{"id":147,"date":"2009-01-13T22:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-14T03:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/2009\/01\/13\/birthday-blessings\/"},"modified":"2009-01-13T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-14T03:18:00","slug":"birthday-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/birthday-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/hungerrumblings\/2009\/07\/ace_cause-746363.jpg\" alt=\"ace_cause-746363\" title=\"ace_cause-746363\" width=\"201\" height=\"291\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-238\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Annie is inviting her Facebook friends to donate $28 to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal in honor of her 28th birthday. Her goal is to raise $280 by January 17. 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