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Community member Sam Bradbury decorates cookies as part of the Best Buddy program to build friendships between students and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, to increase awareness about issues that affect them and to foster understanding among people.
Photo courtesy of NMU Best Buddies

Best Buddies builds lasting friendships

Jeff Maki March 15, 2018

Group encourages students and people with disabilities to get to know each other The NMU associate chapter of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization, is giving a free cookie and sticker...

NMU’s Best Buddies to  become official chapter

NMU’s Best Buddies to become official chapter

Trinity Carey March 15, 2018

NMU’s associate chapter of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit group aiming to end the stigma surrounding the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) community while building friendships...

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