{"id":118285,"date":"2019-12-05T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?page_id=118285"},"modified":"2020-03-10T16:03:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T20:03:54","slug":"katie-and-adyson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/what-we-do\/featured-profiles\/katie-and-adyson\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie and Adyson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #5a3f98;\">Featured Profile<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Katie &amp; Adyson<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575493683870{margin-top: -10px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Friendship Program Participants in Indiana&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|font_size:20px|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575559896943{margin-top: -22px !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;8&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#ffd51d&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1576110541410{margin-bottom: -5px !important;}&#8221;]\u201cLife before Best Buddies was definitely different. I didn\u2019t have my best friend Katie in my life, that\u2019s for sure! Katie and I have been matched for two years in the Riverside Intermediate and Junior High School Chapter where we have been buddy director and chapter president. Katie and I have a lot of fun together doing all kinds of activities. We make slime, have sleepovers, bake cakes, play video games, and go bowling just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>My life has taken a turn for the better since joining Best Buddies. I have a better understanding that people have differences, but that doesn\u2019t mean that they shouldn\u2019t be included. I have also grown as a person being more accepting and understanding of others\u2019 special abilities. My best buddy, Katie, also says that Best Buddies has changed her life.\u201d \u2013 Adyson<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many things that have changed for me since joining Best Buddies. Best Buddies has given me all sorts of opportunities that I would not otherwise have had. 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