Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Best Buddies UManitoba, we come together with SCE Lifeworks and Prairie Places to give their day program participants the opportunity to hang out and socialize with students at the Univer
sity of Manitoba. Peer Buddies) are matched up with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (a.k.a. Buddies) and together the Buddy Pairs chat and hang out. Buddy Pairs are matched based on schedules and common interests. Each Buddy Pair must connect via email, phone calls, texting at least once a week, and hang out in person every 2-3 weeks. In addition to bonding one-on-one in a Buddy Pair, all Best Buddies participants are invited for group events where our whole chapter comes together for a fun activity like bowling, parties, or movies. Not only is this a fun volunteer opportunity, but as a member of Best Buddies you'll get to...
- Meet new people
- Hang out doing activities you like
- Volunteer on your own schedule
- Make a difference in the life of another person
- Put your volunteering on your U of M co-curricular record
So if you'd like to learn more information on Best Buddies or how to join, please visit http://bestbuddies.ca/ today!
