Best Buddies New Hampshire

06/18/2026

Save the date!🎭🏆 Our Champion of the Year Gala themed Unmasking Inclusion will be November 14, 2026 at the Sheraton Nashua.

This year’s gala is one you won’t want to miss - witness mission moments, performances, a live auction, and a fierce fundraising competition between our Champions.✨ The theme includes a masquerade!

If you know someone who is a passionate competitor who goes all out for their community, nominate them to be a Champion! Champions compete for 10 weeks in a blind fundraising competition, and the winner is crowned at the Gala. 💛Email [email protected] to submit a nomination.

See you on November 14th for an evening you’ll never forget!👑

06/15/2026

Thank you Seacoastonline.com!!

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Exeter on June 13 for the 2026 Best Buddies Seacoast Friendship Walk. See link below ⬇️

📸 Derrick Loughlin/DL Photos

06/15/2026

Thank you, EXETER!!💜🎉🥳 This past Saturday, we had the most perfect sunny Seacoast Friendship Walk☀️ Through incredible efforts from this community, we have raised over $61,000 and counting for Best Buddies programs for inclusion of people with IDD.

We’re so grateful to Survivor 50 Winner and our friend for coming to the walk, spreading the word about our mission and bringing the energy to our families this weekend! 🔥We also want to thank for traveling from Wisconsin to share his experience as a Best Buddies Global Ambassador and for giving us all his positivity!🌎

Congratulations to Team Heronfield / Birchtree for winning the Top School trophy this year!!🏆🏆 Your chapters showcase inclusion and friendship in such wonderful ways and we are so grateful for all of you!!

More photos and thanks to come! We hope all our walkers had the best day!!💜💜

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06/13/2026

So pumped for tomorrow! Thanks for sharing Seacoastonline.com!!

The Best Buddies Seacoast Friendship Walk will be held on Saturday, June 13, with special guest Aubry Bracco. See link below ⬇️

📸 Scott Duncan/CBS

06/13/2026

Message from our Friendship Walk Chair Marya Ketchell and Global Ambassador Kiontis Gallion! 📣🎉We are less than $10,000 away from hitting our fundraising goal for the walk tomorrow!

WE’VE GOT THIS! We can’t wait to have the best day with you in downtown Exeter!💜👟💪

Register or donate at
https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/exeter/

06/12/2026

In case you missed it: Aubry Bracco, winner of CBS’s Survivor Season 50, will be attending the Exeter Friendship Walk Saturday June 13th!🔥🤩

We’re so grateful for Aubry’s support to create a more inclusive New Hampshire, and are still in awe of the perseverance and grit she showed during her winning season. Come celebrate inclusion with us in downtown Exeter for the Walk, or make a donation if you can’t celebrate in person !☀️👟💜

https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/exeter/

06/11/2026

TWO DAYS! 👟💜 If every registered walker raises just $45 more, we'll hit our Exeter Friendship Walk goal!

That's one donation from a family member. A quick social media post. A few texts to people who care about inclusion.

We've come so far together, and we're incredibly close. Every dollar raised helps create friendships, leadership opportunities, and inclusive communities for people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities across New Hampshire.

Let's finish strong and cross the finish line together on Saturday. 💜 It's not too late to register and make a donation to join us!

Saturday June 13
Town House Common, Exeter
9am Check-in
10am Opening Ceremonies
10:15am 1-mile walk through downtown Exeter

https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/exeter/

06/10/2026

SURPRISE! The incredible winner of CBS’s Survivor Season 50, Aubry Bracco, is joining us at the Exeter Friendship Walk this Saturday!🔥💜🤩

As a proud New Hampshire Seacoast resident and supporter of this community, Aubry is such a special guest and we are so excited and enormously grateful to have her! Make sure you’re registered for the walk Saturday June 13th, to walk for inclusion with her and all our best buddies!

Thank you Aubry! We can’t wait for Saturday!

06/10/2026

Who will win the Top School Trophy this year??🏆🏆 Londonderry High School has taken it home for the past three years (swipe for the memories!), but now for the 4th annual Exeter Friendship Walk the race to 1st place is close!!

Each year we give the trophy to the school chapter team who raises the most funds for the walk. Make sure to visit the Friendship Walk site, scroll down to the leaderboard to find your school team and help them take home the trophy this Saturday!!👟🎊💜

Join us this weekend on the 13th for the Exeter Friendship Walk - a 1 mile walk, fun zones, OTTO pizza, dancing, and friendship!💜

https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/exeter/

06/09/2026

Thank you OTTO Pizza Exeter for supporting the Exeter Friendship Walk year after year! Last night’s fundraiser was another great example of how your business and staff contribute so generously to this community, and we’re so thankful for this partnership!🍕💜

Join us at the Exeter Friendship Walk this Saturday June 13th at Town House Common, and enjoy OTTO Pizza for lunch after walking for inclusion!👟💜🎉

https://www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/exeter/