Livi and Annabel Fitzgerald and William Suter
Raised $104,712 for Best Buddies in Central Texas
Texas: Central Texas
Congrats to our 2024 Washington Champion of the Year
Maddy McCrosky and David Franklin
Raised $30,000 for Best Buddies in Washington
Washington
Congrats to our 2024 Washington, DC Champion of the Year
Sheila Stabile & Jaxson Zimmerman
Raised $81,980 for Best Buddies in Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Congrats to our 2024 Wisconsin Champion of the Year
Jennifer Walkowiak
Raised $35,992 for Best Buddies in Wisconsin
Wisconsin