Best Buddies
It takes YOU to make a difference.
As an equal.
As a friend.
Do you see me?
May 2, 2007- Morning Meeting @ 7:15
May 11, 2007- Last Meeting of the year
How often does FHS Best Buddies Meet?
The Best Buddies Club will usually meet 1-2 times a month after school and there will usually be an out of school group activity once a month.
What are some out of school activities that the FHS Best Buddies chapter will do this year?
Go to the Movies, Go Bowling, Christmas Caroling, School Sporting events, and many more!
How often are Buddy pairs suppose to communicate?
Buddy Pairs are to talk at least once a week and hang out together twice a month.
Im not sure that I would be able to commit to having a buddy; can I be a part of the club without having a buddy?
Yes, Best Buddies has associate members who attend meetings and come to the activities but are not matched to a specific person.
What happens at a Best Buddies Meeting?
At a Best Buddies Meeting we discuss upcoming chapter events, get to know buddies and peer buddies better, and have some fun. A meeting is a great time to talk to an advisor about a match problem and to address chapter issues.
Peer Buddy? A high school student who is matched in a one-to-one friendship with a buddy for one academic year.
Associate Member? A student who is not able to be matched, but is still part of the chapter, attends chapter activities, meetings, and fundraiser.
In the United States,
~ 7.5 million individuals have intellectual disabilities
~ 100,000 babies are born with intellectual disabilities each year
Intellectual Disabilities are:
~7 times more prevalent tthan deafness
~9 times more prevalent than cerebral palsy
~15 times more prevalent than total blindness
~35 times more prevalent than muscular dystrophy
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