{"id":181925,"date":"2024-06-10T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T17:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=181925"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T21:18:37","slug":"champion-of-the-year-cleveland-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ohio\/clevelandkickoff24","title":{"rendered":"Champion of the Year: Cleveland Kick-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;181926&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>Thursday, August 22, 2024<br \/>\n<\/strong>6:00 PM &#8211; 7:30 PM<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Location<\/strong><br \/>\nWest Bank Golf Club,<br \/>\n2111 Center St Unit D,<br \/>\nCleveland, OH 44113<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong><br \/>\nFree[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;22px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Please join us to kickoff our fourth annual Champion of the Year: Cleveland campaign!<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate our incoming Champions, have a drink, and swing a club at downtown&#8217;s new and only golf simulator! West Bank Golf Club is located where our Gala will be held on November 1st!<\/p>\n<p>We will be joined by our champions, sponsors, committee, and other dedicated supporters to launch into ten weeks of the campaign! Champions will raise funds and awareness for the inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The campaign will culminate in a Gala on Friday, November 1st at Tenk West Bank. 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