Pictures Below.

The 1st and 2nd picture are of Hugo and Felix when we went shopping on Monday.

3rd picture-Fairmont Park on Memorial Day.

The rest of the pictures are of Hugo during his special day~!

Pictures of Hugo!

Graduation 6 8 2006

Hugo has the best smile and it was great to see Becky our program manager there!

Car Wash Pictures

Extra End of Year Banquet Pictures

Thank you Thi for emailing me these pictures...

-Anna

New Officers

Hey!

Aimee Duarte, Andrew Pham, and Karisma Kothari have been successfully voted into their positions!

-Anna

Hello From Anna~!

Hello! Congratulations to everyone, especially the buddies who graduated, the first year students at UCR who managed to finish their first year of study, and of course the graduates of UCR! This year was a really great year because I feel that I have many memories of Best Buddies that I will never forget. I have gotten close to Hugo and other people in Best Buddies! I know that Kevin will do such a great job next year because he has proven this quarter that he is a leader! The other day Johnny called me after my final and told me that he was at the Special Olympics in San Diego and that he saw Maria Shriver onstage. He is quite lucky..... I really enjoy the buddies' company whenever I come to project TEAM. Everyone gives me hugs~! When I went to the graduation, I surprised Hugo because I told him I wasn't sure that I was going. He was really happy to see me and always tells me that he will never forget me. I will never forget him either! During graduation, Jade walked by me and said, "Hi Anna!" Wow, Jade never really says hi to anyone, but since I have joined Best Buddies, she has really made me feel so special! I thank the buddies who always call me up, like David, Johnny, and Hugo. I hope that next year, Hugo and Tomas can still be a part of Best Buddies even though they have graduated! Since I'm free this summer, I'm planning to hang out with Hugo, Johnny, and Tomas. I'm planning on going to the beach with them. I really love hanging out with the buddies and having Hugo as my Best Buddy because they have given me so many experiences that I haven't experienced before if I wasn't their friend! Hugo means a lot to me and I will keep in touch! I won't forget him anytime soon.....

I will post pictures of the Car Wash and the Best Buddies Graduation soon. I will also send an end of the year email and an officer email soon.

See you at Bear Facts! Best Buddies rocks and you guys rock!~

Anna Nguyen

THANKS to everyone for a GREAT year!!

Guess what all?!

I finished my last exam of my undergraduate career at 10 pm last night!!

I'm looking forward to graduation and, of course, the summer :) But, I'm definitely going to miss Riverside, especially all of our Best Buddies fun.

We've had great leadership this year, but I believe we had even better members! We couldn't have accomplished all we did without your commitment and involvement. The best part (for me, at least) is to hear the Buddies and their parents' excitement for the club. When I see them at Project TEAM or at events, they always tell me stories about what they do with their College Buddies. Sometimes, I drive a few Buddies home, and they always ask me when the next event is going to be!

And, of course, there wouldn't be Best Buddies without all the Buddies from Project TEAM!

A huge thanks to them, for being great people!! They always make my day.

Special shout-outs go to:

Robert, always entertaining with his one-man shows and bugging me about seeing my new tv;

David and Rachel, for giving me compliments every time I see them;

Josh, who always asks for a hug;

Johnny, for riding with me, just so I wouldn't have to drive by myself;

Hugo, who says "Hi" to me at every event;

Paul, for his genuine enthusiasm at every event;

and, of course, my three favorite girls:

Andrea, Jane, and Stacey, who laugh at all my jokes, and then laugh at me for no reason at all.

I hope I'll find friends as great as you all when I move to Missouri!

A special thanks for everyone who participated in our fundraising events. After the Benefit Concert and Car Wash, we EXCEEDED our goal of raising $2000.

Even better news, there's at least $300 to start Best Buddies out for 2006-7! Good luck to Kevin and his team of officers! I know you will all do a fantastic job!!

Signing off all my Treasurer duties to Karisma,

Stephanie

Hi

This club is great!

Hi guys here some pix of Siena, Italy

Venice

This is Pizza Del Campo in the middle of Siena.

Ciao from Italia

Hi everyone back in Riverside,
Come stai? (how are you?) Wow, I've been in Siena, Italy for almost 3 months already and I'm about to go home soon. I wanted to congratulate all the senior members in the group for their up coming graduation. I feel that I am very lucky to be a part of such a wonderful and committed club. I want to thank all of buddies and other members for helping the club being so successful. But, most of all I want to give a hand out to all of the officers, especially President Anna and Secretary Stephanie, for all of the hard work and commitment that you guys have but into the club. See you guys back home at graduation. Good luck with all of your future plans. Whatever road you'll take I'll know that it will be a successful one and Best Buddies will always be in your heart. Buona fortuna! Arrivedeci!
Quynh Nguyen

Car Wash Event Tomorrow!

Well the end of the year is here and the final event has finally come. Tomorrow is the first annual Best Buddies Car Wash and I hope everyone makes an appearance. More importantly, I hope plenty of people show up. I'm sure we won't have any problems. We will just need Anita to attract plenty of people to the car wash and we will do just fine. Remember to wear lots of sunblock! I also want to let everyone know that it has been a pleasure to be in this club. The officers are awesome and I think Anita is a fantastic president!