{"id":170937,"date":"2023-03-07T10:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T15:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=170937"},"modified":"2023-03-07T10:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T15:56:31","slug":"best-buddies-tastebuds-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/pennsylvania\/best-buddies-tastebuds-2022","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies TasteBuds 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;170938&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h7kuyl0rB0Yhttp:\/\/&#8221;][vc_column_text]Thank you to our friends at Covalent for this incredible video, your constant support of Best Buddies, and our mission of inclusion for people with IDD. 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