{"id":183611,"date":"2024-08-22T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=183611"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:03:38","slug":"building-bonds-the-lifelong-impact-of-best-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/texas\/the-lifelong-impact-of-best-buddies","title":{"rendered":"Building Bonds: The Lifelong Impact of Best Buddies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;183612&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Recently North Texas Development Director, Tracy Churchman was interviewed by Frisco Style Magazine for their August back-to-school issue. 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