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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”168797″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]From The Washingtonian<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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“McFly is a decade-long champion of Best Buddies, a once-local, now-global nonprofit dedicated to ending isolation for kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through friendship and career programs. McFly was appointed chairman in 2014 and, in true McFly style, immediately livened things up with a big party: Best Buddies Prom. What started as a bootstraps event is now one of the area\u2019s biggest annual galas, where 1,000-plus kids and grownups celebrate at the Ronald Reagan Building with VIPs and celebrity chefs. It has raised an impactful $1 million thus far….”<\/p>\n

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