<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/1126-skidmore-cares.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>With creativity and hearts of gold, Skidmore supports local nonprofits</title><author/><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>11/27/2024 10:15:56 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Thanks to a match from Trustee James Zankel ’92 and hundreds of Skidmore community members, Skidmore Cares raised more than $30,000 and collected nearly 5,000 items for local community organizations.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/1126-skidmania-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Students performing at Skidmania"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2024/images/1126-skidmania-main.jpg" alt="Naomi Wagner ’26 and the Bandersnatchers perform an a cappella rendition of the 1974 hit “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede as part of Skidmania ’74 in Arthur Zankel Music Center. The concert raised approximately $30,000 for Skidmore Cares thanks to a generous match by Trustee James Zankel ’92."/></image><caption>Naomi Wagner ’26 and the Bandersnatchers perform an a cappella rendition of the 1974 hit “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede as part of Skidmania ’74 in Arthur Zankel Music Center. The concert raised around $30,000 for Skidmore Cares thanks to a generous match by Trustee James Zankel ’92.</caption></item>