{"id":183496,"date":"2024-08-19T13:14:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183496"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:02:55","slug":"everybody-deserves-a-friend-wsmv4%e2%80%b2s-surprise-squad-blesses-best-buddies-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2024\/08\/19\/everybody-deserves-a-friend-wsmv4%e2%80%b2s-surprise-squad-blesses-best-buddies-program\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Everybody deserves a friend\u2019: WSMV4\u2032s Surprise Squad blesses Best Buddies program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;183497&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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