{"337441":{"#nid":"337441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Charitable Campaign Nears Conclusion","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe annual State Charitable Contributions Campaign has already raised more than $200,000, and is more than halfway toward its participation goal.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ESo far, 666 employees have given $205,113 toward the goal of 1,500 people giving $330,000. The deadline to donate is Friday, Nov. 14.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EMichele Green, an administrative professional for the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, knows the power of the campaign firsthand. After a divorce left her in need of furniture and assistance, she found the Atlanta Step-Up Society, a campaign beneficiary that runs a thrift shop and provides services to veterans, the homeless, and those who are rebuilding their lives. Now that she\u2019s able, Green gives back to the organization.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cI give from my heart,\u201d said Green, who has also served as a Charitable Campaign ambassador for 10 years. \u201cYou just never know when you might need assistance.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThose who donate by Nov. 14 will be entered into a drawing for golf for four at the Currahee Club in Toccoa, Georgia. Faculty and staff can give through payroll deduction, check donations, credit\/debit card payment or WebCheck. Giving online through \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techworks.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETechWorks\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is confidential, secure, and simple to use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EFor more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/charitable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echaritable.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:charitable@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echaritable@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThe annual State Charitable Contributions Campaign has already raised more than $200,000, and is more than halfway toward its participation goal.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The annual State Charitable Contributions Campaign has already raised more than $200,000, and is more than halfway toward its participation goal."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-10-27 15:13:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:19","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"337431":{"id":"337431","type":"image","title":"Michele Green and Robert Barber","body":null,"created":"1449245216","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:06:56","changed":"1475895051","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:51","alt":"Michele Green and Robert Barber","file":{"fid":"200553","name":"image_2.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image_2_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image_2_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1852208,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/image_2_0.jpeg?itok=g5EoDRzc"}}},"media_ids":["337431"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/charitable.gatech.edu\/","title":"2014 Charitable Campaign"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2094","name":"charitable campaign"},{"id":"4152","name":"whistle"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:pavlik@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGraduate Education and Faculty Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}