{"id":161194,"date":"2022-01-01T17:02:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=161194"},"modified":"2022-01-24T17:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T22:08:16","slug":"meet-william-3-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/california\/meet-rob","title":{"rendered":"Meet Rob, Best Buddies Volunteer from the Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;161195&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Describe your current and previous involvement with Best Buddies?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was made aware of BB in 2011 when my daughters became active in their high school in Weston, Florida. My oldest daughter, Lauren, had a buddy and was very active in her life. 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