{"id":2407,"date":"2023-10-30T12:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/?post_type=testimonial&#038;p=2407"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:30:42","slug":"kari-shoufer","status":"publish","type":"testimonial","link":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/testimonial\/kari-shoufer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Chouf\u00e8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2014, I had an unexpected injury to my knee which caused me to get 20 stitches\u201312 external and 8 internal. I was unable to bend my knee at all, I was on a lot of pain medication, and I was unable to walk without crutches for weeks. I had just gotten back from taking a vacation, which I had used all of my paid time off for. When I went to bring my doctor\u2019s note to my GM, I broke down. Through my head I kept saying, \u201cHow am I supposed to pay rent? How am I supposed to pay for groceries? For gas? For all of my bills?\u201d He suggested I apply for the HERO Fund.<\/p>\n<p>I had done countless orientations where I described how great the HERO Fund was to new associates, but never thought about it myself, because when I read the stories I always thought, \u201cNothing like that will ever happen to me.\u201d Well, this time, it did\u2013 and it can happen to anyone unfortunately. I filled out my application along with my story, and I received a check within the week that went towards my rent and groceries.<\/p>\n<p>I am so thankful for the HERO Fund and how it helped me in my time of need. During orientations now, I always stress about how important the HERO Fund is for everyone and I also share a little of my personal story.                                           Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much again.<\/p>\n<p>Kari Shoufer, Training Specialist<\/p>\n<p>Panera, Aurora Kirk<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2408,"template":"","class_list":["post-2407","testimonial","type-testimonial","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/testimonial\/2407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/testimonial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/testimonial"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamraheroes.org\/ht\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}