{"id":183501,"date":"2024-08-19T13:36:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183501"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:04:54","slug":"mountain-mayhem-gala-en-blanc-for-best-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2024\/08\/19\/mountain-mayhem-gala-en-blanc-for-best-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Gala en Blanc for Best Buddies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Founded in 1987 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver when he was a student at Georgetown University, the organization has been dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) since the beginning. He credits his mother \u2014 Eunice Kennedy Shriver who founded the Special Olympics for persons with intellectual disabilities \u2014 for encouraging him to give back, help others, and be a support system, which he continues to do today.<\/p>\n