{"id":8889,"date":"2024-10-02T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epiny.org\/?page_id=8889"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T18:26:29","slug":"39th-annual-chocolate-ball-announcement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.epiny.org\/epi-fundraising-events\/39th-annual-chocolate-ball-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"39th Annual Chocolate Ball Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">39<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Chocolate Ball<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\"><strong>Saturday, March 8, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Experience the wonder of the rainforest<br>at the 39th Annual Chocolate Ball:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Enchanted Rainforest Gala<\/strong><br><strong>Saturday, March 8th, 2025<\/strong><br>Joseph A. 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