{"id":1528,"date":"2024-03-02T18:55:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T23:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/2024\/03\/02\/russ-berrie-award-2022\/"},"modified":"2025-01-04T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T15:21:53","slug":"russ-berrie-award-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/en\/2024\/03\/02\/russ-berrie-award-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Russ Berrie Award 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b073b61b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:calc( 0.25 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)))\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6aa4370a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/diana-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1849\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/diana-2-3.jpg 543w, https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/diana-2-3-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Making a Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Diana Mejia, founder of Wind of the Spirit, was recognized as a 2022 Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award Honoree for her tireless work in the fight for immigrant justice. Under his leadership, the organization has contributed to immigrant rights policies through organizing, advocacy, education and mobilization of immigrant and non-immigrant communities. 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