{"id":1146,"date":"2026-06-08T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1146"},"modified":"2026-06-12T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:55:50","slug":"supporting-the-ems-experience","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/article\/supporting-the-ems-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the EMS Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Advancement<\/h3>\n<p>The stories of student growth and alumni success in these pages are a direct result of your generosity and partnership. We are deeply grateful for your continued support.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Christmas Fund Drive and Great Community Give highlighted the generosity of our alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends who make EMS strong. Your generous spirit sustains the experiences of an EMS education\u2014from Discovery trips and E-terms to arts, athletics, and personalized college counseling.<\/p>\n<p>As one recent graduate reflected in a video interview, \u201cI don\u2019t know where else you\u2019ll see a principal get you an internship.\u201d Stories like these remind us that your gifts do more than support programs; they foster the relationships and experiences that shape students long after graduation.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>As we approach the close of the fiscal year, we are grateful for the strong support we have received. We are still working toward fully meeting our annual fundraising goals. Gifts made before June 30 continue to make a meaningful difference in sustaining financial aid and the full EMS experience.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who helps us build a learning community where students are known, supported, and encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>With gratitude,<br \/>\nTRISHA MAUST \u201995 BLOSSER<br \/>\n<em>Director of Advancement<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancement The stories of student growth and alumni success in these pages are a direct result of your generosity and partnership. We are deeply grateful for your continued support. This year, Christmas Fund Drive and Great Community Give highlighted the generosity of our alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends who make EMS strong. Your generous spirit&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1159,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"issuem_issue":[44],"issuem_issue_categories":[],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"class_list":["post-1146","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","issuem_issue-summer-2026"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1146\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/today\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}