YRDSB Hosts Best Buddies Special Needs Prom

York Region District School Board (YRDSB) is hosting the 10th annual Best Buddies Special Needs Prom. This is the first in-person Best Buddies Prom to celebrate students with exceptionalities since 2019. Over 730 students and staff from 33 high schools across YRDSB will be in attendance.

Best Buddies Canada is a national charity that helps promote inclusion and reduce bullying through friendship for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD).

Students dancing at Best Buddies Prom

Where:

Grand Cinnamon Banquet and Convention

3895 McNicoll Ave., Scarborough ON M1X 0C1

When:

May 25, 2023

Media availability - 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Why:

To celebrate our graduates from across York Region and recognize their hard work and accomplishments at an accessible prom.

Who:

YRDSB students and staff

 

For more information contact:

Dale Brusselers

Corporate Communications

Telephone: 905-727-0022 Ext. 2521

Email: dale.brusselers@yrdsb.ca

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