{"id":186474,"date":"2025-02-07T16:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186474"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:17:13","slug":"half-hour-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/mari\/half-hour-hero","title":{"rendered":"Half Hour Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186475&#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>Monthly<\/strong><br \/>\n6:00 PM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>March 20, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>April 17th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> May 15th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>June 19th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>July 24th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>August 21, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>September 18th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 16th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>November 20th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>December 18th, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Half Hour Heroes is a monthly virtual event hosted by the Best Buddies Ambassadors program. 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