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Best Buddies Month
has begun! Share the
good news on your
social media pages
Post pictures of you
and your buddy,
your chapter, or
you at your job to
promote our mission
Talk to engaged
community partners
about employment
for people with
disabilities
Learn more about
employment
for people with
disabilities by visiting
www.imintohire.org
Sign the I’m In To
Hire Pledge at
www.imintohire.org
Wear your
Best Buddies gear
to kick off Best
Buddies Month
Make posters
about what Best
Buddies means to
you and share in
your community
or on campus
Ask teachers to
show a Best Buddies
promo video in
their classes!
Plan a community
service project
to show-case the
mission of leadership
and service
Plan a fundraiser for
the spring to continue
sharing the mission
of Best Buddies!
Make a school
announcement or
write to the editor of
your local paper to
share it is BB Month
Wear Best Buddies
pins or ribbons and
share the mission
with new people
Celebrate St.
Patrick’s Day by
wearing matching
green outfits with
other BB members
Ask buddy pairs
visit a school or
community sports
team to talk about
their friendship
Give out Best
Buddies pins or sell
t-shirts to keep up
morale through May!
Spread the Word to
End the Word day!
www.r-word.org
Write an article
about the disability
rights movement
for your local or
campus paper
Pass out I’m
In To Hire pins
and promote
employing people
with disabilities
Connect with a like
mind-ed community
organization to
partner on a disability
rights project
Host a Spread the
Word banner signing
Pass out Spread
the Word pins or
bracelets to promote
the initiative
Host an event at lunch, Recruit new
in the student union,
members to join
or at a community
March activities
venue to bring visibility
to Best Buddies
Plan a Best Buddies
gathering to help
bring in new
community members
Flash mob! Lead
the Best Buddies
cheer in the busiest
place on your
campus or in town
Celebrate the
first day of spring
by planting a
tree or starting a
community garden
Bring the mission
to your community.
Go out on the
town with your
buddy or chapter
Visit a community
partner to collect
pledges for Spread
the Word
Share the impact of
the disability rights
movement on your
social media pages
Movie night! Gather
members to watch a
movie about disability
rights and inclusion
Now that the weather
is warming up, host
a picnic for new
members to learn
about Best Buddies
For more information or
ways to get involved,
contact your local office
or visit www.bestbuddies.org!