Guy Fieri
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And so I learned about this program, Best Buddies, and it was started by Anthony Shriver, who's Eunice Shriver's son. Eunice Shriver started the Special Olympics program. And Sergeant Shriver was the star of the SEC. You know, the Shriver, Kennedys, that whole group. Do you know who I'm speaking of? So anyhow, I work with this program.
And so I learned about this program, Best Buddies, and it was started by Anthony Shriver, who's Eunice Shriver's son. Eunice Shriver started the Special Olympics program. And Sergeant Shriver was the star of the SEC. You know, the Shriver, Kennedys, that whole group. Do you know who I'm speaking of? So anyhow, I work with this program.
And I work with these intellectually disabled adults and kids called Best Buddies. And when I got involved, it was Tom Brady hosting a celebrity football game at Harvard. And everybody would come and get involved. And the buddies that were athletic would participate. And I was just there because I was invited to go. So I had to do something. So I cooked. I made appetizers for the event. Yeah.
And I work with these intellectually disabled adults and kids called Best Buddies. And when I got involved, it was Tom Brady hosting a celebrity football game at Harvard. And everybody would come and get involved. And the buddies that were athletic would participate. And I was just there because I was invited to go. So I had to do something. So I cooked. I made appetizers for the event. Yeah.
And I work with these intellectually disabled adults and kids called Best Buddies. And when I got involved, it was Tom Brady hosting a celebrity football game at Harvard. And everybody would come and get involved. And the buddies that were athletic would participate. And I was just there because I was invited to go. So I had to do something. So I cooked. I made appetizers for the event. Yeah.
And it was so funny how these buddies would gravitate towards me. And they wanted to cook. You know, food's that common denominator of all people. And so we really have developed the program into this Best Buddies program where we got all the buddies partnering with chefs. And the buddies love to do the repetitive, love to, things that are laid out, organized, and put them together and so forth.
And it was so funny how these buddies would gravitate towards me. And they wanted to cook. You know, food's that common denominator of all people. And so we really have developed the program into this Best Buddies program where we got all the buddies partnering with chefs. And the buddies love to do the repetitive, love to, things that are laid out, organized, and put them together and so forth.
And it was so funny how these buddies would gravitate towards me. And they wanted to cook. You know, food's that common denominator of all people. And so we really have developed the program into this Best Buddies program where we got all the buddies partnering with chefs. And the buddies love to do the repetitive, love to, things that are laid out, organized, and put them together and so forth.
But just an amazing group of people and huge hearts and huge energy and huge, never a bad day. Always a smile. Always happy. Always want to give you a hug. You know, there's just so many. But again, when we were talking about things that get glazed over, things that get, you know, you had school, you had the special ed group, and they went off to their space.
But just an amazing group of people and huge hearts and huge energy and huge, never a bad day. Always a smile. Always happy. Always want to give you a hug. You know, there's just so many. But again, when we were talking about things that get glazed over, things that get, you know, you had school, you had the special ed group, and they went off to their space.
But just an amazing group of people and huge hearts and huge energy and huge, never a bad day. Always a smile. Always happy. Always want to give you a hug. You know, there's just so many. But again, when we were talking about things that get glazed over, things that get, you know, you had school, you had the special ed group, and they went off to their space.
And we never really, I think, educated people how to work inside or work with or understand or have the compassion to understand, you know, people with disabilities. And fortunately, I think we're getting better at it. I think our country is our world is starting to.
And we never really, I think, educated people how to work inside or work with or understand or have the compassion to understand, you know, people with disabilities. And fortunately, I think we're getting better at it. I think our country is our world is starting to.
And we never really, I think, educated people how to work inside or work with or understand or have the compassion to understand, you know, people with disabilities. And fortunately, I think we're getting better at it. I think our country is our world is starting to.
But, you know, when we can look at that and take that appreciation and see that and not see that as weird, but take that and appreciate it and think and say, wow, yeah, here's somebody that's taking a difficulty or a major difficulty. And doing something with it. And I think that's โ we need to be more โ we need to open our minds up more to that stuff.
But, you know, when we can look at that and take that appreciation and see that and not see that as weird, but take that and appreciate it and think and say, wow, yeah, here's somebody that's taking a difficulty or a major difficulty. And doing something with it. And I think that's โ we need to be more โ we need to open our minds up more to that stuff.
But, you know, when we can look at that and take that appreciation and see that and not see that as weird, but take that and appreciate it and think and say, wow, yeah, here's somebody that's taking a difficulty or a major difficulty. And doing something with it. And I think that's โ we need to be more โ we need to open our minds up more to that stuff.
And how much are we not paying attention to? Yeah. How much are we not paying attention to? Like I was just saying, when that now becomes โ because we can chronicle it and we can see the video of it and it gets on social media and we can be aware of it. There's the positive side of social media. But there's so many of these buddies like this young lady got up and sang the other day at this event.
And how much are we not paying attention to? Yeah. How much are we not paying attention to? Like I was just saying, when that now becomes โ because we can chronicle it and we can see the video of it and it gets on social media and we can be aware of it. There's the positive side of social media. But there's so many of these buddies like this young lady got up and sang the other day at this event.
And how much are we not paying attention to? Yeah. How much are we not paying attention to? Like I was just saying, when that now becomes โ because we can chronicle it and we can see the video of it and it gets on social media and we can be aware of it. There's the positive side of social media. But there's so many of these buddies like this young lady got up and sang the other day at this event.