{"id":1522,"date":"2013-10-28T16:19:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T16:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2017-05-23T21:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T21:00:47","slug":"the-augsburg-associates-invite-you-to-celebrate-velkommen-jul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2013\/10\/28\/the-augsburg-associates-invite-you-to-celebrate-velkommen-jul\/","title":{"rendered":"The Augsburg Associates Invite All to Celebrate Velkommen Jul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Velkommen Jul <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, December 6, 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11 a.m., Christensen Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Augsburg Associates invite the Augsburg community to celebrate Velkommen Jul as a most delightful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-II-11h1l7e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1525 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Velkommen II\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-II-11h1l7e-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A Christmas tree decked in ornaments at Velkommen Jul\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-II-11h1l7e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-II-11h1l7e-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>way\u00a0to begin the Advent season. \u00a0The festive mood greets everyone with a beautifully displayed Scandinavian boutique on the first floor of the Christensen Center. \u00a0There, guests will find delicate and delicious cookies, candies and breads, as well as a wonderful collection of gifts, ranging from candles, napkins, and ornaments to table linens, specialty handmade greeting cards and other irresistible items for sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-III-1xoxnzz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1523 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Velkommen III\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-III-1xoxnzz-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kransekake (almond ring cake) at Velkommen Jul\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-III-1xoxnzz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/10\/Velkommen-III-1xoxnzz-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>After shopping, all are invited to the upper level in the Center, where there will be an array of tables laden with delicious Scandinavian goodies, beautifully presented for all to enjoy. Lively conversation, accompanied by good coffee and lefse, is the order of the day. Donations are welcomed and appreciated as all are returned to Augsburg students in the form of scholarships from the Associates. <strong>Come and join the celebration on December 6 and don\u2019t forget to wear your Norwegian sweater!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Velkommen Jul Friday, December 6, 2013 11 a.m., Christensen Center The Augsburg Associates invite the Augsburg community to celebrate Velkommen &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-giving-back"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1522"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48160,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522\/revisions\/48160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}