{"id":183267,"date":"2024-08-01T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183267"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:02:49","slug":"celebrating-international-friendship-day-with-best-buddies-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/nevada\/celebrating-international-friendship-day","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating International Friendship Day with Best Buddies Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;183268&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Maddy Hanlon-Oviatt, Chapter President, and Jenny Ramirez, Buddy Director, are student leaders at Palo Verde Best Buddies Chapter. 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