Speaking of ways to give\u2026Please mark your calendar for Giving Joy Day<\/a> on April 3. Our goal is to raise $500,000 to help students realize a life-changing degree.<\/p>\n Thank you for being a well-loved member of our Eastern community \u2013 and go Eags!<\/p>\n Barb<\/p>\n Barb Richey ’92 & ’99 | Vice President and Executive Director P.S. Visit our Giving Joy Day website to learn how you can help.<\/p>\n Alumni Sweethearts Share a Love of Eastern<\/p>\n Jon and Karen Heimbigner are familiar faces to many.\u00a0<\/strong>The longtime businessman and high school teacher have made a difference for others throughout their 53-year marriage. Now, after decades of giving to EWU, the couple have taken their philanthropy to the next level with a large gift that established the Jon and Karen Heimbigner Scholar Athlete Fund.<\/p>\n Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Risograph Machine Sparks Artistic Wave at EWU<\/p>\n Funders stepped up to help EWU’s Design Department\u00a0<\/strong>purchase a unique ‘digital screen printer’ out of Japan and to fund four rotating residencies. The resident artists will unlock the creative potential of this unusual machine and share what they learn with students and the larger community.<\/p>\n Read More<\/a><\/p>\n When Gwen Cash-James came to work at Eastern last year,<\/strong>\u00a0little did she know that one of her duties would be to oversee the awarding of the Florence and Earle Stewart Endowment. As a student, in the mid 1990s, Cash-James herself received two classics from the fund – books she cherishes to this day.<\/p>\n Read More<\/a><\/p>\n On Wednesday, April 3, EWU will celebrate our annual Giving Joy Day.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This year, Eagles will once again be out in full force for Giving Joy Day. As always, this red-and-white holiday is about raising funds that open doors for an affordable, transformational education for students of all backgrounds.<\/p>\n We are grateful for your support!\u00a0<\/strong>We invite you to join us in contributing to scholarship and program funds on April 3. Your gift will provide opportunities and eliminate roadblocks for hardworking students like Jessica Avalos\u00a0<\/strong>and Brooklyn Parkey, who will go on to make a difference in our community.<\/p>\n Visit our\u00a0Giving Joy Day website\u00a0<\/a>to meet future nurses Jessica and Brooklyn and learn how you can get involved.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Alumni G.O.L.D. Big Sky Championships, March 9-13 Eastern Magazine Fall\/Winter Issue Online<\/strong> Happy Valentine\u2019s Month, Eagles! I want to share a fun story of philanthropy and love with you this go around of Eagles Give. Did you know that quite a few students meet their forever person while on campus or as alumni out in the world? We have thousands of couples who share Eagle-inspired love stories.…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":462,"featured_media":797,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-86635","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-eagles-give-newsletter","stories_tags-eagles-give"],"acf":{"subheading":"News from the EWU Foundation","featured_image_format":"cover","display_featured_image":true,"display_byline":false,"display_date_published":false,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/462"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86830,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/86635\/revisions\/86830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEWU University Advancement and EWU Foundation<\/p>\n
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\nEagle Strong<\/h2>\n
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\nEagle Impact<\/h2>\n
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<\/h2>\nProfessor’s Legacy Has Touched Generations of Students<\/h2>\n
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<\/h2>\nGiving Joy Day \u2013 Eagles Like You to the Rescue!<\/h2>\n
\nEagle Endnotes<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nGraduates of the Last Decade Paying it Forward\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMen’s and Women’s Basketball Teams to Compete<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nEagle News for You<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"