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Best Buddies Georgia Buddy Beat! - October 2023
Your one-stop shop for all things happening with Best Buddies in Georgia schools.
Doug Peters
October 02, 2023
Need the quick, brief details? We have you covered! Here is a summary:
October is match party season! Match parties are a fun way for students to learn about their friendship matches. (Match parties do not apply to elementary school chapters.)
Meet our Champion of the Year candidates and find out ways to support the Champion Gala on Friday, October 20. We need your help!
Virtual Leadership Training Day is on Tuesday, October 3rd at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. You are good to go if you’ve already attended an in-person or a virtual LTD this year!
We are hosting another Ambassador Training on Saturday, October 7th from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Denmark High School. We hope to see you there!
We are streamlining our support process through the Chapter Check-In Form! This form should be completed once a month per school and should take at most 5 minutes to complete. Thank you again for all you do!
Meet our Buddy Spotlights, Lila Burns and Blake Askew from Ebenezer Elementary School!
Gear up for an exciting year, and most importantly, have fun!
October is Recruitment and Match Party Time!
As you recruit new members to your Best Buddies chapter and host match party reveals, don’t forget to make Best Buddies fun!
We have many resources on Best Buddies University and our Best Buddies in Georgia Chapter Toolkit, including match party ideas, recruitment items, training materials from LTD, and other helpful documents. For more questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thank you!
Champion of the Year Season is Here!
Best Buddies Champion of the Year is a competitive fundraising campaign that unites and recognizes leaders of inclusion in local communities nationwide.
Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies throughout their campaign. Our Champions advocate for the Best Buddies mission and will generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, and leadership development. At the Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration, we honor the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!
Meet our 2023 Champion of the Year Candidates!
In the spirit of community, a HUGE shoutout to our fellow Best Buddies in Georgia school candidates, Addison and Ginger from Riverwood International Charter School, and our faculty advisor, Kaity White from Ebenezer Elementary for serving as candidates this year!
Please click this link to learn more about our amazing Champion candidates, their stories, and how to support their campaigns.
We also need your help to make this event a success!
Event Volunteers: We are always in need of volunteers! If you want to be involved with Champion of the Year, please email Robin Aldridge.
Art Projects: If you want to participate in the art project as we gather items for our silent auction, please email me at [email protected].
Mixing and Mingling: We also need 10 people for a special sign-holding project involving a musical number and a few buddy pairs and participants to mingle with guests. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested!
Chapter Check-In Forms
A BIG Best Buddies thank you to everyone who completed their chapter check-in forms for the month!
This form was created to ensure that your chapter receives individualized support. This form should be completed once a month per school and should take at most 5 minutes to complete. Please take a moment to complete this form every month. Thank you!
Upcoming Events
What is in the world is Leader’s League?
Leader’s League is a chance to connect with other Best Buddies leaders nationwide (Expansion) and statewide with your program manager (PM). If you can’t make a monthly call, please feel free to pass along the Zoom info to your Vice President or another officer!
As always, if you need anything outside of these monthly calls, you can always shoot your PM, Doug, an e-mail to set up a time to chat one-on-one. We are also doing a raffle, so please try to jump on with us!
Remind and GroupMe
We are increasing our chapter support by using Remind to send updates and GroupMe to facilitate the exchange of ideas for a successful year. We hope you join our community!
In the spirit of collaboration, you can use these spaces (including BB360’s Chatter feature) to speak with other chapter leaders to exchange event ideas, fundraiser concepts, BB360 troubleshooting, share event photos, great news, helpful tips, etc.
Remind
GroupMe
Buddy Spotlight - Meet Lila Burns and Blake Askew!
Lila Burns and Blake Askew are two students in our Best Buddies at Ebenezer Elementary chapter in Rincon, GA! Please see the quote below from our faculty advisor, Kaity White.
“These two have developed a friendship even before we got Best Buddies started. Best Buddies has provided more opportunities for these two to spend time together and grow their bond. The pictures of them speaks volumes!”
We are beyond excited to have Lila, Blake, Kaity, and the students and faculty at Ebenezer Elementary as a part of our Best Buddies in Georgia community! Thank you so much for remaining engaged with us.
If you have a student or buddy pair to highlight for our next Buddy Beat, please submit them via email at [email protected] or include their information in the check-in form. Thank you!