{"id":56686,"date":"2026-10-07T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/?p=56686"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:08:35","slug":"perfect-timing-thank-you-for-making-this-campaign-so-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/bulletin\/2026\/10\/07\/perfect-timing-thank-you-for-making-this-campaign-so-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Timing: Thank You for Making This Campaign So Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we close the incentive portion of this year\u2019s <strong>Perfect Timing Employee Giving Campaign<\/strong>, we want to say one thing above all else:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to everyone who made a gift, participated in the weekly drawings, encouraged a colleague, shared a bulletin, donated a prize or simply helped make this campaign feel like a true campus-wide effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The generosity of the Virginia Western community shows up in so many ways every day. Faculty and staff give their time, energy, expertise, encouragement and care to help our students succeed. Employee giving is another expression of that same commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every gift, no matter the amount, helps strengthen the resources available to students and demonstrates something important about who we are as a college community: <strong>we believe in our students, and we are invested in their success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations to Our Final Prize Winners!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tonya Judd<\/strong><br>Mill Mountain Theatre tickets to <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sheila Haynes<\/strong><br>One month of reserved parking in lot 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to Tonya and Sheila, and to <strong>all of our prize winners throughout the campaign!<\/strong> Thank you for helping make the Perfect Timing campaign especially fun this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the weekly prizes have now come to an end, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/giving\/employee-giving\/\">employee giving<\/a> continues throughout the fiscal year.<\/strong> You can make a gift at any time, and every gift received during the fiscal year will continue to count toward our overall employee giving total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you support scholarships, the Student Emergency Fund, CCAP, the Student Food Co-Op fueled by Kroger or another area that matters to you, your generosity helps create opportunities and provide support for Virginia Western students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of all, thank you for everything you already do for our students and for one another. 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