{"546491":{"#nid":"546491","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Wins Governor\u2019s Cup for Ninth Year Running","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFor the ninth consecutive year, Georgia Tech has been recognized for the giving spirit of its employees through the State Charitable Contributions Program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech received the 2016 Governor\u2019s Cup, awarded annually to the state institution with the highest average contribution per employee in the statewide fundraising endeavor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EJoe Hughes, 2016 campaign chair, and Leanne West, 2017 campaign chair, attended the annual awards ceremony on June 9.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cI want to express my great appreciation to everyone within the Georgia Tech community who contributed or pledged and, specifically, acknowledge each of you who worked to make this campaign a success,\u201d said Hughes, professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. \u201cBecause the Georgia Tech community cares, there are many children, adults, and families throughout Georgia who are being helped to live healthier, safer, and better lives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThis year, 1,135 individuals contributed or pledged a total of $351,604. This is the second-highest total fundraising amount for the annual campaign.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ETech employees gave to 390 charitable organizations. Top recipients were the American Cancer Society, Atlanta Community Food Bank, Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital, and United Way of Greater Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech has won the Governor\u2019s Cup 14 out of the past 16 years for state agencies or universities with 1,001\u20139,000 employees. The annual campaign collects donations for nonprofits and charitable organizations that serve communities all over the state. All state entities, including University System of Georgia (USG) schools, participate in the annual fundraiser.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ELearn more about the annual charitable campaign at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/charitable.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Echaritable.gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EFor the ninth consecutive year, Georgia Tech has been recognized for the giving spirit of its employees through the State Charitable Contributions Program.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"For the ninth consecutive year, Georgia Tech has been recognized for the giving spirit of its employees through the State Charitable Contributions Program."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2016-06-21 14:22:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:57","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"244801":{"id":"244801","type":"image","title":"Charitable Campaign Logo","body":null,"created":"1449243722","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:42:02","changed":"1509375428","gmt_changed":"2017-10-30 14:57:08","alt":"Charitable Campaign Logo","file":{"fid":"228000","name":"charitablecampaign.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30261,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg?itok=kZ70XhrQ"}}},"media_ids":["244801"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/charitable.gatech.edu\/","title":"2014 Charitable Campaign"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2094","name":"charitable campaign"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"4790","name":"fundraising"},{"id":"342","name":"Georgia"},{"id":"2096","name":"philanthropy"},{"id":"166873","name":"state charitable contributions program"}],"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:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}