{"id":93312,"date":"2017-04-24T13:37:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T17:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=93312"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:15:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:15:40","slug":"best-buddies-friendship-ball-held-marlins-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2017\/04\/24\/best-buddies-friendship-ball-held-marlins-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Friendship Ball held at Marlins Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/best-buddies-friendship-ball-held-at-marlins-park\/\">WSVN<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9941.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93314 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9941-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9941\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; Members of a South Florida organization had a ball, Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Best Buddies Friendship Ball took place inside Marlins Park. 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