Bowling Event in October, 2007

The UCR Best Buddies's members and their buddies are having a great time bowling . I really enjoy getting to know more about my best buddy, Nick. I am really happy to see that he is having fun bowling and playing video games at the arcade. It was a BLAST!

Best Buddies Matching Banquet

The matching party was a success! Over half of our Riverside Project Team buddies are now part of Best Buddies. Everyone got to meet their buddies. I had a lot of fun getting to know my buddy, Nick. He is very sweet and genuine. I am really glad that he is my best buddy. Nick's favorite interests are watching movies, watching baseball games, playing basketball, and hanging at the mall. He enjoys attending school at Project Team. Also, he is really into horror films. The most recent film that Nick has seen is Resident Evil 3. I am really excite and eager to get to know and spend more time with my buddy, Nick.

Fun Times - October 20, 2007

Richard and I had so much fun at the bowling alley. Richard is a fantastic bowler. I always lost to him. We played four games until we couldn't bowl anymore. I really enjoyed seeing Richard's laughter and fulfillment everytime he made a strike.

Best Buddies Bash - March 18, 2007

Brian Ngo, Richard (my best buddy) and I are hanging out and watching the game at the Bash.

The Project Team Buddies were having a great time playing the game "HOT Potato" with other Project Team Buddies from different High Schools.



MOre Fun Times with the Buddies!!!






In this picture: UCR Buddies - Kevin Izquierdo, Annalisa, Kenneth

Project Team Buddies - Paul, Richard, Johnny and others...

MORE OF WHAT DISNEYLAND CAN OFFER!

Febuary 11, 2007 : 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Wow, Disneyland has always been my favorite place to spent the day at. IT'S EVEN BETTER NOW that I got a chance to spend it with everyone in Best Buddies. I got to hang out with my best buddy Richard along with the other buddies. My buddy really enjoyed some of the rides at Disneyland. He said he would spent the night there if he'd the chance. Moreover, Richard and his friend Darington really enjoyed the WACKY HATS we got them while we were checking out some of the shops at Disneyland. Brian and his buddy, Darington got to experience the log ride and Stars Wars experience together. I thought Disneyland was the Best Place to become BEST BUDDY WITH ANOTHER.

A Special Thank to Eldon, our Advisor and Supervisor of Progect
Team. Also, Kevin Izquierdo who is the president of Best Buddies. Thank you for planning the event.

Good times.

DISNEYLAND RECAP!!!!

WOW What a blast! Well from what I can see this website has not been updated in a long time... Really what is with all these overlapping pictures? We really need someone to clean this place up... Hint...Hint.... Well the Disneyland trip was an absolute blast for those who came. We left at 8 am and returned at 6:30. It was great to spend time with my lovely and extremely hot girlfriend and hang out with two of my buds, Tomas and Johnny. I also consider my g/f sort of like a buddy too because she keeps getting lost like Johnny. Well not exactly. Johnny was better than all of us and we were really lucky to be paired up with him because he knew the park better than all of us combined. The day began with me falling asleep on the bus and my girlfriend taking pictures of me drooling on the window. I awoke at around 9 am at Disney land. We piled out into pouring rain and huddled around our few umbrellas, scarffed down some donuts and trotted of to Pirates of the Caribbean. A poor imitation of Jack Sparrow awaited us there who was busy flirting with college girls and taking photos with families. The haunted mansion and Indian Jones were our next rides. Haunted Mansion was ok but I got a bad case of whiplash from the Indiana Jones ride and I kind of wished afterwards I would have ditched it for some food like Johnny. Adventureland was great too. Johnny and Tomas drove and I got to sit in traffic in the bumper car lanes. Nothing ever changes in So Cal. The food was great also, I never thought I would pay so much for dorm food after college. Eating was entertaining too as I got to see 3 yr olds fight a really good Darth Vadar imitation and win every time. Darth Mall made an appearance as well except he didn't get cut in half like in Episode 1 (what a shame). If Disney pulled that off I would be back every year. After this Johnny got sick of Anita and I hugging and ditched us for Toon Town so we of course missed the 1 o'clock meeting at the castle but who really wanted to go anyways?? But there is nothing like a good college try! Toon Town would have been better if Goofy actually took time to take pictures with Johnny instead of flirting with his co-worker but at least our buddies got to see Mickey Mouse. Soon after Anita coaxed me into carrying her uphill so naturally my back was hurting so we decided to take a break on the steam ship and travel around the island in Adventure Land at 3 miles per hour. That was enough sitting down for me so I talked everyone into piling aboard a canoe where I tried to make Johnny wear an undersized life jacket. The canoe ship was the best part of the day. There is nothing like being in the open water and traveling with your own strength! Tomas also splashed water on me too. So much water landed on me that I was half soaked. But luckily we had to get back to the warm bus where I could dry off faster than the cold. It turned out to be a great day. Not to long and not to short. Perfect!And the donuts weren't exactly stale either... yum yum yum... By the way Anita got two...

I would liek to say thank you to all of those who put in so much hard work in preparing this fun activity! It was a great activity!


Sincerely,


Me

2 11 07 Disneyland Trip!

Today's Disneyland Trip was really fun! I got to hang out with Tomas and Johnny and I got to see a lot of members from last year. It was also really nice to see that there were also other schools at Disneyland, including USC and CSUSD. Thank goodness there was a big bus to take all of us because our group was very big. I enjoy reconnecting with my friends from Best Buddies! Go Disability Awareness Day!

A Part of Best Buddies

I had many fun times hanging out with my buddy. Best Buddies is one of the best experiences that I have ever had as a college student at UC Riverside. I really enjoyed interacting and spending times with my buddy because he is really friendly and one of the most honest friend that I have found. Even though he is intellectually disabled, he is not internally or integrity disabled. I have learned so much from my buddy that it is not only I that enhances his life on a one to one friendship, but it is also he that changed my life much more that anyone could have imagined.

2006/2007 Friendship Updates

This year's friendship updates were very successful. Many of our members were able to fulfilled the mission of our club by enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and providing one on one friendships. It will be highly appreciated individually and nationally due to everyone's dedications and integrity to promote an humanitarian society such as Best Buddies.

Some of our dedicated and honorable members include:
Kevin Izquiero
Cassandra Forrest
Lena Jordan
Karisma Kothari
Andrew Pham

Thank you everyone for your dedication and kind heart.