{"id":116485,"date":"2019-10-10T16:14:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T20:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=116485"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:06:04","slug":"global-ambassador-jack-mayor-chicago-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2019\/10\/10\/global-ambassador-jack-mayor-chicago-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Global Ambassador Jack Mayor featured in the Chicago Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;116486&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Jack Mayor found attending Neuqua Valley High School almost impossible because he was bullied by other students who didn&#8217;t understand his autism. 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