Register & Start Fundraising
Register if you haven’t already & create your fundraising page. Every step you take & dollar you raise helps sustain & grow Best Buddies’ programs - creating a world of inclusion!
Share Your Walk
As you fundraise, share a video or selfie on social media of you “walking for inclusion” using hashtag #mywalkforinclusion. Ask friends, family & co-workers to donate to your efforts!
Tune In
On June 20, 2020, join Best Buddies Founder & Chairman Anthony K. Shriver (and some very special guests) for a virtual walk unlike anything you’ve seen before!
Event Overview - June 20, 2020
11:15AM EST / 8:15AM PDT
Visit your states’ Best Buddies Facebook page for Opening Ceremonies, as we highlight the top fundraising, corporate and school teams. We will also share some great local content about our Best Buddies efforts.
11:45AM EST / 8:45AM PDT
Next, head to the Best Buddies International Facebook page or Instagram account and join Anthony Kennedy Shriver, a handful of celebrities, participants and supporters from all over the world as we virtually walk for acceptance, inclusion and FRIENDSHIP! This online experience will showcase the Best Buddies mission first hand – creating a better world for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities!
Virtual Walker Recommended Posts
Share your experience as a virtual walker on social media.
“I’m walking for inclusion, and I need your support. Join my efforts at (link to fundraising page) and let’s build a more inclusive world for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. #mywalkforinclusion #bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk”
“Today, I’m walking for inclusion. Join my efforts to support Best Buddies programs and make a donation at (link to fundraising page). #mywalkforinclusion #bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk“
“Help me make a more inclusive world. Make a donation today to Best Buddies at (link to fundraising page). #mywalkforinclusion #bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk“
Example photo:
TikTok While You Walk Challenge
Win an all-expenses-paid VIP trip and Post Malone concert experience for you and a friend.
To Enter the Challenge:
- Share a public TikTok video walking for Best Buddies to a Post Malone song. Videos must tag @bestbuddieshq and include the hashtag #mywalkforinclusion and a link to your walk fundraising page.
- Videos will be judged based on creativity and overall enthusiasm for the Best Buddies mission of inclusion.
- Best Buddies will announce the winning TikTok on December 15th, 2020.
Anthony K. Shriver on TikTok
Anthony K. Shriver(@anthonykshriver) has created a short video on TikTok with music Wow.. Let's keep the walk party going with #mywalkforinclusion! Best one gets a VIP experience with @postmalone 🕺🏼
Support
Let’s change the world for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities.
Sign Up
Self-explanatory.
Easy peasy.
Form Your Crew
Start a team and squad up.
Or join a team (and still squad up).
Make Your Push
Share your story, make it rain on Best Buddies. Every dollar raised benefits local programs.
Walk (Read: Party)
Only requirements:
have fun and make a new friend.
Mission Movers
Going the extra mile for Best Buddies.
Supporting Local Programs
Funds raised through the Friendship Walk benefits 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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