Sunday, July 27, 2025

Photography for the Best Buddies Leadership Conference


Friendship Walks are an integral part of each chapter's activities 

One inspirational conference where over 2500 people come together to learn and celebrate inclusion for people with Intellectual Disabilities.  Best Buddies serves individuals with IDD and their families. The IDD community includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, and other undiagnosed disabilities.

Students from the United States and around the world descend upon Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.  They are leaders in their school chapters who come to learn how to support and grow the mission.   

At one time I was the only photographer covering this conference.  Now we have two additional photographers and a team of videographers delivering content to social media. It takes a coordinated effort to cover the various activities and personalities.  

There are workshops, speakers, training, activities, celebrations and motivational entertainment.  I continue my 34 years photographing events for Best Buddies because of the Buddies.  

Ask me anything, larrylevin@verizon.net  See my website. www.LLLevin.com

More Photos:

State Ambassador

International Students

Job Training

Global Ambassadors 

Tanner Smith from (Love on the Spectrum) and his mother Nicci Smith

Miss America 2025 Abbie Stockard and her Buddy Grace Davis

Rice Stephens and Echo Picone sing from the Broadway Show Wicked.  This year's conference theme was "Wickedly Inclusive"

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