Follow our Buddy Talent!

Please use this link to view all of our submissions and vote:
http://www.youtube.com/video_response_view_all?v=5bP1_aJRM_o

Best Buddies would like to showcase the gifts of our participants with intellectual and developmental disabilities by hosting an online talent contest. We invite our participants with disabilities to submit a video featuring their talent(s). The public will vote on their favorites and narrow down the finalists. Then, Best Buddies founder and chairman, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, will choose a winner to perform at the 2011 Best Buddies Leadership Conference opening ceremonies and other local or national events!

Submit an entry by posting a video response to this video. Entry submission will begin on Wednesday, April 27, 12:00 am ET and close on Wednesday, May 18, 11:59 pm ET.

Vote for an entry at any time by clicking on the Like button under your favorite video. Voting will end on Wednesday, May 25, 11:59 pm ET and finalists will be selected.

The winner(s) will be announced on Wednesday, July 1 at 1 pm ET.

PRIZE
The chance to perform at the 2011 Best Buddies Leadership Conference opening ceremonies! This means the winner would perform live at Indiana University in front of over 1,500 audience members and the world via our online stream! The prize includes an all expense paid trip for each performer plus one guest to the 2011 Best Buddies Leadership Conference opening ceremonies.


ELIGIBILITY & RULES
Must be a person(s) with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
Must be a participant(s) of a Best Buddies program or a part of the Best Buddies family
Must be available and willing to travel to Bloomington, Indiana and perform live at the 2011 Best Buddies Leadership Conference (July 22-25, 2011)
If under 18, must have parent/guardian permission to participate
Entry must be in video form and a maximum of 5 minutes in length

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Best
• Buddies
• International
• Buddy
• Talent
• Intellectual
• Disabilities
• Advocacy
• Anthony
• Kennedy
• Shriver
• Leadershp
• Conference
• Bloomington
• Indiana

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