{"332361":{"#nid":"332361","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Parents Fund for Student Life and Leadership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the most important missions at Tech is to promote service and social change.\u0026nbsp; The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOffice of Leadership and Civic Engagement\u003C\/a\u003E exemplifies this mission and Parents Fund dollars supports their programs. One of these programs, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/content\/6\/serve-today\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/leadandengage.gatech.edu\/content\/6\/serve-today\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESmall Act Big Impact\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, provides personal hygiene kits for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantamission.org\/atlanta-day-shelter-for-women\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantamission.org\/atlanta-day-shelter-for-women\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAtlanta Mission: Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and this year the Parents Fund was a proud sponsor of this student-led service project that helped to assemble more than 1,000 critical needs kits. Read more...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn September we hosted our fall Parents Advisory Board meeting and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=20\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=20\u0022\u003EBoard Members\u003C\/a\u003E were also given the opportunity to participate in this service project hosted by Director of Leadership and Civic Engagement Gerome Stephens and Civic Engagement Coordinator Sarah Perkins.\u0026nbsp; After hearing a presentation on \u003Cem\u003ESmall Act Big Impact\u003C\/em\u003E and the incredible amount of support the students showed to the cause, the board members helped assemble kits to be donated to the Atlanta Mission.\u0026nbsp; Additionally, they crafted personal notes of encouragement and drew pictures of Yellow Jacket pride to show just how much Tech supports these women and children as they begin to establish self-sufficiency.\u0026nbsp; If you would like more information on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=3\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=3\u0022\u003EParents Fund\u003C\/a\u003E or would like to invest in student activities on campus please \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=3\u0022 data-cke-saved-href=\u0022http:\/\/parents.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=3\u0022\u003Econtact us\u003C\/a\u003E today.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Parents Fund for Student Life and Leadership helping student organizations thrive."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2014-10-08 14:48:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:11","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"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":[],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}