{"id":169411,"date":"2022-12-14T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=169411"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T16:26:57","slug":"alabama-alabama-citizens-meet-greet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/alabama\/alabama-citizens-meet-greet","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Alabama Citizens Meet &amp; Greet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;169412&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>Thursday, January 12, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\n5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><br \/>\nBirmingham District Brewing<br \/>\n2201 2nd Ave S #102<br \/>\nBirmingham, AL 35223<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong><br \/>\nFree<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bestbuddies.org\/4903690?eventId=a184P00001F3GwM \" class=\"hb-button hb-default hb-default-button no-three-d\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius: 2px;-moz-border-radius: 2px;border-radius: 2px;\"><i class=\"icon-chevron-right\"><\/i>RSVP Here<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Join Best Buddies in Alabama on 1\/12 to learn more about the launch of our Citizens Program in 2023! 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