Best Buddies Ohio

01/05/2026

Our first Best Buddies Friendship Walk Legacy Sponsor of 2026 has committed!

We are incredibly grateful to Smucker's for their continued commitment to inclusion as a Legacy Sponsor of the 2026 Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Cleveland. 💙

As one of America’s most beloved brands, Smucker has supported our mission for several years, and their ongoing partnership helps create lasting friendships and opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Thank you, Smucker, for walking alongside us.

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk will take place this year in Cleveland, Columbus, Hamilton, and Dayton, Ohio!!! If you or your company want to join The J.M. Smucker Co. as a supporter of Best Buddies, let us know at Ohio@BestBuddies.org.

12/24/2025

Last minute gift idea!!!!!!

Thank you! This year you made more than 500 friendships happen like Alicia & Rory.

We are only $55 away from our goal of $19,000 raised at the end of this year! All donations matched 2:1 by . Would you donate today? LINK IN BIO! Or http://engdr.co/1-5531084

12/22/2025

We are so close to our end-of-year fundraising goal. Please help us get there! Donate at: http://engdr.co/1-5531084.

Every donation helps us inspire young leaders through training and experiences! Providing ample opportunities to lead at their school, community, and one-on-one with their peers! Students in Best Buddies are prepared to lead in postsecondary education and the workforce. They can recruit, organize, fundraise, plan, and move the ball forward.

Our 3,000 members across Ohio are leading the way!

12/18/2025

Donations to Best Buddies before 12/31 are matched 2:1. Your $100 gift = $300.

That $300 enables Best Buddies to identify, train, and provide opportunities for Best Buddies members to go through self-advocacy and leadership development training. Best Buddies Ambassadors have opportunities to speak and bring others into this mission.

Donate today at: http://engdr.co/1-5531084

12/17/2025

We only need to raise another $600 to hit our end-of-year fundraising goal.

This holiday season, the magic of Best Buddies shines through one-to-one friendships that change lives forever! ❤️ In Ohio, these genuine connections bring joy, inclusion, and belonging to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Let's help Ohio rise to the top in the – every donation is double-matched 2:1 right now.

Donate today: http://engdr.co/1-5531084.

12/16/2025

📰📩📨The Best Buddies in Ohio Quarterly Newsletter is here!

Featuring the 2025 💥impact report, one-to-one friendship match, 👭Alicia & Rory, plus 2026 🗓events you can sign up for today!

👀View it here: https://admin.gosumma.com/emailpreview.aspx?c=fd725780-794f-4e8a-9700-f3df1f2e1109&m=564eed65-9868-4d72-9a55-a0c17998e570

12/15/2025

Join us for a live webinar to discover strategies to help you plan for the future of your loved ones with a disability. Register at: https://www.bestbuddies.org/ohio/webinar.

Presented by Derek Graham of Philipps & Graham, LLC! They are offering this special event for members of Best Buddies and their families. We hope you will join us to learn more!

12/09/2025

2025 WRAPPED! We did it again, Ohio... crushing records and making the world a better place.

Read the annual impact report at https://issuu.com/bestbuddiesdevelopment/docs/2025_best_buddies_in_ohio_impact_report?fr=sZjUzMjg1NjUwODQ.

12/08/2025

Join us. Changing the world one friendship at a time.

Donate to Best Buddies this giving season at http://engdr.co/1-5531084.

Watch to learn why Best Buddies friendship and leadership programs are so great!

12/05/2025

From elementary schools to high schools, one message keeps ringing out: Everybody belongs.

Your support helps ensure that students with and without IDD experience genuine friendship, leadership development, and a community that celebrates them, just as they are.

This year, Ohio is aiming to lead the nation in the Best Buddies State Showdown, and every donation brings us one step closer to the top. 💛 With the Jersey Mike’s 2:1 match, your gift sparks even more growth.

Help us make “everybody belongs” a reality everywhere—and help Ohio win big for inclusion.

Donate today and triple your impact. https://www.bestbuddies.org/stateshowdown/support/

12/03/2025

11/18/2025

On October 30th, guests joined us for the Best Buddies Champion of the Year: Cincinnati Gala! Money raised through this effort will support our Southwest Ohio chapters. Thank you to all our amazing guests, participants, donors, and volunteers. Please enjoy these event photos!