{"id":186152,"date":"2025-01-30T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186152"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:15:56","slug":"2025-buddy-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/missouri\/buddyball","title":{"rendered":"2025 Buddy Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186190&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>Saturday, March 1, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n6:00-7:30 PM &#8211; Elementary\/Middle School Students<br \/>\n7:30-9:30 PM &#8211; High School\/College Students<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Magic House<br \/>\n516 S. 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