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The 25th Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala and Champion of the Year is a spectacular and impactful event benefitting Best Buddies’ mission.

This year’s Gala will honor seven-time Superbowl Champion and Best Buddies Global Ambassador, Tom Brady with Best Buddies’ highest honor, the Spirit of Leadership Award.

To celebrate, three-time Grammy award-winning artist Nelly will perform! Limited to 850 guests, including business leaders, political dignitaries, sports figures, and celebrities — Gala attendees will gather to support and celebrate Best Buddies’ mission and Tom Brady with a gourmet dinner, dazzling entertainment, and a top-notch auction.

The auction will feature various items, including once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, fine art, exclusive vacations, and sporting events.

Proceeds from the event will go directly to Best Buddies’ mission of creating friendships, jobs, leadership development, and inclusive living opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Friday, November 17, 2023

Ice Palace Studios
1400 N. Miami Ave.,
Miami, FL 33136

Dress Code: Sensational Silver, Cocktail Chic

7:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction

8:30 p.m. Gourmet Dinner

9:30 p.m. Announcement of
the Champion of the Year

10:30 p.m. Musical Performance
by Nelly

Tall-Palm-Tree.webp

The 25th Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala and Champion of the Year is a spectacular and impactful event benefitting Best Buddies’ mission.

This year’s Gala will honor seven-time Superbowl Champion and Best Buddies Global Ambassador, Tom Brady with Best Buddies’ highest honor, the Spirit of Leadership Award.

To celebrate, three-time Grammy award-winning artist Nelly will perform! Limited to 850 guests, including business leaders, political dignitaries, sports figures, and celebrities — Gala attendees will gather to support and celebrate Best Buddies’ mission and Tom Brady with a gourmet dinner, dazzling entertainment, and a top-notch auction.

The auction will feature various items, including once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, fine art, exclusive vacations, and sporting events.

Proceeds from the event will go directly to Best Buddies’ mission of creating friendships, jobs, leadership development, and inclusive living opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Friday, November 17, 2023

Ice Palace Studios
1400 N. Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33136

Dress Code: Sensational Silver, Cocktail Chic

7:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction

8:30 p.m. Gourmet Dinner

9:30 p.m. Announcement of
the Champion of the Year

10:30 p.m. Musical Performance
by Nelly

The 25th Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala and Champion of the Year is a spectacular and impactful event benefitting Best Buddies’ mission.

This year’s Gala will honor seven-time Superbowl Champion and Best Buddies Global Ambassador, Tom Brady with Best Buddies’ highest honor, the Spirit of Leadership Award.

To celebrate, three-time Grammy award-winning artist Nelly will perform! Limited to 850 guests, including business leaders, political dignitaries, sports figures, and celebrities — Gala attendees will gather to support and celebrate Best Buddies’ mission and Tom Brady with a gourmet dinner, dazzling entertainment, and a top-notch auction.

The auction will feature various items, including once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, fine art, exclusive vacations, and sporting events.

Proceeds from the event will go directly to Best Buddies’ mission of creating friendships, jobs, leadership development, and inclusive living opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Friday,
November 17, 2023

Ice Palace Studios
1400 N. Miami Ave.,
Miami, FL 33136

Dress Code:
Sensational Silver, Cocktail Chic

7:00 p.m.
Cocktails and Silent Auction

8:30 p.m.
Gourmet Dinner

9:30 p.m.
Announcement of the Champion of the Year

10:30 p.m.
Musical Performance by Nelly

Tom Brady

Join us in honoring Tom Brady with the Spirit of Leadership Award, the highest Best Buddies accolade presented to distinguished luminaries who have shown great leadership, generosity, and spirit in supporting the organization’s mission.

Throughout Tom’s 20+ year friendship with the organization, Best Buddies has served tens of thousands of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and raised over $100 million for our global programs. 

Tom’s support not only helps the organization financially, but also builds Best Buddies’ brand awareness and promotes its mission-based initiatives that create friendship, jobs, leadership development training, and inclusive housing for people with disabilities.

Tom has served as a Best Buddies Global Ambassador and traveled for the organization, hosting and attending events in Boston, Cape Cod, and as far as Qatar. Tom has hosted guests at football games, provides memorabilia, writes letters, makes phone calls, and continues to help Best Buddies with its development efforts by connecting the organization with his sponsors and supporters.

Best Buddies is grateful for Tom Brady’s unending support, and we look forward to continuing the work that we do to create a more inclusive world for our buddies with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the globe.

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Congrats to Michelle Kligman and Carolina Rousell, our 2022 Champion of the Year.

Together, they raised $55,094 for Best Buddies!

Meet Our 2023 Champion of the Year Candidates

This group of dedicated Best Buddies supporters are competing to raise funds to support friendships, jobs, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). At this year’s Miami Gala, we will celebrate their fundraising efforts and award the top fundraiser the title of Best Buddies Champion of the Year!

To learn more and to support these individuals’ fundraising efforts, click their profile. For information on becoming a Champion candidate, please contact MarthaLagarde@bestbuddies.org.

Miami Gala FAQs

The Best Buddies Miami Gala is located at Ice Palace Studios. The address is:

1400 North Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33136

The event opens to all guests at 7:00 PM

Individual tickets are no longer available for this event. More information on sponsorship and donation opportunities available here: https://www.bestbuddies.org/miamigala/sponsorships/

The dress code is Cocktail Chic, Sensational Silver
Complimentary valet and ride share/private car service drop off/pick up area in the front of the event entrance. Self-parking is not available on the event property.

Sponsors

For information on Sponsorships,
please contact:
Noelle Smikle
Development
NoelleSmikle@bestbuddies.org

Auction

For information on Auctions,
please contact:
Marissa Mann
Manager, Special Events Operations
marissamann@bestbuddies.org

Sponsors

For information on Sponsorships,
please contact:
Noelle Smikle
Development
NoelleSmikle@bestbuddies.org

Fundraising

Thanks to you, Best Buddies is creating more friendships, jobs and leadership, and inclusive living opportunities for our program participants!

Auction

For information on Auctions,
please contact:
Marissa Mann
Manager, Special Events Operations
MarissaMann@bestbuddies.org