{"id":30,"date":"2024-07-03T18:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-party-for-a-purpose\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:15:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18abbd49 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18abbd49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Join us for an inspiring night filled with special guests, keynote speakers, delicious food and drinks, and powerful stories from our incredible community.<\/p><p>The evening will feature a short program highlighting the life-changing impact of Best Buddies programs, honoring our dedicated donors and partners, and showcasing ongoing efforts to build a more inclusive world.<\/p><p>Your presence directly supports the growth of Best Buddies in NYC\u2014helping us expand opportunities, foster friendships, and promote acceptance for people with IDD.<\/p><p>Be part of the movement. Celebrate inclusion. 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Fred is known for being a people person! In 2012, Fred faced a major health challenge when he was diagnosed with cancer and forced to stop working. After a courageous fight, Fred got the life-changing news he was in remission. He was ready to return work. However, his previous employer did not rehire him and Fred found himself struggling to secure a new opportunity. That changed when Fred connected with Best Buddies. His drive, optimism, and strong work ethic made him a standout candidate for the Jobs program. During his very first interview with Central Park Conservancy, Fred's \"can-do\" spirit left such a strong impression that he was a full-time Groundskeeper position on the spot. He went onto thrive in that role for eight years. When Fred decided he was ready to transition indoors ahead of another tough New York winter of working outside, he worked with the Jobs program to explore new opportunities. Today, Fred works full-time as a Facilities Coordinator with JLL. 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Fred is known for being a people person! In 2012, Fred faced a major health challenge when he was diagnosed with cancer and forced to stop working. After a courageous fight, Fred got the life-changing news he was in remission. He was ready to return work. However, his previous employer did not rehire him and Fred found himself struggling to secure a new opportunity.\nThat changed when Fred connected with Best Buddies. His drive, optimism, and strong work ethic made him a standout candidate for the Jobs program. During his very first interview with Central Park Conservancy, Fred's \"can-do\" spirit left such a strong impression that he was a full-time Groundskeeper position on the spot. He went onto thrive in that role for eight years.\nWhen Fred decided he was ready to transition indoors ahead of another tough New York winter of working outside, he worked with the Jobs program to explore new opportunities. Today, Fred works full-time as a Facilities Coordinator with JLL on the Amazon GREF account. \nOutside of work, you can find Fred DJing for his friends on the weekends or biking down the West Side Highway here in New York City.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a1573e3\" data-id=\"4a1573e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465338cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465338cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #cda353\">Schedule<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Thursday, November 5, 2026<\/strong><br \/>6:30-9:30 PM<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #cda353\">Location<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>City Vineyard<\/strong><br \/>233 West St.<br \/>New York, NY 10013<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #cda353\">Event Contact<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a style=\"color: #cda353\" href=\"mailto:BrittanyCarroll@bestbuddies.org\">BrittanyCarroll@bestbuddies.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f22865b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f22865b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-settings=\"{&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-Terrence-Joseph-and-David.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity Terrence Joseph and David\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-Connor-Family-and-Britt.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity Connor Family and Britt\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-Guests.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity Guests\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-Zach-on-Starge.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity Zach on Starge\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-AKS-Catherine-Connor-Family.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity AKS Catherine Connor Family\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/07\/2025-BBNY-Evening-of-Opportunity-Sarah-Davis.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"2025 BBNY Evening of Opportunity Sarah Davis\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fa3514e elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fa3514e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-768d5862\" data-id=\"768d5862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52181828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52181828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/07\/About-Best_Buddies-logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-89\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-307fa975\" data-id=\"307fa975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5929951b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5929951b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Best Buddies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ecc9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ecc9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All funds raised benefit Best Buddies International, the largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs empower people with IDD to form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure jobs, improve communication and advocacy skills, and live independently, while also offering support for their families.<\/p><p>The IDD community that Best Buddies serves individuals with IDD and their families. The IDD community includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, and other undiagnosed disabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea13835 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea13835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46064541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46064541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e00d60c\" data-id=\"3e00d60c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-570dc410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"570dc410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-138a3610\" data-id=\"138a3610\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ec975e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22ec975e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We Love our Sponsors!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190a85a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"190a85a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Title Sponsor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5fba48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d5fba48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Charles-A-Mastronari-Sponsor.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-223\" alt=\"Charles A Mastronari Sponsor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Charles-A-Mastronari-Sponsor.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Charles-A-Mastronari-Sponsor-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf888b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf888b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Presenting Sponsor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb2667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deb2667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/10\/2025-BBNY-NFL-Sponsor-Logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-365\" alt=\"NFL Sponsor Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/10\/2025-BBNY-NFL-Sponsor-Logo.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/10\/2025-BBNY-NFL-Sponsor-Logo-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d2e37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d2e37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Sponsors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a744a gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b6a744a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Groupe-Clarins-Sponsor-Logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Groupe Clarins Sponsor Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Groupe-Clarins-Sponsor-Logo.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-Groupe-Clarins-Sponsor-Logo-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-UBS-Sponsor-Logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"UBS Sponsor Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-UBS-Sponsor-Logo.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/2024-BBNY-UBS-Sponsor-Logo-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/09\/2025-BBNY-TRP-Sponsor-Logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2025 BBNY TRP Sponsor Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/09\/2025-BBNY-TRP-Sponsor-Logo.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/ny-evening-of-opportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2025\/09\/2025-BBNY-TRP-Sponsor-Logo-300x150.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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