{"id":164391,"date":"2025-10-20T08:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:10:05","slug":"12th-annual-thanks-for-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391","title":{"rendered":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\">Dear NMC students, faculty and staff:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I hope your fall semester is\u00a0o<span class=\"gmail_default\">ff to a strong start. As the fall colors peak and the leaves begin to fall, I hope<\/span> that you\u2019re looking forward to the Thanksgiving break as much as I am. As we prepare for this important time of connection and gratitude, I\u2019m asking your help to make sure everyone can enjoy this meaningful tradition.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the twelfth annual year, Kristy McDonald\u2019s Professional Communications class is partnering with the NMC Food Pantry and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan to donate to 175 families in the Traverse City community. Boxes\u2013each of which feeds approximately six people\u2013will be distributed at the NMC gym on November 24.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are enrolled at NMC as a student (part-time or full-time), or are a faculty or staff member who could use a meal,\u00a0you can apply\u00a0to receive a full Thanksgiving meal for you and your family. The process will be confidential and convenient. The boxes also provide support in the days following the holiday, easing any uncertainty families might have.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By donating $10 or more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nmc.edu\/give\">nmc.edu\/give<\/a>\u00a0during our month-long drive, donors will have the chance to win exciting prizes, including: a two-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge and a $250 hotel credit, a six-course wine dinner for two, brunch for two at Aerie (Grand Traverse Resort),\u00a0and a lunch for two at Lobdell\u2019s. (Choose the amount, select \u201cdesignate my gift to other,\u201d and type in \u201cThanks For Giving.\u201d) Donors can only enter the prize drawing once. Winners will be announced after the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community members also have the option to donate at a spooky glow skate event hosted by our class on October 25 between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Howe Ice Arena in the Traverse City Civic Center. Admission will be $10 to enter and $5 to rent ice skates. Costumes encouraged.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The final option to assist is to donate peanut butter or granola bars in their marked red bins, found in NMC\u2019s Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, Parsons-Stulen Building, and the Great Lakes Campus.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With your help, we can ensure every Hawk Owl enjoys a meaningful and memorable Thanksgiving.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nick<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear NMC students, faculty and staff: \u00a0 I hope your fall semester is\u00a0off to a strong start. As the fall colors peak and the leaves begin to fall, I hope that you\u2019re looking forward to the Thanksgiving break as much as I am. As we prepare for this important time of connection and gratitude, I\u2019m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intercom","category-presidents-update"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear NMC students, faculty and staff: \u00a0 I hope your fall semester is\u00a0off to a strong start. As the fall colors peak and the leaves begin to fall, I hope that you\u2019re looking forward to the Thanksgiving break as much as I am. As we prepare for this important time of connection and gratitude, I\u2019m [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emily Crull\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emily Crull\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Emily Crull\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47fd24f132187b599f19b40349f7f2d8\"},\"headline\":\"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Intercom\",\"President Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391\",\"name\":\"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=164391#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"name\":\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"description\":\"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"width\":449,\"height\":598,\"caption\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/nmc_tc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nmc_tc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/northwestern-michigan-college\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Northwestern_Michigan_College\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47fd24f132187b599f19b40349f7f2d8\",\"name\":\"Emily Crull\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.nmc.edu\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?author=18\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","og_description":"Dear NMC students, faculty and staff: \u00a0 I hope your fall semester is\u00a0off to a strong start. As the fall colors peak and the leaves begin to fall, I hope that you\u2019re looking forward to the Thanksgiving break as much as I am. As we prepare for this important time of connection and gratitude, I\u2019m [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391","og_site_name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","article_published_time":"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00","author":"Emily Crull","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@nmc_tc","twitter_site":"@nmc_tc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Emily Crull","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391"},"author":{"name":"Emily Crull","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/47fd24f132187b599f19b40349f7f2d8"},"headline":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving","datePublished":"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391"},"wordCount":370,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Intercom","President Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391","name":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-10-20T12:22:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-20T18:10:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=164391#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"12th annual Thanks-For-Giving"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","description":"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization","name":"Northwestern Michigan College","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","width":449,"height":598,"caption":"Northwestern Michigan College"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/x.com\/nmc_tc","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nmc_tc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/northwestern-michigan-college\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwestern_Michigan_College"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/47fd24f132187b599f19b40349f7f2d8","name":"Emily Crull","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/"],"url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?author=18"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164414,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164391\/revisions\/164414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=164391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=164391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}