{"id":46,"date":"2024-09-16T21:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/stateshowdown\/home-page\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T10:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T15:49:27","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/stateshowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46\" class=\"elementor elementor-46\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b0be82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20b0be82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141698cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"141698cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-4a45393 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a45393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"eventthermometer\"> benEngagementThermometer(3202, \"eventthermometer\"); <\/script> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af69355 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af69355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/stateshowdown\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support Your State<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae6497 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"9ae6497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;underline&quot;,&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;receive a match&quot;,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:2500,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1000,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">The top state will<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">receive a match<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">from Jersey Mike's Subs.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a0fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34a0fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45db1684 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45db1684\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-5d248119 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d248119\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1584608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1584608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>A Matched Rivalry in Giving<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7517c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d7517c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365e7e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365e7e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The State Showdown Ends 12\/31\/2024 <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383626bd elementor-countdown--label-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-countdown\" data-id=\"383626bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"counter\" data-widget_type=\"countdown.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-wrapper\" data-date=\"1735707600\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits elementor-countdown-days\"><\/span> <span class=\"elementor-countdown-label\">Days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"elementor-countdown-item\"><span class=\"elementor-countdown-digits 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From the third of December until the clock strikes midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve, states across the country will compete in a heartwarming battle of generosity. With pride and purpose, communities will rally to raise funds to support Best Buddies programs.<\/p><p>And that&#8217;s not all&#8230; Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs has donated an amazing $1.32M to Best Buddies to support the State Showdown \u2014 their generosity includes a matching gift!\u00a0 From their donation, the top fundraising state in the Showdown will have their efforts matched, doubling the impact. Support your home state today! Together, we can make a difference.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Want to help promote the State Showdown? 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