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Best Buddies working to end the ‘R’ word

Posted on March 8, 2018

Originally published March 8, 2018 by Cape Gazette
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Sussex County Best Buddies citizen group members
Best Buddies citizen group members include (l-r) Shalanda Lawson, Trinity Crouch, Malori Hitchens, Sussex County Best Buddies Program Manager Deanna Blizzard and Tiffany Crouch, enjoy a holiday party at the Milford Bowling Lanes.

Best Buddies of Sussex County (BBSC) hosted happy hour with live music and giveaways on March 7. People who attended had the chance to sign a banner, pledging to end their use of the R word. BBSC recently matched 100 adults with and without intellectual/developmental disabilities to foster one-to-one friendships.

Read the full story from Cape Gazette here.

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