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WELCOME TO BEACH BUDDIES

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Upcoming Events

  • Sun, Jun 29
    Oregon Coast Aquarium
    Jun 29, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd, Newport, OR 97365, USA
    Join us for $5 Sundays -a fun afternoon exploring the Oregon Coast Aquarium
  • Thu, Jul 10
    Lincoln City
    Jul 10, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Lincoln City, 2700 NE 22nd St, Lincoln City, OR 97367, USA
    Join us for our once a month Karaoke w/Friends. Open to ALL adults 18 & older... don't want to sing? that's ok, we won't make you unless you want to... you can come socialize and perhaps meet a new friend. Registration is required
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BRINGING BUDDIES OF ALL ABILITIES TOGETHER

Trailways to friendships 

Beach Buddies, located on the Central Oregon Coast is charitable organization and a registered 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization. We founded Beach Buddies with the mission to bring individuals of all abilities experiencing a developmental/intellectual disability who are 18 years of age and older together for social events, volunteering and community outings. 

OUR MISSION

Advocating Integration and inclusion

Founded in 2019 Our mission is to provide adults of all abilities who experience intellectual/developmental disabilities accessibility to integrated social events and activities living on the Central Oregon Coast.

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OUR VALUES

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 To provide each individual we support with respect, thoughtfulness of their needs, showing kindness, and dignity. Always recognizing their uniqueness to be themselves

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OUR OBJECTIVE

Our Objective is:To provide more opportunities to adults of all abilities experiencing developmental and intellectual disabilities, with the focus on  building friendships and better access for integration into their own community. 

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LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

Get Involved!

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BOTTLE DROP GIVE PROGRAM 

Help us save some green. An easy way to support us is by donating your empty cans and bottles to our Bottle Drop give program. We can arrange drop off of empty bags and pick them up when they are full. 

Contact Amy at the email link below to get bags and arrange pick up. 

REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT

Make a Difference

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VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME

Change a Life

Are you looking to support Beach Buddies? We’d love to receive your help, and so will the community we provide for. Contact us to learn about donation opportunities. However you are able to help, we can assure you that it will have a major impact on the lives of many.
 

DONATE USING PayPal

Support Us

Want to make a positive impact in the communities of the Central Oregon Coast? It really is as simple as making a donation. No amount of time or money is too small or too large! We appreciate all the help you can provide and guarantee that it will be put to excellent use. Contact us to learn more about what we do with the donations we receive.

DONATE USING VENMO

Help Us Make a Difference

If you feel moved by the programs Beach Buddies provides, we would very much appreciate your support. Set up your donation to Beach Buddies today. It’s easy and most importantly, it will make a major difference in the lives of so many. With Venmo it’s simple and easy to donate now.

ANTI DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT AND POLICY

Equality

Beach Buddies does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities, programs or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, participants and volunteers. 

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Here is what our buddies Kristin & Brooke have to say about being a part of Beach Buddies:

 

 

What Beach Buddies means to me is seeing happy faces at our Beach Buddies events with joy, and everyone loves to have fun. That’s what it means to me. For me is the Heart of Love being there, being involved is very special to me. Seeing my best friends there and new friends too. 

Another thing about Beach Buddies is that it makes me happy to have people around me, people that want to talk to me and meet me at every event. It’s all about having fun, being happy, knowing I belong there.

 

Kristin Nichols, Lincoln City 

 

What beach buddies means to me … Friends make life more fun! I enjoy  hanging out with my Best friend awesome Amy and meeting new friends. My life is full of happiness and I love when other buddies hang out with me and Amy,  because as I said, Friends make life more fun. 

 

Brooke Ferguson, Lincoln City

SAY HELLO TO OUR BEACH BUDDIES TEAM

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AMY FARHAT- CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT 

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RONICA DENNISON- 
VICE PRESIDENT 

STRONGER TOGETHER 

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BROOKE FERGUSON- 
BOARD SECRETARY & EVENT PLANNING

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KATHERINE BRIGGS-
EVENT PLANNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 

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