{"id":118252,"date":"2019-12-03T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=118252"},"modified":"2021-04-15T17:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T21:03:48","slug":"best-buddies-miami-gala-featured-on-miami-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2019miamigalaonmiamiherald","title":{"rendered":"Best Buddies Miami Gala featured on Miami Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]<span class=\"byline\">November 26, 2019 &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Best Buddies International held the annual gala at Mana Wynwood to raise money for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 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