| 2010 Best Buddies Rhode Island Events Archive |
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November 18, 2010
First Annual Celebration of Friendship
Providence, Rhode Island
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Silent Auction ◊ Raffle ◊ Music ◊ Appetizers ◊ Cash Bar
Join Best Buddies Rhode Island for the First Annual “Celebration of Friendship” A cocktail reception & fundraiser to benefit Best Buddies friendship and leadership development programs.
LOCATION:
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Providence, RI 02905
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October 23, 2010
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge
presented by Audi |
www.ekschallenge.org
The Challenge features a number of events starting and ending at the Washington Monument on the National Mall led by Mayor Adrian Fenty, Honorary Chair of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge.
LOCATION:
Washington Monument
Washington, DC |
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September 25, 2010
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day
Worldwide
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day (EKS Day) is an annual celebration of her life and a global call for people to commit actions of inclusion, acceptance and unity for and with individuals with intellectual disabilities.
MORE INFO:
www.eksday.org |
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July 23-26, 2010
21st Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference
Bloomington, Indiana
The Best Buddies International Leadership Conference will bring together top leaders from high school and colleges worldwide to discuss social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, leadership, communication, fund raising, and a variety of other topics. More details to follow!
LOCATION:
Indiana University |
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June 25, 2010 (RAIN DATE June 26, 2010)
FLAME Performance
Newport, Rhode Island
6:00pm - 8:00pm
FLAME is a group from upstate New York made up of 11 people with developmental/physical disabilities, including autism, Downs syndrome, mental retardation and blindness. The band from Lexington Center, Fulton County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., wants to change the world through music. They are a musical phenomenon that inspires people and changes the way the general public view people with disabilities.
LOCATION:
Fort Adams Sate Park
90 Fort Adams Drive
Newport, RI 02840
BAND WEBSITE:
www.flametheband.com |
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June 5, 2010
Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port |
Special Musical Guests:
KC & The Sunshine Band
www.bestbuddieschallenge.org
Chaired by Patriots Quarterback, Tom Brady the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port is a 100, 50 and 20-mile cycling adventure from the JFK Library in Boston to Craigville Beach, near the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod, with an optional 5K run and 3K walk. The ride is followed by celebrity tandem races, a lobster clambake and a private concert. |
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April 23-25, 2010
Global Youth Service
Stay tuned for more information! |
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March 27, 2010
Best Buddies Ball: A Night With The Stars
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for an evening of dinner, dancing, and fun with your fellow Best Buddies Rhode Island program participants!
LOCATION:
The RI Shriners Imperial Room
One Rhodes Place
Cranston, RI 02905 |
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March, 2010
Best Buddies Month
Celebrate Best Buddies Month this March with Best Buddies Rhode Island! |
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March 6, 2010
B.U.I.L.D. Training
Best Buddies staff is recruiting volunteers to join their BUILD Committee. The committee will work to plan the BUILD training sessions for the Buddies, assist the Buddies as speech coaches, and help secure resources so that Buddies can attend the Best Buddies National Leadership Conference in July. |
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March 3, 2010
Spread The Word To End The Word
Spread the Word to End the Word is a campaign created by youth, in an ongoing effort with Special Olympics and Best Buddies International, to engage schools, organizations and communities by raising the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word
On March 3, 2010, youth are leading the second annual day of awareness to Spread the Word to End the Word by encouraging people to rally and pledge their support at www.r-word.org with the goal of reaching 100,000 pledges. |
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February 6, 2010
Boogie For Buddies
11:00am - 2:00pm
Get ready to shake, rattle, and roll at the 2nd Annual Boogie for Buddies! Local dance and fitness instructors will lead mini classes in a variety of types of movement, like dance, yoga, and aerobics.
Come for one class or stay for the whole afternoon! This event is open to all Best Buddies participants and to the general public, and is friendly to all ages and ability levels.
Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased at the door with cash or check (made payable to Best Buddies Rhode Island)
LOCATION:
Middletown High School
130 Valley Road
Middletown, RI 02842 |
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