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Creating communities of inclusion for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities.

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@bestbuddies
Best Buddies
9 years
A good friend stands by your side with a smile, whether you win or lose. #TeamTomBrady #BestBuddiesChallenge http://t.co/wNvBe0fbJX
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HUGE NEWS from CA Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom! His first reappointment is #BestBuddiesJobs participant John Masterson, who has served as Constituent Affairs Assistant for Gov. Brown since 2011. Thanks to @GavinNewsom for including John! We know he’ll continue to get the job done.
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(•_•) <) )╯Stop / \ \(•_•) ( (> Using / \ (•_•) <) )> the #Rword / \ @EndTheWord
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8 years
Congratulations to Best Buddies Global Ambassador @KyrieIrving on winning his first NBA Championship! #NBAFinals ❤️🏆
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8 years
. @BellaTwins + @mariashriver = Power TRIO of Inclusion 💪 #WomenWhoInspire 🙌
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WWE Universe
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The @BellaTwins look pretty inspired and empowered by the great @MariaShriver ! #TotalDivas
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6 years
We’re taking these guys to Flavortown, tonight at the @SOBEWFF ! Aaron and Chris will be hanging out with our longtime friend & Global Ambassador @GuyFieri at Burger Bash! 🔥🍔😋🔥 #sobewff
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5 years
We’re saddened to hear the news of @chrisfroome ’s recent cycling accident in France. The Best Buddies Family stands with him and his loved ones during this difficult time. Join us in wishing our friend Chris a speedy recovery. Get well soon, Champ!
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Words are powerful and can cut us deep, that’s why there’s Best Buddies. Through friendship, we give more than 1.1 million people with & without IDD the confidence to say #THISISME and stand up to bullying. Learn more at
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9 years
Awesome time hanging w/ @Edelman11 & Dudley Williams. They're ready for the @BBChallenge_HP ! #BestBuddiesChallenge http://t.co/UmWmEouygL
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@BellaTwins can't wait to watch #TotalDivas tonight! Thank you for being a part of our global movement of inclusion.
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Tara dropped by the @TODAYshow last Friday to visit her best buddy @SavannahGuthrie ! They make a great team :)
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6 years
We are saddened by the loss of Jaime Guttenberg and Cara Loughran, two brilliant, outstanding volunteers from the Majory Stoneman Douglas Best Buddies chapter. 😢 #DouglasStrong
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OMG OMG OMG! 😍 Best story of the day. Congrats on making history, Lucas! -- This is Gerber Names First Spokesbaby with Down Syndrome: Meet Lucas! via @people
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Tyrel and William became Best Buddies during their sophomore year at Centennial H.S. Proud to see their friendship featured by the @NFL ! 🏈 Good luck to @tdots25 during the #NFLDraft 🙌 William and we have your back.
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Best friends since high school, #NFLDraft hopeful Tyrel Dodson ( @tdots25 ) and William Gawlas will always have each other's backs. 💯💯
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5 years
Thank you to all our guests for celebrating with us and @Hublot for their continuous support of our mission of inclusion.
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We may not have a #SuperBowl ad, but we do have a friend in Tom Brady, & that's more than we can ask for #ThankYouTom http://t.co/5aqD7NDR07
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"We need to make every single thing accessible to every person with a disability." - Stevie Wonder #GRAMMYs RT if you agree!
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RT if you love someone with Down syndrome ❤️ #BornThisWay
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What makes you unique is what makes you beautiful. Happy World Down Syndrome Day! #worlddownsyndromeday
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Hey @taylorswift13 , thanks for making Alexis’ #WildestDreams come true @ the #1989TourLexington . We like your Style.
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Happy birthday, Mrs. Shriver! Her dream to make the world a more inclusive place lives on! Pure class & love ❤️
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10 years
Congrats to our friend Tom Brady, a true MVP of inclusion! See you in Hyannis Port #SuperBowl #ThankYouTom http://t.co/N3r137E7M7
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8 years
Happy @EndTheWord Day! Join us & @SpecialOlympics in promoting INCLUSION & RESPECT... Words matter. End the #Rword 🚫
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Great to see @MileyCyrus rocking her Keith Haring Best Buddies shirt in NYC! http://t.co/hK6s9QN7Qg
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Inclusion starts in the classroom, at the lunch table, but especially in the playground. The more inclusive our communities become, the more #Respect is shared among all people regardless of ability. Pledge to create communities of inclusion at @EndTheWord
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SHE SAID YES! 💍 When Carolina attended one of her swimming classes back in 2017, little did she know that her future soulmate was in that class. Now, they’re engaged and planning the biggest moment of their lives! — Read more at
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Happy birthday to our Founder @AnthonyKShriver ! What he started as 1 chapter now impacts 997K+ in 54 countries 🎂
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You and your buddy could be in @steveaoki 's new #Back2UVideo . He'll be donating $1 for every entry (up to $29k) 😀🎂
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Steve Aoki
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WANNA BE IN MY NEW #BACK2UVIDEO W/ @BoehmOfficial @walkthemoonband ?? Follow these steps:
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Congrats to our friend @steveaoki , recipient of the MTV Chiuku Humanitarian Award! Thx for your support 😊 #IDMA2015 http://t.co/xosCCEPH7n
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Before we were pushing for a “new r-word” via @EndTheWord , the #QueenOfSoul was already demanding it. Her anthem for #RESPECT empowered anyone who ever felt excluded in our society. Her message will live on forever. Rest In Peace, Aretha Franklin 👑
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8 years
Sending our love and congrats to our friend @TheLaurenPotter !! Wishing you nothing but happiness 💁🏼💍
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E! News
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Glee's Lauren Potter is engaged!
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Way to go #USABMNT ! Huge congrats to our friend @KyrieIrving on winning his first Olympic GOLD medal with @TeamUSA !
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Friendship comes in all sizes. Whether you Like It, Love It, or Gotta Have It, show us your Best Buddies pride at your local @ColdStone :)
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6 years
Happy 30th birthday @VanessaHudgens ! So thankful for your kindness and commitment to our community. Your friendship means the world to us 🥰🎂
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The holidays are a special time for sharing meaningful moments with your friends & family. A few days ago, @Quincy surprised our Best Buddies fam with gifts and Christmas trees 🎄Thanks for including us in your #ChristmasTime video, Quincy!
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Congratulations to Coach Barry Trotz, the @Capitals , and longtime supporter @TedLeonsis on their first-ever #StanleyCup ⁠ ⁠ Championship! We can’t think of a group more deserving of this honor than our friends in DC. Enjoy the celebration! #ALLCAPS ⁠ ⁠
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The face of friendship & victory. CONGRATS JIMMY, 1st person w/ Down Syndrome to finish #INGNYCM #TeamJimmyJenson http://t.co/dwtrYhB3FL
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🗣 It's Spread the Word to @EndTheWord Day! We've taken the pledge at - join us! RT if you pledge #Respect
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10 years
Proud to welcome @steveaoki as our Best Buddies Global Ambassador! He & @cleonpowell are gonna be great friends :) http://t.co/P59mhtYGCA
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6 years
March is #BestBuddiesMonth ! Celebrate our mission of inclusion by sharing your favorite Best Buddies moments and tagging us. We’ll be retweeting our faves all month long 📲❤️
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Who’s ready for the wedding? 👰🏻💍🤵🏻 — The new season of #BornThisWay returns tonight with the entire cast celebrating major milestones, including Christina and Angel’s wedding. Watch Wednesdays at 8PM on @AETV starting August 15.
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7 years
Love these ❤️
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first set of photos for my photography focus this semester: special abilities ! all proud members of conway’s best buddies chapter
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Call your friends over and get the popcorn ready! #BornThisWay Season 2 premieres TONIGHT at 10/9c on @AETV 📺😍📺
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Congrats to our friends @AETV & #BornThisWay for the #Emmys nods! Can’t wait for S2 to premiere on July 26 @ 10/9c!
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5 years
This year’s @Hublot @bestbuddieschallenge : Miami & #BestBuddiesMiamiGala were a smashing success! We raised a record-breaking $2.9 million to support our participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thank you to Hublot for supporting Best Buddies!
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It’s our 30th Anniversary! For 30 years, we have helped include people w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities in communities around the world. 2019 will break new ground for our organization & we can’t wait for you to be a part of it! #BestBuddies30
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Congrats, @ChrisNikic . What an accomplishment! You rock!
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9 years
We hope World Autism Awareness Day encourages inclusion in our global communities! Get to know a person w/ autism by simply being a friend.
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8 years
Loved having Patriots RB @SweetFeet_White at our HQ today. Thanks for dropping by & showing your support, James!
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Grateful to the @FlaPanthers for their commitment to workplace inclusion. Nicholas is a great addition to the Panthers family 🏒 ❤️ #NDEAM
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"Best Buddies taught me that there's nothing wrong with my Aspberger's." - Ethan #BBLC2016 .
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"Spontaneously joining Best Buddies my freshman year was easily one of the best decisions I've made." - Laura B. #GoodLifeChoices
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Happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget to express your love and gratitude to the friends who make you smile :)
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10 years
World Down Syndrome Day is a chance for our friends & family to tell the world, "I AM JUST LIKE YOU!" #WDSD http://t.co/RTY3TXdi1J
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Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 from Best Buddies! Thankful for our chapters and grateful for the meaningful friendships they make possible.
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So many other words in the dictionary. Why not end the #Rword ? Visit http://t.co/E7wm9Astdf to take the pledge. http://t.co/vFxSj2yfJN
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Just imagine how amazing the #Oscars will be the day one of our friends with an intellectual or developmental disability wins the top prize.
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6 years
Alex and Henry's friendship is based on all the simple things it brings to the table: kindness, happiness, inclusion, and lots of hugs! #BestBuddies @BestBuddiesNY
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Happy birthday, Tom Brady! You're an amazing friend to people w intellectual & developmental disabilities. We love u! http://t.co/Cl9ApkiskL
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Proud to be part of a new season of #BornThisWay premiering TONIGHT at 9 PM ET on @AETV . Get the popcorn ready, y'all! 🍿
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@VanCanucks Dan and his longtime friend Clay are what #NationalBestFriendsDay is all about! ❤️ http://t.co/km6jq4J0PH
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Happy International #FriendshipDay ! Never underestimate friendship as a catalyst for peace & unity 👫 @UN
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3 years
Today marks the start of #AutismAcceptanceMonth ! Join us as we promote greater acceptance and inclusion for our friends with autism. ❤️
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Everyone can relate to almost everything the cast of #BornThisWay experiences in their daily life. So real. We're more alike than different!
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THANK YOU for choosing Best Buddies on #GivingTuesday . You make friendships like Trae & Jesyah's possible! Donate at
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Times are tough for everyone, but Champ Pederson is here to remind you “WE ARE STRONG. WE’RE FIGHTERS.” RT and @ a friend who needs a little motivation today 💪 #LiveLikeAChamp #BestBuddiesMonth #coronavirus #stayhome #socialdistancing @BestBuddiesCA
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THANK YOU @espn for putting our friends & athletes w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities in the global spotlight they deserve #LA2015
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6 years
School's back & we're recruiting students just like you to be a part of our global movement of inclusion! Here's what you can expect when you join Best Buddies (hint: lots of fun & life-changing friendships) 🙂
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Tune-in Alert! 📺 Longtime Best Buddies supporter and actress, @MsVivicaFox , will be playing for Best Buddies on  @FamilyFeudABC this Sunday, August 22nd at 8pm EDT on ABC. Good luck Team Vivica! #GoBestBuddies #CelebrityFamilyFeud
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Friends matter, and differences don't. #LifeAdviceIn5Words
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Kindness goes a long way. #LifeAdviceIn5Words
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10 years
Final push for our friend Daniel to win the #BJFHAward & $100K for Best Buddies! PLS VOTE & RT http://t.co/ix4EnCjQX0 http://t.co/KdIWVA5rvI
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A huge THANK YOU to @GuyFieri , @FIUHospitality , and Guy’s incredible team for including Chris and Aaron in this year’s @SOBEWFF . #CookingWithBestBuddies at the Burger Bash was a total success! 🍔🔥🙌🏖
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💋• Happy birthday to the fabulous @CindyCrawford ! Thank you for being a friend to Best Buddies and people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities across the globe. We love you ❤️ — 📸: @lyndiebenson #HappyBirthdayCindy
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Huge congrats to Best Buddies Global Ambassador @TomBrady on his 7th Super Bowl victory!!! 🏈 🏆 Join Tom in support of Best Buddies and show your love for #TheGoat by ordering your Tom Brady + Best Buddies Florida specialty license plate today at 🚘
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Retweet if you're watching the @SpecialOlympics #LA2015 World Games Opening Ceremonies on @espn !
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How cool was our new PSA that just aired on #BornThisWay ?? Thanks @AETV !
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"I promise that if you hire me and teach me, you'll be glad that you did. I will show up every day, do what you tell me to do, and work really hard." - Ryan Lowry
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WHAT A GUY! You can find this shot in the Flavortown photo gallery. Thanks for hanging with our buds Chris and Aaron this past weekend @GuyFieri 🤙
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Mayor Guy Fieri
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Champions show up on and off the field 🏆Thank you Tom Brady and @Gillette for your generous gift to our Best Buddies. #TeamTomBrady 🐐
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#HappyNewYear to all our friends! We look forward to working with all of you towards making 2016 our most successful year EVER.
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Celebrate #NationalBestFriendsDay with your Best Buddies :) http://t.co/C8UNozSUba
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6 years
Happy #InternationalFriendshipDay ! We’re proud to promote a global movement of inclusion through meaningful and long-lasting friendships in over 50 countries around the world, including Brazil 🇧🇷, Haiti 🇭🇹, Canada 🇨🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽 Join us at
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Treat yo self to some @ColdStone like Jennifer and Molly did this summer! Throughout August, donate $1 to Best Buddies at checkout and you’ll get an iconic Haring logo sticker. Pretty sweet deal 😋🍦
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Join @ColdStone in supporting Best Buddies. Donate in store and be a part of something sweet this September! #CoolestFriendshipEver
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Cold Stone Creamery
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Stop by your local Cold Stone Creamery during the month of September and help us support @BestBuddies !
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Incredible #MothersDay celebration with @Hublot & co-hosted by @mariashriver @anthonykshriver . We were proud to feature the Hublot & Best Buddies 2019 Limited-Edition ladies timepiece, “The Remarkable”, in support of Best Buddies and the @womensalzmovement .
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We're beyond thrilled to announce our global partnership with @AEW !!! 💪🏾😎 We were even lucky enough to have ✌️ of their stars @paulwight and @rebeltanea join us for opening ceremonies! ❤️ Stay tuned...Much more to come! @aewtogether
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Oh hi @jimmyfallon 👋
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7 years
Celebrating #BestBuddiesMonth at the good 'ol hockey game! Thanks for having us @FlaPanthers
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6 years
Always on #TeamTomBrady
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10 years
Welcome to #BBLC2014 , @KyrieIrving ! Proud to have him as a friend and supporter of inclusion. Kyrie, you da real MVP! http://t.co/g3kNP3eKcp
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6 years
Best Buddies Global Ambassador Tom Brady visits Qatar to launch employment initiative for individuals with disabilities. Learn more at . #TomBrady #BestBuddies
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Happy 25th, Americans w Disabilities Act! RT to celebrate #ADA25 & a more inclusive nation. http://t.co/ywNbGXdDCp http://t.co/5DAdkomVrO
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Thank you for your unconditional support and friendship this and every season, Tom & @Patriots ❤️
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