{"id":10610,"date":"2025-10-30T18:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bvmi.org\/?p=10610"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:05:43","slug":"bvmi-a-legendary-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bvmi.org\/es\/bvmi-a-legendary-story\/","title":{"rendered":"BVMI: A Legendary Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10610\" class=\"elementor elementor-10610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a8fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15a8fab\" 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-ebad666\" data-id=\"ebad666\" 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-97aa11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97aa11e\" 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\">Meet four Legends whose vision and dedication helped bring BVMI to life.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98a488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98a488\" 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>BVMI&#8217;s Legends Luncheon was a heartfelt celebration honoring four extraordinary individuals: Dr. Art De Simone, Dr. Howard Lipton, Michelle Kaye, and Dale DeAngelis Mottola, whose vision and dedication helped bring BVMI to life. Their legacy not only shaped our past but is now guiding us into a new chapter, as BVMI expands healthcare access across the county. 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