Happy 2013! We are excited to be back blogging and are ready to share some fantastic friendships stories with all of our readers!
Zach and Madeline
met at Riverside Junior High in 8th grade when she became his peer tutor. They
were friends that year, but were not best friends until they were matched as a
buddy pair freshman year and have continued to be matched each year since.
What does
friendship mean to you and how has Best Buddies impacted your life?
Madeline: “Friendship
to me is having someone who is there for you and wants you to succeed just as
much if not more than they want themselves to succeed.
Best Buddies has
impacted my life in so many ways. First of all, it gave me my best friend that
I will have for life. It has also given me so much compassion for others and
sense of what I want to do with the rest of my life professionally and in other
ways as well. “
Zach: “Friendship
means having someone that will always be right by your side no matter what
happens in life. Madeline and I have a lot in common. This year I was honored
and privileged to manage the varsity girls cheer team and be the Tiger mascot
and the cheerleaders and their parents absolutely loved having me around and my
mom and brother were there to support me.
Best Buddies has
truly impacted my life in a very fantastic way. It has given me a lot more
confidence in what I do and it has allowed me to share it to people in my
community and at my job at Goodwill Industries. I would recommend Best Buddies
to anyone that is interested in joining it I think they should go for it!”
Zach and Madeline will be speaking at the Best Buddies Indiana Black &
White Ball and sharing more of their journey with Best Buddies. If you’d
like to learn more about their friendship, please consider attending the gala
on March 2, 2013!
Please contact Natalie Seibert for additional gala information
