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Best Buddies Interest Meeting

Best Buddies Interest Meeting. Welcome Everyone . Best buddies Mission statement.

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Best Buddies Interest Meeting

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  1. Best Buddies Interest Meeting

  2. Welcome Everyone

  3. Best buddies Mission statement • Best Buddies is an International Organization, our Creekside chapter pairs people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities with other High School Students to create one-to-one friendships. In this club we promote Inclusion and Friendship. • This year the theme is “Buddies Without Borders” which means that friends don’t cut corners, they always are there to support one another.

  4. Best buddies video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD-Wx1Br3LA

  5. Types of membership • Peer Buddies • More of a Commitment • One-to-One • More involvement • Have to be selected through interview process • Fill out application online and pay dues • Associate Buddies • Less commitment • Still have friendships but aren’t one-to-one • Fill out application online and pay dues

  6. Peer Buddies • One-to-One Friendships •  Matching Survey • Match Common Interests and specific match requests can be made on the form. • We have 27 spots open and we will look over the applications and then conduct interviews. • Need to submit an application online by September 12th.

  7. Membership application and dues • Membership Application (required) – all chapter members, including peer buddies, buddies, associate members/buddies, and advisors, must submit an updated membership to bestbuddiesonline.org • Best Buddies online • Register as a New Member or a Returning Member • If you are a Returning Member don’t remember your login you can have bestbuddiesonline.org send you your login information. • There will be instructions on how to register on Mrs.Hale’s website under Best Buddies. • Dues are $25 • Checks need to be made out to Creekside High School (Please make sure the student’s name is on the memo line for the check) • Money needs to be in an envelope with your name, grade, lunch and shirt size on the front. • Turn dues into the box into room 145 before school. • All applications due by September 19th.

  8. How to submit a check Pay to the order of: Creekside High School Make sure YOUR name is on the memo line Put in an envelope with YOUR NAME, T-SHIRT SIZE, AND LUNCH PERIOD on the outside Put in box in room 145 BEFORE SCHOOL or on Wednesdays during Café Creekside only

  9. Attendance policy • 3 unexcused absences to activities or meetings and membership will be terminated • Excused absences include: • Sport team practices • Making up tests • Doctors Visits • Anything that can be excused with a valid note • You need to sign in at meetings and activities • Friends can’t sign in for you • Chelsea will be keeping track of attendance and will let the Advisors know if there is a problem.

  10. Year at a glance • Meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 8:30/8:45 • Activities will be on Fridays during all three lunches • Café Creeksides • Special Olympics Activities • Friendship Ball in March • Friendship Walk in May

  11. Officer contact Information • Chelsea Janda: 904 - 314 – 92293 Communication/ Secretary • Carlos Camacho: 904 - 540 – 6185 Supporter for the Communication/ Secretary • Hank Mengel: 904 - 874 – 6239 Vice President • Rachel Sizemore: 904 – 868 – 2556 President • Contact if you can’t make a meeting or activity so that you won’t be penalized. • Also all of the information about meetings and activities will be posted on best buddies online in the calendar.

  12. Shirt design for this year

  13. Thanks for coming • Please remember that we will need all of the peer buddy applications submitted by September 12th. • All other membership applications and all dues need to be turned in by September 19th.

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