{"id":165116,"date":"2025-11-26T08:16:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=165116"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:17:11","slug":"happy-thanksgiving-hawk-owls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=165116","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving Hawk Owls!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Folks,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I try to bring an\u00a0<em>attitude of gratitude<\/em>\u00a0to work with me every day, Thanksgiving affords a special opportunity to pause and reflect on all that I have to be thankful for. And, while I am grateful for all that you do every day, Thanksgiving affords me a special day to say\u00a0<em>thanks<\/em>\u00a0to you, for all that each and every one of you do to breathe life into our NMC mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An\u00a0<em>attitude of gratitude\u00a0<\/em>is woven into the fabric of our NMC culture. This past month, I saw it expressed by students, faculty, and staff alike:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I saw 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grade students from Blair Elementary here on our campus, grateful for the friendship they receive from their generous NMC mentors.<\/li>\n<li>I saw the largest turnout ever for the\u00a0&#8220;Walk for Health and Homelessness&#8221;, where our students show compassion for those experiencing housing insecurity.<\/li>\n<li>I saw Kristy McDonald\u2019s service-learning class assemble free Thanksgiving meals \u2013 212 of them \u2013 providing members of our community (including NMC students and their families) an opportunity to enjoy a Thanksgiving celebration. I also saw the Culinary Students in Kristy\u2019s class create a cookie decorating kit, to offer joy along with the sustenance.<\/li>\n<li>I saw our faculty and staff welcoming TCAPS 5th graders\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0every 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0grader at TCAPS &#8211;\u00a0to explore our campus and learn about health occupations\u00a0so they\u00a0might\u00a0begin to imagine themselves at NMC and perhaps in a future career in health care.<\/li>\n<li>I saw the College and community join together for our annual Veterans Day ceremony,\u00a0giving thanks to our country\u2019s veterans.<\/li>\n<li>And, I also saw students, faculty, staff, trustees,\u00a0and Foundation board members join together as volunteers to distribute approximately 7,000 lbs. of food at our mobile food pantry, yesterday &#8211; our largest ever distribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am grateful that\u00a0<em>together<\/em>\u00a0we get to serve our NMC mission, helping students move from where they are today to where they hope to be. There\u2019s no more meaningful and fulfilling job than ours:\u00a0to\u00a0help ensure\u00a0that\u00a0our students\u00a0succeed in the pursuit of their dreams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, I am reminded of the NMC Foundation\u2019s mission, to<em>\u00a0mobilize generosity<\/em>. These examples above show how generous our NMC family is \u2013 showing up and caring for our College\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0our community. This is not new, this is our NMC mission \u2013\u00a0<em>transforming lives and enriching our communities<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 and has been practiced for the past 74 years. As we look to next year, and celebrating the College\u2019s 75<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary, let\u2019s ask how we might grow that generosity and impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks, While I try to bring an\u00a0attitude of gratitude\u00a0to work with me every day, Thanksgiving affords a special opportunity to pause and reflect on all that I have to be thankful for. 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