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Best Buddies volunteers win board OK for student-only candle fundraiser
Summary
Presenters Samantha Burch and Michale Davis told the board Best Buddies pairs about 24 fourth-graders with ECE and cross-categorical students and asked to sell candles between Thanksgiving and Christmas to raise money for T‑shirts and activities; the board granted consensus approval.
Samantha Burch and Michale Davis presented the Best Buddies program to the Board of Education on Oct. 28, 2025, describing a cross-age pairing in which about 24 fourth‑grade students are matched with early childhood and cross‑categorical students. They said meetings are held roughly once per month for about 30 minutes during the school day and are used for activities and social supports.
The presenters asked the board for permission to hold a fundraiser — selling candles — between Thanksgiving and Christmas to raise funds for program T‑shirts and activities. President Linda Bailey and the board indicated consensus approval of a student‑only fundraiser limited to students enrolled in the Best Buddies program.
Why it matters: Best Buddies is a classroom‑level inclusion program; board approval clears the way for the fundraiser and for students to receive program materials. The program will use proceeds for apparel and activity support and will be run only by participating students during the holiday window.
