Tuesday, January 15, 2013

A Perfect Pair: Zach and Madeline


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

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