Best Buddies Fundraiser: Have your holiday gifts wrapped!

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:48:51 -0500

For those of you who bravely ventured to local stores and businesses for Black Friday, I have a few questions:

Are those gifts still in the plastic bags behind the dining room table?

Do you dread having to track down supplies of paper, scissors, and tape?

Are you a procrastinating giftwrapper?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, have no fear! Best Buddies is here!!!!

In 1989, Best Buddies was founded by Anthony K. Shiver (son of Eunice Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, for whom The Shriver Center is named). Best Buddies' mission is to establish "a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)." http://www.bestbuddies.org/best-buddies

At UMBC, the chapter volunteers with two local residential homes, operated by Gallagher Services via Catholic Charities. UMBC current visit the Women's Home weekly on Wednesdays and do broader activities on weekends to include the Men's Home. TOMORROW, Thursday, December 1st and Wednesday, December 7th, from 9am - 5 pm, Best Buddies will be on Main Street in the Commons acting as elves to wrap all your presents...

Enjoy some hot chocolate and festive music while your gifts are wrapped. Suggested giftwrapping prices are:

Small gifts = $.75

Medium gifts = $1.25

Large gifts = $2.00

Please note that all proceeds from these giftwrapping events will support future Best Buddies events. Over a month ago, the group went bowling at the Woodlawn AMF lanes. The group hopes to visit the National Aquarium soon.