{"id":6266,"date":"2026-04-24T11:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2026-04-24T11:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:52:36","slug":"congratulations-to-the-march-book-drive-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/04\/24\/congratulations-to-the-march-book-drive-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the March Book Drive Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Office of Human Resources hosted its March Book Drive and suite decorating contest with a new theme: Classic Storybooks. Participating units selected a beloved children\u2019s book and transformed their suites into storybook scenes. As part of the contest, the Michigan Ross community was encouraged to donate new children\u2019s books in support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganmedicine.org\/giving\/ways-give\/kind-gifts\/kind-gifts-cs-mott-childrens-hospital\/giving-library\">Mott Giving Library<\/a> at Michigan Medicine and to vote for their favorite displays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100 books were donated, and the winning suites were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First Place: Career Development Office \u2014 <em>Winnie-the-Pooh<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Place: Full-Time MBA Program Office \u2014 <em>The Secret Garden<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who participated or donated a book, and congratulations to our winning offices. 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