{"id":175756,"date":"2023-11-21T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=175756"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:35:40","slug":"charlotte-fcs-mark-bodek-speaks-at-best-buddies-north-carolina-champion-of-the-year-gala-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/northcarolina\/keynote-speaker-mark-bodek","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte FC&#8217;s Mark Bodek Speaks at Champion of the Year Gala"},"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;175616&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1700574091573{margin-top: 12px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Best Buddies North Carolina hosted its 7th\u00a0Annual Champion of the Year Gala at The Filmore last Friday, November 10. 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