{"id":36815,"date":"2021-05-07T02:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=36815"},"modified":"2021-05-06T23:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:29:55","slug":"innovators-now-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2021\/05\/07\/innovators-now-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovators now online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>JFS fundraiser takes guests on \u201cplane ride\u201d to a place above the clouds. <em>(screenshot)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jewish Family Services is doing something new with its Innovators Lunch. Normally a large in-person event, the annual fundraiser this year is an entirely digital experience that forgoes the usual format of lunch and speaker. And, for the first time, registration is free.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of a ticket, guests receive a \u201cboarding pass\u201d to click on, which will transport\u00a0them to a virtual plane, rising above the clouds in what feels like a virtual gaming experience. An introductory message appears from Tanja Demajo, JFS chief executive officer. Once at their digital destination, attendees can navigate to learn about JFS services\u00a0and the impact they have on the lives of clients.<\/p>\n<p>An AI host greets guests, guiding them through the Gallery of Innovation to view stories focused on three different pillars of JFS services: food security, mental health, and wellness and senior\u00a0care. There is an opportunity to donate and support the areas of greatest need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though we can\u2019t physically connect with each other, we\u2019re trying, through this experience, to engage people in this space with some imagination and playfulness, so they can see things in a different and inspiring way,\u201d said Demajo. \u201cAs JFS\u2019s major annual fundraiser, the funds raised are critical in giving us the assurance that the 3,000 clients who depend on us to feel secure and supported can continue to do so during the third wave of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Innovators event went live on May 4 and has been extended due to popular demand. Flights will continue to \u201ctake off\u201d for another week. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/jfsvancouver.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jfsvancouver.ca<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u2013 Courtesy JFS Vancouver<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JFS fundraiser takes guests on \u201cplane ride\u201d to a place above the clouds. (screenshot) Jewish Family Services is doing something new with its Innovators Lunch. Normally a large in-person event, the annual fundraiser this year is an entirely digital experience that forgoes the usual format of lunch and speaker. And, for the first time, registration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[8039,20512,7702,7703],"class_list":["post-36815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-fundraiser","tag-innovators","tag-jewish-family-services","tag-jfs"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}