{"id":2701,"date":"2025-12-17T14:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.asph.sc.edu\/aphasia\/?page_id=2701"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:04:46","slug":"lunch-bunch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.asph.sc.edu\/aphasia\/lunch-bunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch Bunch Community Outreach Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2701\" class=\"elementor elementor-2701\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f16f17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f16f17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1247bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1247bc\" 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>Lunch Bunch is our monthly community outreach program where stroke survivors with aphasia, their families, friends, and community members come together for lunch at local Columbia, SC restaurants. These outings create a supportive space to practice real-world communication, connect with others who share similar experiences, and build confidence in everyday interactions. We also share communication tips for participants and local waitstaff, to help foster understanding and to spread aphasia awareness throughout our community. If you are interested in joining our Lunch Bunch program, please email Lauren Hammond at <u><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\"><a title=\"mailto:lmh17@email.sc.edu\" href=\"mailto:lmh17@email.sc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1;\">lmh17@email.sc.edu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a7d27 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d4a7d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/web.asph.sc.edu\/aphasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dining_out_with_confidence.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our Guide to Dining Out With Confidence<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c8b79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08c8b79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15621aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"15621aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/8N8SAR2E0UM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunch Bunch is our monthly community outreach program where stroke survivors with aphasia, their families, friends, and community members come together for lunch at local Columbia, SC restaurants. 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