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THESE ACTS SERVE AS ADDITIONAL AWARENESS OPPORTUNITIES MEANT TO PROVIDE THE ENTIRE CHAPTER WITH A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH THE BEST BUDDIES MISSION. THE ACTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED IN CHAPTERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. CHAPTERS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS PARTICIPATE IN "LUNCH BUDDIES," WHICH ENCOURAGES MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT MATCHED IN A FRIENDSHIP TO SIT WITH A BUDDY FROM THEIR CHAPTER DURING LUNCHES. THIS EXPANDS BUDDIES' CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND SHARES THE MISSION WITH THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF TYPICAL CHAPTER MEETINGS. IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, MANY CHAPTERS LED MEETINGS WITH PARENTS AT THE START OF THE YEAR AND WILL AGAIN MEET WITH PARENTS IN THE SPRING BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE BOTH THE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND REALISTIC CHALLENGES OF CREATING AND SUSTAINING THESE FRIENDSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS' FAMILIES. 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