{"id":11562,"date":"2021-02-25T18:59:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T23:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11562"},"modified":"2021-02-25T19:16:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:16:07","slug":"dukes-helping-others-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11562","title":{"rendered":"Dukes Helping Others Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11568\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=11568\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"food-640-480\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/food-640-480.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who donated to Feeding America &#8211; Kentucky&#8217;s Heartland in the inaugural running of our <a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=11526\">Dukes Helping Others<\/a> campaign. Through your contributions, over 3,000 meals we provided to individuals in need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you need a refresher, we&#8217;re trying to harness the power of the JMU football fanbase to make a small difference in the world. Each week, we&#8217;ll choose a charity to donate to either in the Valley or nearby that week&#8217;s opponent. This week we&#8217;ll be raising money for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghfoodbank.org\/agency\/west-hills-food-pantry\/\">West Hills Food Pantry<\/a>. For every dollar donated, five meals will be provided. Any donation is appreciated, but we&#8217;re just asking JMU fans to start with 5 bucks. Text &#8220;ROOTIN&#8221; to ext 707070 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pledgeling.com\/dukes-helping-others-week-2-7106\">click here<\/a> to get started. And spread the word!<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D11562&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who donated to Feeding America &#8211; Kentucky&#8217;s Heartland in the inaugural running of our Dukes Helping Others campaign. Through your contributions, over 3,000 meals we provided to individuals in need. In case you need a refresher, we&#8217;re trying to harness the power of the JMU football fanbase [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6876,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=6876","url_meta":{"origin":11562,"position":0},"title":"Welcome Back, Is JMU Playoff Bound or What?","date":"August 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Well hello there. How have you been? It's damn good to see you again. Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. After a long and relatively uneventful summer, we're finally on the cusp of starting the 2014 JMU football season. It's game week. It really is. 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