{"id":7958,"date":"2016-07-20T10:29:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7958"},"modified":"2016-07-20T10:43:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:43:53","slug":"help-raise-the-barn-at-oak-knoll-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/help-raise-the-barn-at-oak-knoll-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Raise the Barn at Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7972\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/07\/Oak-Knoll-Campers-640.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Knoll Campers 640\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/07\/Oak-Knoll-Campers-640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/07\/Oak-Knoll-Campers-640-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/07\/Oak-Knoll-Campers-640-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app272b?idb=760895668&amp;df_id=5101&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;5101.donation=form1&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=96122535308CEE282C4AF9080B5746C7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7961 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/07\/donate_button.png\" alt=\"donate_button\" width=\"87\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>For over 20 years, this green oasis in the heart of Attleboro has been a place where people can walk, learn, and explore. Right now, Oak Knoll has a chance to give Attleboro and the surrounding communities even more opportunities to experience and enjoy nature in their own backyard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">By <span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">renovating our historic barn<\/span>, Oak Knoll can <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">double the space to provide nature-based programs<\/span><\/strong> through camp, school programs, family activities, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">We need to raise $5,000 by the end of this week to stay on target.<\/span><\/strong> We were given a huge boost with a challenge grant from the Balfour Foundation:<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0for every $1 we raise, they will donate $1<\/span><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/strong> But we only have <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">until July 30<\/span><\/strong> to meet the challenge!<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app272b?idb=760895668&amp;df_id=5101&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;5101.donation=form1&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=96122535308CEE282C4AF9080B5746C7\">Can you help us by making a $25 gift today<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">?<\/span> Your investment will provide the families of Attleboro a welcoming, fun, and inviting space in which to learn about and celebrate nature.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">Barn Before and After<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\">Slide the arrow to see the barn transform.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"juxtapose\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/juxtapose\/latest\/embed\/index.html?uid=affa49ce-4dbc-11e6-8309-0e7075bba956\" width=\"100%\" height=\"419\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over 20 years, this green oasis in the heart of Attleboro has been a place where people can walk, learn, and explore. Right now, Oak Knoll has a chance to give Attleboro and the surrounding communities even more opportunities to experience and enjoy nature in their own backyard. By renovating our historic barn, Oak [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-involved"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-24m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8399,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/icymi-oak-knolls-instagram-takeover\/","url_meta":{"origin":7958,"position":0},"title":"ICYMI: Oak Knoll&#8217;s Instagram Takeover","author":"Hillary T.","date":"November 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"In case you missed it, Oak Knoll in Attleboro shared a little of what makes it unique on the Mass Audubon Instagram feed. 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