{"id":173122,"date":"2023-06-30T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T14:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=173122"},"modified":"2023-07-12T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:56:07","slug":"sharla-alexs-open-mic-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ohio\/columbus-kick-off-event","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Champion of the Year: Columbus Kick Off Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;173123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Friday, August 4th<\/strong><br \/>\n6-8 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>X-Golf Columbus<\/p>\n<p>Please join us to kick off our annual Champion of the Year: Columbus campaign! Celebrate our incoming Champions, have a drink, and swing a club at X-Golf Columbus! 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