{"id":186432,"date":"2022-12-28T09:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186432"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:14:06","slug":"best-buddies-leadership-conference-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/mari\/bblc","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Leadership Conference 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186433&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>When: <\/strong>July 18-21, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Indiana University, 107 S. 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