{"id":5261,"date":"2016-01-11T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:33:51","slug":"celebs-raise-money-for-buddies-with-special-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2016\/01\/11\/celebs-raise-money-for-buddies-with-special-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebs raise money for \u2018buddies\u2019 with special needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AKS_PAGE_SIZ.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5262 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AKS_PAGE_SIZ-164x300.png\" alt=\"Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International, is on a fundraising roll for individuals with special needs.\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International, is on a fundraising roll for individuals with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>This week Shriver attended an event at Carnegie Hall featuring some of the city\u2019s top power players and Questlove from the Roots.<\/p>\n<p>He promoted his organization\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m In To Hire\u201d campaign, which works to help people with special needs get jobs, and praised NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for employing individuals with intellectual disabilities at the league\u2019s NYC headquarters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pagesix.com\/2015\/05\/24\/celebs-join-to-raise-money-for-special-needs-buddies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEE THE FULL STORY HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Page Six News Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Kennedy Shriver, founder and chairman of Best Buddies International, is on a fundraising roll for individuals with special needs. 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