{"id":179376,"date":"2024-04-04T12:28:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=179376"},"modified":"2024-04-04T12:30:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:30:33","slug":"best-buddies-makes-waves-in-ohio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ohio\/best-buddies-friendship-walk-to-celebrate-inclusion-in-southwest-ohio","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Friendship Walk to Celebrate Inclusion in Southwest Ohio"},"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;179377&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]Kate Malo, Evelyn Engle, and Courtney Hineman appeared on WLWT to invite our Southwest Ohio community to the Best Buddies Friendship Walk on Saturday, April 13th. 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