Your Impact
Connecticut | April 19th and April 26th
320 Friendship Matches
72 Best Buddies School Chapters
2,610
Leadership Training Participants students and faculty advisors
3
1 Citizens Participants in 8 Chapters Job Program placement
Job Program participants
School Teams
Top 5 School Teams raised
Ellington High School- $9,246
John F. Kennedy Middle School- $5,920
Eastern Connecticut State University- $5,446
Darien High School- $2,951
Enfield High School - $2,655
And, together, 56 School Teams raised $26,218 $53,015
Top School Teams
Hartford Walk - Top School Team:
Ellington High School
$9,246
Fairfield Walk - Top School Team:
Sacred Heart University
$2,523
Friends and Family Teams Corporate Teams
Top 5 friends and Family/Corporate
Teams raised $12,550…
Apple Valley Citizens- $3,850
Friendship Force - $3,492
Sodexo Campus & Community Champions for Friendship - $1,885
Windham Citizens - $1,733
King James- $1,590
…and together, 32 Friends and Family/ Corporate Teams raised $24,198
Top Friends and Family Teams
Top Friends and Family Team
$3,850
Top Community Team
Hartford Walk -
Apple Valley Citizens
King James
$1,590
Fairfield Walk -
Mission Awards
Mission Awards
Hartford Walk -Star Buddy Pair
Nick Heisler and Brent Bouteiller
Quinnipiac University
Paige Lawner and Dusty Vicencio
Ansonia Middle School
Fairfield Walk - Star Buddy Pair
To our In-Kind Sponsors
Committee Members
Hartford Walk Committee
Heather Iannone, Chair
Darrel Gibson
Debbie Lavigne
Jimmy Howley
Nancy Meyer
Margo Meley
Olivia Melillo
Hannah Petr
Fairfield Walk Committee
Caroline Sweeney, Chair
Olivia Avigliano
Kathleen Byrnes
Michele Chu
Ciara Clifford
Nicole Confalone
Chris Lopes
Nancy Meyer
Julia Pfeiffer
Cathy Smarz
James Vaccaro
Sarah Swartz
Thank You
For Walking For Change!
1,139 amazing supporters like you raised over $133,029 — ALL for our CONNECTICUT program participants! Funds raised by the Best Buddies Friendship Walk support our One-to-One Friendship, Leadership Development, and Inclusive Employment programs throughout our state.
