{"id":538,"date":"2024-07-16T20:36:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T03:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2024-09-06T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T15:34:21","slug":"538-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Gherkins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Welcome to the website of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Community Group<\/strong> (GHRSCG) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c9d9f18fdc410e5a7d8d13940366978\">also known as &#8220;The Gherkins!&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gherkins formed in 2016 to help refugees come to Victoria. As of 2024 we have three successful sponsorships under our belts and are working on our fourth. We can\u2019t do it without the help of many generous donors and volunteers like you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Want to know more about the Gherkins? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?page_id=7\">About Us.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re planning a sponsorship, the Gherkins regularly organize fundraising events such as music bingo, giant garage sales, and other events featuring delicious Syrian food. Currently we\u2019re planning a Music Bingo night at the Fernwood Inn \u2013 to decide if you want to join the fun, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?cat=3\">Events<\/a> page\u00a0and to sign up visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/gherkins-music-bingo-fundraising-event-tickets-1007266319677?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Eventbrite<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Want to know about upcoming fundraisers? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?page_id=36\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"36\">Events<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Supporting a new family for a whole year means raising money for rent, groceries, and other costs; as you know, life in Victoria is expensive. We always welcome donations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Want to donate? See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?page_id=4\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4\">Donate.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Do you have questions or would you like to help? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/?page_id=50\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"50\">Contact us!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the website of the Gordon Head Refugee Sponsorship Community Group (GHRSCG) also known as &ldquo;The Gherkins!&rdquo; The Gherkins formed in 2016 to help refugees come to Victoria. As of 2024 we have three successful sponsorships under our belts and are working on our fourth. We can&rsquo;t do it without the help of many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":539,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=538"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":615,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions\/615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghrscg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}