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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-553-layer-24" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,450px,15px;yo:169px,169px,140px,500px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,348px,416px;h:157px,157px,131px,auto;" data-vbility="f,f,f,t" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 10; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"I love to go out to lunch with my buddy, Yasmin, 
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– Aiden (featured right)&nbsp; 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-554-layer-4" class="Slider-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#5a3f98" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,448px,37px;yo:-10px,-10px,46px,33px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:43;l:60;ls:-1px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Robin 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-554-layer-3" class="Slider-Sub-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#9396ca||#9396ca||#9396ca||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,449px,36px;yo:47px,47px,110px,97px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:25,25,18,18;l:27,27,20,20;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Integrated Employment Program, <br style="touch-action: manipulation;">
Jobs Participant 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-554-layer-2" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000||#000000||#000000||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,449px,36px;yo:140px,140px,169px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,auto,393px;h:157px,157px,auto,79px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 6; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"For people looking to expand their hiring to include 
people with IDD, the biggest piece of advice I could give 
you is: don't overthink it." 

– Michael Paley, COO, Klingman &amp; Associates 
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Jobs Participant  
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-554-layer-17" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,455px,36px;yo:169px,169px,110px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26,26,23,26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,368px,393px;h:157px,157px,210px,79px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"For people looking to expand their
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the biggest piece of advice I could 
give you is: don't overthink it." 

– Michael Paley, COO, 
   Klingman &amp; Associates 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-554-layer-24" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,449px,15px;yo:169px,169px,140px,500px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,348px,429px;h:157px,157px,131px,auto;" data-vbility="f,f,f,t" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"For people looking to expand their hiring to include 
people with IDD, the biggest piece of advice I could give 
you is: don't overthink it." 

– Michael Paley, COO, 
   Klingman &amp; Associates 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-3" class="Slider-Sub-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#9396ca||#9396ca||#9396ca||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,450px,36px;yo:47px,47px,110px,97px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:25,25,18,18;l:27,27,20,20;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 8; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Leadership Development Program, <br style="touch-action: manipulation;"> Global Ambassador 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-4" class="Slider-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#5a3f98" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,449px,37px;yo:-10px,-10px,46px,33px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:43;l:60;ls:-1px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Fran 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-2" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000||#000000||#000000||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,450px,36px;yo:140px,140px,169px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre,pre,nowrap,pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,auto,393px;h:157px,157px,auto,79px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 6; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Best Buddies has given me an amazing outlet.
I hope to inspire the next generation."

– Fran 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-20" class="Slider-Sub-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#9396ca" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:525px,525px,455px,36px;yo:89px,89px,40px,97px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:25,25,18,18;l:20;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 10; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Leadership Development Program, <br style="touch-action: manipulation;">
 Global Ambassador 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-19" class="Slider-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#5a3f98" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:525px,525px,456px,37px;yo:26px,26px,0,33px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:43,43,30,43;l:60,60,35,60;ls:-1px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Fran 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-18" class="rev-btn rs-layer rs-waction rs-wclickaction" data-type="button" data-color="rgba(255,255,255,1)" data-xy="xo:525px,525px,455px,41px;yo:325px,325px,300px,292px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:17,17,13,17;l:17;fw:500;a:inherit;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-actions="o:click;a:simplelink;target:_self;url:https://www.bestbuddies.org/featured-profiles/fran;" data-rsp_bd="off" data-padding="t:12,12,8,12;r:15,15,8,35;b:12,12,8,12;l:15,15,8,35;" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;sR:8690;" data-frame_hover="bgc:#9396ca;boc:#000;bor:3px,3px,3px,3px;bos:solid;oX:50;oY:50;sp:0;" style="z-index: 7; background-color: rgb(90, 63, 152); font-family: Roboto; cursor: pointer; outline: none; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">READ MORE 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-17" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,455px,36px;yo:169px,169px,110px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,368px,393px;h:157px,157px,210px,79px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 6; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Best Buddies has given me an
amazing outlet. I hope to inspire 
the next generation."

– Fran 
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							--><rs-group-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="vertical-align: top; position: absolute; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-group id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-91" data-type="group" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:50px,50px,34px,20px;yo:50px,50px,34px,20px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:normal;s:20,20,13,7;l:0,0,17,10;" data-dim="w:300px,300px,209px,126px;h:180px,180px,125px,75px;" data-frame_0="o:1;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;sA:9000;" style="z-index: 7; touch-action: manipulation;" class="rs-layer" data-idcheck="true"><!--
								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-555-layer-24" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,450px,15px;yo:169px,169px,140px,518px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26,26,26,23;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,348px,429px;h:157px,157px,131px,auto;" data-vbility="f,f,f,t" data-frame_1="st:500;sR:500;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8200;auto:true;" style="z-index: 11; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Best Buddies has given me an amazing outlet.
I hope to inspire the next generation."

– Fran 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-3" class="Slider-Sub-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#9396ca||#9396ca||#9396ca||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,450px,36px;yo:55px,55px,110px,97px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:25,25,18,18;l:20;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 8; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Best Buddies Living Resident 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-2" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000||#000000||#000000||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,450px,36px;yo:125px,125px,169px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,auto,393px;h:157px,157px,auto,79px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Through the Best Buddies Living program, 
I've learned how to be on my own, make better 
decisions for my life, and how to become a 
better person.”        

– Rubin 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-20" class="Slider-Sub-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#9396ca" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:525px,525px,455px,36px;yo:90px,90px,40px,135px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:25,25,18,18;l:20;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 10; font-family: Arial; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Best Buddies Living Resident 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-19" class="Slider-Header-Text rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#5a3f98" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:518px,518px,454px,36px;yo:25px,25px,0,33px;" data-pos="a" data-text="s:43,43,28,43;l:60,60,35,46;ls:-1px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:30;sR:30;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8670;auto:true;" style="z-index: 9; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; margin: 0px; white-space: nowrap; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">Rubin 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-26" data-type="image" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:10px,10px,-69px,20px;yo:15px,15px,-35px,276px;" data-pos="a" data-text="l:22;a:inherit;" data-dim="w:450px,450px,500px,475px;h:367px,367px,408px,556px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="o:0;st:w;sR:8690;" style="z-index: 8; touch-action: manipulation;" class="rs-layer" data-idcheck="true"><img decoding="async" src="//www.bestbuddies.org/wp-content/plugins/revslider/sr6/assets/assets/dummy.png" alt="" class="tp-rs-img rs-lazyload" width="555" height="453" data-lazyload="//www.bestbuddies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fall-2024-Living-Pillar-slide-image.webp" data-no-retina="" style="touch-action: manipulation;"> 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-17" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,455px,31px;yo:169px,169px,95px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26,26,23,26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,348px,393px;h:157px,157px,131px,79px;" data-vbility="f,f,t,f" data-frame_1="st:30;sR:30;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8670;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Through the Best Buddies 
Living program, I've learned how to 
be on my own, make better decisions
for my life, and how to become a 
better person. ”        

– Rubin 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-556-layer-24" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:530px,530px,450px,15px;yo:169px,169px,140px,500px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,348px,416px;h:157px,157px,131px,auto;" data-vbility="f,f,f,t" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 10; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"Through the Best Buddies Living program, 
I've learned how to be on my own, make better 
decisions for my life, and how to become a 
better person.”        

– Rubin 
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								--><rs-layer-wrap class="rs-parallax-wrap " style="position: absolute; display: block; pointer-events: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><rs-layer id="slider-115-slide-557-layer-2" class="medium_light_white rs-layer" data-type="text" data-color="#000000||#000000||#000000||rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)" data-rsp_ch="on" data-xy="xo:550px,550px,450px,36px;yo:125px,125px,169px,156px;" data-pos="a" data-text="w:pre;s:18,18,16,16;l:26;" data-dim="w:613px,613px,auto,393px;h:157px,157px,auto,79px;" data-vbility="t,t,f,f" data-frame_1="sR:10;" data-frame_999="st:w;sR:8690;auto:true;" style="z-index: 7; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;; touch-action: manipulation;" data-idcheck="true">"There is nothing quite like connecting with someone 
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– Caroline Cardenas (Mentor) 
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– Caroline Cardenas (Mentor) 
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– Caroline Cardenas (Mentor) 
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			<p>Builds friendships between people with and without IDD, offering social mentoring while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion.</p>

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			<p>Secures jobs for people with IDD, allowing them to earn an income, pay taxes, and support themselves.</p>

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			<p>Educates and empowers people with and without IDD, to be leaders, public speakers and advocates.</p>

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			<p>Providing a vibrant, integrated living opportunity for people with and without IDD.</p>

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			<p>Family support and resources to raise a child with IDD.</p>

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			<p class="speech-bubble"><span style="color: #5a3f98; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">“Picture your best friend. Now imagine your life without that person. For people with developmental disabilities, the laughter and excitement of a best friend is only a dream. Best Buddies is a lifeline to the joy of having and being a friend.”</span></p>

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			<p class="speech-bubble"><span style="color: #5a3f98; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">“All of us need to open our minds and consider people with IDD as qualified, dependable employable candidates. These individuals are dedicated, skilled workers whose involvement in the workforce is relevant for all society.”</span></p>

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<div class="testimonial-author-name">Maria Shriver</div>
<div class="testimonial-author">Journalist &amp; Best Buddies Global Ambassador</div>

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			<p><span style="font-size: 20px !important; line-height: 38px !important; color: #ffffff;">Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant organization that has grown from one original chapter to nearly 3,000 chapters worldwide, positively impacting the lives of over 1.3 million people with and without IDD. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 states and in 45 countries around the world</span></p>

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/*5 pillars h3 heading*/
.pillar h3 {color:#5a4099;
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}
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}
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}
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.hb-emerald.hb-button,
.hb-pumpkin.hb-button,
.hb-darkly.hb-button,
.blue .hb-button{
font-size:inherit!important;}
}
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}
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	min-height:220px}
}
@media (max-width:1022px){
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}
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}
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}

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	color: #000000!important;
}
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}
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font-size:13px;
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}
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.hb-darkly.hb-button,
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font-size:11px;}
}
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.hb-pumpkin.hb-button,
.hb-darkly.hb-button,
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padding: 10px 10px;}
}

/*remove css*/
/*remove br tag on living */
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}


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