NON PROFIT & VOLUNTEER
I currently serve as PR & Communications Chair for Best Buddies Friendship Walk. I write press releases, social posts, volunteer and brainstorm with other industry professionals to get the word out about this incredible organization.
ABOUT BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL
Best Buddies is a non-profit organization established in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver. The mission of Best Buddies is to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the number one walk in the country raising awareness and funds to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Since the walk’s 2009 inception, over 100,000 participants in 46 cities have walked to raise awareness for inclusion, friendship, leadership, and opportunity for people with IDD."
To participate in the walk, register on the Best Buddies Facebook page or at: www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/chicago/
To make a tax deductible donation, please visit: www.bestbuddiesfriendshipwalk.org/chicago/donation-landing-page/
To volunteer at the walk, please visit: www.goo.gl/icHuZk
Previously I served as volunteer and writer for the non-profit Princess Closet. An essay I wrote penned the organization helped win a grant from the Hearst Foundation and the Purple Dress Award for female focused charities. In 2015 the organization extened their incredible efforts (providing scholarships, dresses and accessories to help young women in need attend prom) to the Lurie Children's Hospital. Learn more about their work here.