{"id":23808,"date":"2020-11-20T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T23:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=23808"},"modified":"2020-11-20T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T00:39:52","slug":"cooking-to-make-a-difference-virtually-cook-off-campaign-launch-was-a-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2020\/11\/20\/cooking-to-make-a-difference-virtually-cook-off-campaign-launch-was-a-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"UFV employees cook to Make a Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23754\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/pancakes3-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UFV conducted a fabulous UFV\/United Way Employee Breakfast Cook-Off on November 17. Heartfelt congratulations to our winning chef, Dr. Lenore Newman! For those who registered but couldn\u2019t attend, you can view the recording <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ffnKyFNBtBM\">here<\/a>. And you\u2019ll want to. It was HILARIOUS.<\/p>\n<p>This holiday season join us in giving back to UFV students facing financial challenges. It&#8217;s a wonderful feeling to make a difference, to know you&#8217;ve helped others, solved a problem, changed a life. A UFV education is transformational in more ways than one. Our students develop the knowledge, skills, and practical experience that prepare them for careers that help make a meaningful difference in our communities. The ripple effect of your kindness and generosity is truly exponential.<\/p>\n<p>If you are able, please consider a donation to support the UFV Student Emergency Fund, the United Way, or both. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.ufv.ca\/\">giving.ufv.ca<\/a> to make a donation online.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23810\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/Giving-Tuesday-Twitter-header-640x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/Giving-Tuesday-Twitter-header-640x213.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/Giving-Tuesday-Twitter-header-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/Giving-Tuesday-Twitter-header-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2020\/11\/Giving-Tuesday-Twitter-header.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The campaign runs until Giving Tuesday, December 1. All gifts will be matched, doubling your impact. Employees already donating through payroll deduction or redirection of parking fees will be included in the match. And all donors will be entered in a draw to win one of three $25 gift cards on December 3, otherwise known as Thankful Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank you for considering a gift to support UFV students who are struggling financially as a result of COVID-19. You can make a difference by enabling access to education during this difficult year.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.ufv.ca\/2020-Employee-Make-a-Difference\">here<\/a> to support our students today.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Natalina MacLeod at <a href=\"mailto:natalina.macleod@ufv.ca\">natalina.macleod@ufv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">12\/03\/2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UFV conducted a fabulous UFV\/United Way Employee Breakfast Cook-Off on November 17. Heartfelt congratulations to our winning chef, Dr. Lenore Newman! For those who registered but couldn\u2019t attend, you can view the recording here. And you\u2019ll want to. It was HILARIOUS. This holiday season join us in giving back to UFV students facing financial &#8230; <a title=\"UFV employees cook to Make a Difference\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2020\/11\/20\/cooking-to-make-a-difference-virtually-cook-off-campaign-launch-was-a-blast\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23808"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23818,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23808\/revisions\/23818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}