{"id":183156,"date":"2024-06-15T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183156"},"modified":"2024-08-08T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:10:00","slug":"summer-social-in-southwest-ohio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ohio\/2024-columbus-coy-kick-off","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Champion of the Year: Columbus Kick- Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;183157&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Thursday, August 8, 2024<\/strong><br \/>\n6:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>\nX-Golf Columbus, 1165 Yard St, Grandview Heights, OH 43212<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong><br \/>\nNone<\/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! 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. 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