{"id":186507,"date":"2025-02-10T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186507"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T18:10:44","slug":"worcester-citizens-palentines-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/mari\/palentines","title":{"rendered":"Worcester Citizens PALentines Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186508&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;171585,171584,171610,171611&#8243; onclick=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;center&#8221;]<strong>Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n5:30 &#8211; 7:30 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>\nWorcester Office, 51 Union Street, Worcester MA 01608<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate love, friendship, and inclusion at our PALentines Party in the Worcester office! 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