{"id":186470,"date":"2025-02-07T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186470"},"modified":"2025-02-07T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:54:16","slug":"citizens-buddy-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/mari\/buddynetwork","title":{"rendered":"Citizens: Buddy Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186471&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>First Thursday of every month<\/strong><br \/>\n6:00 PM &#8211; 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 6th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 3rd 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>May 1st 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 5th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>July 3rd 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 7th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>September 4th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 2nd 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>November 6th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>December 4th 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Buddy Network is a monthly, virtual social hour for Best Buddies Citizens members in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 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