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So far, over <strong>60 Virginia Western Community College employees have donated to the Employee Giving Campaign<\/strong>, and we&#8217;d love to <strong>double that number by the end of the campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you give, you&#8217;re supporting the <strong>Student Food Co-Op fueled by Kroger<\/strong>, which provides meals and groceries to students who would otherwise go hungry, and you&#8217;re lifting up <strong>Great Expectations<\/strong>, which helps foster youth beat the odds and succeed at three times the national average. These programs continue to thrive in large part because of employee giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make your gift of <strong>$10 or more<\/strong> today and you&#8217;ll be entered into this week&#8217;s prize drawing AND the grand prize drawing for two tickets to see Beth Macy at her October 16<sup>th<\/sup> book launch, plus two signed copies of <em>Paper Girl.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 6 Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lois Spencer &#8212; Hollywood&#8217;s Gift Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carole Gabrielson &#8212; Hotel Roanoke-Regency Room- dinner for two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dale Dulaney &#8212; Orvis Gift Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelley Lyons &#8212; Buff City Soap Goodie Bag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 7 Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buff City Soap Company &#8212; Gift Box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Cow Ice Cream Co &#8212; Card for One Scoop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hollywood&#8217;s Eatery in Hollins &#8212; Gift Card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deb&#8217;s Frozen Lemonade &#8212; Gift Card for three large lemonades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rail Yard Dawgs &#8212; Voucher for 4 tickets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We need YOU. Every donation no matter the size transforms lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vwccef.fcsuite.com\/erp\/donate\">Click GIVE NOW to make your gift today!<\/a><\/strong><br>For more information, visit the Educational Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/giving\/employee-giving\/\">Employee Giving Page<\/a>.<br>Questions? Contact Syreeta Combs at (540) 857-6833 or scombs@virginiawestern.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Only 2 weeks left for prizes&#8211;don&#8217;t miss out!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the next-to-last week for prizes&#8211;don&#8217;t miss your chance to join in! So far, over 60 Virginia Western Community College employees have donated to the Employee Giving Campaign, and we&#8217;d love to double that number by the end of the campaign. 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