Wheaton's Best Buds Wins Community Award
Student-run group received a Community Excellence Award for 2012 from The Arc of Bristol County.
The Wheaton College student-run group Best Buds was recently honored with an award for outstanding community service for its work with people who have developmental disabilities. The campus club, which has been active for several years, received a Community Excellence Award for 2012 from The Arc of Bristol County, a non-profit organization that serves individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The award was presented to the Wheaton club during The Arc's 53rd anniversary celebration on June 13, 2012. Each semester, the leaders of the college's Best Buds club have recruited between as many as 60 students who are willing to volunteer time to become a buddy to…
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