{"id":12317,"date":"2026-09-09T16:02:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/?page_id=12317"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T22:17:56","slug":"2026fallappeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/2026fallappeal\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Fall Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_a0b33ba5bce0b725c185d9dc2923fcd5\" class=\"background container--vertical background-color--none full-width\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"i72-image background__image-container cover\" role=\"img\" title=\"NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb\" aria-label=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb.png 3000w 3000h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-300x112.png 300w 112h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-768x286.png 768w 286h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-1024x381.png 1024w 381h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-1536x572.png 1536w 572h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-2048x762.png 2048w 762h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-18x7.png 18w 7h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-150x56.png 150w 56h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb-1280x476.png 1280w 476h,https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewStudentOrientation_2026forweb.png 2056w 765h\" data-original-width=\"2056\" data-original-height=\"765\"><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"background__inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n<div id=\"block_a55c803a66a13bd0637bc8d9545ee1d1\" class=\"wysiwyg page-width\"><h1 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #062d68\">Say YES to<br \/>\nWhat Comes Next<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"block_bd5f033db1d55e906186d28a1c3b990b\" class=\"link-button align-right page-width\">\r\n\t<a class=\"button button-color--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/bufusa.donorsupport.co\/-\/XSBAWRBM\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link to: Donate Now and Support Our Students\">Donate Now and Support Our Students<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"block_cfa2afd1b3099a7f28b9b53bfc4eb4f4\" class=\"background container--vertical background-color--F5F6F7 page-width\">\r\n\t\t<!-- Image Error (Could not load $image) -->\t\t<div class=\"background__inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n<h4 id=\"block_b05a10472382a10e66831049b3f17d75\" class=\"heading align-center text-color--0061AA bb-pitalic  bb-dkblue page-width\">This summer, Bethlehem University student Ghassan Johnny Altawil said yes to an extraordinary opportunity: an internship at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in a country he had never visited.<\/h4>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"block_888ea534dd231481d574414b21182d6c\" class=\"row row--default container--horizontal row-break--4 background-color--none page-width vertical-align--top\">\r\n\t\t<!-- Image Error (Could not load $image) -->\t\t<div class=\"row__inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n<div id=\"block_c243a6ed66d04523759f7e866062c6b6\" class=\"wysiwyg page-width\"><h3>Students Like Ghassan Are Choosing a Future at Home<\/h3>\n<p>For Palestinian students, earning a university degree can open pathways to meaningful work, service, and a future in their own communities. But economic hardship is making it increasingly difficult for many families to keep higher education within reach.<\/p>\n<p>Bethlehem University remains committed to giving students like Ghassan the education, experiences, and resources they need to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>After a month in the United States this summer, Ghassan returned home more certain of where he belongs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisiting the U.S. made me sure that I want to live in Bethlehem,\u201d he said. \u201cHome to me is not just a location. It\u2019s the family and friends I have here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12426\" src=\"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Ghassan\" width=\"223\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af-960x1280.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/bufusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4875124-994b-4ba1-b456-1edb23ec05af.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a href=\"#XSQEXKDX\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a>\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"block_dc34a355ad3103cc35b5a343d7704f72\" class=\"wysiwyg page-width\"><h3>Your Yes Helps Make Their Yes Possible<\/h3>\n<p>Mary said yes to a future she could not see. Ghassan said yes to an opportunity\u2014and returned ready to build his future in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>Your gift helps Bethlehem University continue saying yes to students like him.<\/p>\n<p>A gift to the <strong>Bethlehem University Foundation Annual Fund<\/strong> strengthens the education, resources, and opportunities that help Palestinian students learn, grow, and prepare for their futures.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$4,000 helps sustain Bethlehem University\u2019s mission of education and service.<\/li>\n<li>$1,000 strengthens the resources students need to learn and grow.<\/li>\n<li>$500 helps keep opportunity within reach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>This fall, say yes to what comes next for students like Ghassan.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"block_888ea534dd231481d574414b21182d6c\" class=\"row row--default container--horizontal row-break--4 background-color--none page-width vertical-align--top\">\r\n\t\t<!-- Image Error (Could not load $image) -->\t\t<div class=\"row__inner-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n<div id=\"block_f5b37977e9cec6b035fe77004ddbefa9\" class=\"link-button align-center page-width\">\r\n\t<a class=\"button button-color--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/bufusa.donorsupport.co\/-\/XSBAWRBM\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link to: Donate Now and Support Our Students\">Donate Now and Support Our Students<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12317","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12317"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12445,"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12317\/revisions\/12445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufusa.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}