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decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="content-listing__item-content"> <h1 class="content-listing__item-title"><a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/stories/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/">Coast Capital support gives UFV trades and technology students a helping hand</a></h1> <ul class="content-listing__meta meta"> </ul> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Macey Michaud has had a passion for cooking and baking since before she could reach the...<a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/stories/coast-capital-support-gives-ufv-trades-and-technology-students-a-helping-hand/" class="read-more"><span class="u__sr-only">Read More</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article class="content-listing__item js__equal-heights-item"> <a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/stories/empowering-futures-how-ufv-employees-make-a-lasting-impact-through-giving/" class="content-listing__thm-link"><img width="644" height="304" 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Thousands of people...<a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/abbotsford-disaster-relief-fund/" class="read-more"><span class="u__sr-only">Read More</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article class="content-listing__item js__equal-heights-item"> <a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/ufv-united-way-employee-giving-campaign-2021/"><img width="223" height="223" src="https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/employee-breakfast-square-223x223.png" class="attachment-inline-thumb size-inline-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/employee-breakfast-square-223x223.png 223w, https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/employee-breakfast-square-300x300.png 300w, https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/employee-breakfast-square-150x150.png 150w, https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/employee-breakfast-square.png 400w" sizes="(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px" /></a> <div class="content-listing__item-content"> <h1 class="content-listing__item-title"><a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/ufv-united-way-employee-giving-campaign-2021/">UFV/United Way Employee Giving Campaign 2021</a></h1> <p>Thanks to all who attended this year’s UFV/United Way Employee Giving campaign cook-off kick-off!</p> <p>The winning team was University Librarian...<a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/ufv-united-way-employee-giving-campaign-2021/" class="read-more"><span class="u__sr-only">Read More</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article class="content-listing__item js__equal-heights-item"> <a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/make-a-difference-this-holiday-season/"><img width="223" height="223" src="https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/admin-ajax-2-e1639696072720-223x223.png" class="attachment-inline-thumb size-inline-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/admin-ajax-2-e1639696072720-223x223.png 223w, https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/admin-ajax-2-e1639696072720-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px" /></a> <div class="content-listing__item-content"> <h1 class="content-listing__item-title"><a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/make-a-difference-this-holiday-season/">Make a difference this holiday season</a></h1> <p>You may have noticed that many communities are facing a shortage...<a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/projects/make-a-difference-this-holiday-season/" class="read-more"><span class="u__sr-only">Read More</span></a></p> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="content-listing content-listing--news-events content-listing--home module js__equal-heights"> <h2 class="module__title">Donor Highlights</h2> <div class="content-listing__col js__equal-heights-item">  <div class="content-listing__items"> <article class="content-listing__item"> <a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/news/community-comes-together-for-ufvs-steltelawtexw-celebration/" class="content-listing__thm-link"><img width="644" height="304" src="https://giving.ufv.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Community-celebration-644x304.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Guest arrive at UFV's Agricultural Centre of Excellence for the Celebration of Community. They're holding umbrellas but cheerful in the rain." decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="content-listing__item-content"> <h1 class="content-listing__item-title"><a href="https://giving.ufv.ca/news/community-comes-together-for-ufvs-steltelawtexw-celebration/">Community comes together for UFV’s St’elt’elawtexw Celebration</a></h1> <ul class="content-listing__meta meta"> <li class="meta--date">October 9, 2024</li>  </ul> <p> UFV’s Agriculture Centre of Excellence officially opened on April 4, 2014, at the Chilliwack campus. 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