{"id":1214,"date":"2019-02-07T21:12:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T21:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/aapaan\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:14:28","slug":"rwkppw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/apan\/2019\/02\/07\/rwkppw\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugee Welcome Kits Packing Party Winter 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">AAPAAN is participating in a community service on Saturday, February 23 to help local refugees by putting together welcome kits. 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