3rd Annual Best Buddies Prom

Best Buddies Capital Region is excited to announce the 3rd annual Best Buddies Prom on Friday, May 13.  A great evening of friendship, good food and drinks and dancing. Put on your dancing shoes and join us for a night of fun for everyone.

The 3rd Annual Best Buddies Prom, a night of music and friendship for young people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, will be held Friday, May 13 in the Carnegie Library, Washington DC.

The Best Buddies evening will be hosted by Prom Committee Chairman Tommy McFly of FRESH 94.7 FM’s The Tommy Show. Music will be programmed by popular local disc jockey DJ Neekola. A video of last year’s Prom can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaUCOF06Xv4

6:30 pm – 8 pm: VIP Reception for adults
7:30 pm – 11 pm: Doors open for students and general ticket holders

TICKETS now on sale at www.BestBuddiesProm.org 

$20/student. (With complimentary food and beverages).

$150/adult. (With complimentary open bar and passed hors d’oeuvres),

$175/VIP adult (Includes access to VIP Reception featuring hors d’oeuvres prepared by  area top chefs and buddy chefs, as well as a complimentary open bar), 

Although students are the stars of the evening, adults will enjoy their own celebration including a complimentary open bar, an assortment of delicious passed hors d’oeuvres, and an exciting silent auction. VIPswill have the opportunity to sample sweet and savory bites prepared by DC’s most celebrated chefs alongside student “sous chefs” from local Best Buddies programs during an exclusive VIP reception prior to the event. The adult celebration will allow guests to unwind while witnessing Best Buddies’ mission of social inclusion first-hand.

Food at the VIP reception will be provided by:

·         Executive Pastry Chef Padua Player – SugaChef

·         Chef Christianne Ricchi – iRicchi Restaurant

·         Chef Brazil Murphy – SPYCE Catering Co.

·         Chef Jerome Grant – Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe

·         Chef Adam Howard –  corporate chef of Mike Isabella Concepts

·         Chef Nate Waugaman –  America Eats Tavern by Chef Jose Andres

·         Chef John Melfi – The Oval Room

·         Chef James Woznuik – Maketto’s Chef De Cuisine  

Sponsors: Academy Bus, Alyx Technologies, AT&T, BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant, Carmine’s, Celebrity Cruises, DJ Neekola, Elbit Systems of America, Events DC, GEICO, Melrose Georgetown Hotel, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, L&B Construction, Pelonkey, Salamander Resort & Spa,

SAP NS2, Syzygy Events Intl, Washington Life Magazine, Whole Foods Market, and Windows Catering Co.

Funds Raised to Benefit Best Buddies Programs in the Capital Region

Beyond an evening of inclusion and friendship, funds raised at Best Buddies Prom in DC go towards Best Buddies Capital Region programs. One of our goals is to open more Best Buddies chapters in Middle Schools, High Schools and Colleges around our Capital Region.  The operating cost per chapter -- there are currently forty-six school chapters in DC and VA -- is roughly $5,000 per year.  We and we have a wait-list of chapters that need to be funded in order to open! By dancing the night away, you’ll also help champion a Jobs Program that helps people with IDD find jobs of their choosing in order to earn an income, pay taxes, and work alongside others in the community.  In addition, money raised from Prom will support an Ambassadors Program that empowers and educates our students with IDD to be leaders and public speakers in their schools, communities and workplaces.   Your contributions validate and support all of our participants who know that inclusion is what friendship is all about.  

Best Buddies Capital Region is the state branch of Best Buddies that currently oversees and administers forty-five Middle, High School and College chapters in DC and VA.