{"id":7593,"date":"2021-12-08T09:37:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=7593"},"modified":"2023-03-22T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T13:01:08","slug":"deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2021\/12\/08\/deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Deck the Halls &#8211; Cardiff alumni send festive messages to first years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Cardiff\u2019s alumni community have reached out to first year students in halls to send them seasonal messages of support and show them that Cardiff is a relationship for life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alumni from around the globe have taken part, sharing their words of wisdom, well-wishes, and fond memories of Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>The messages were popped into cards, which were then hand-delivered to nearly 900 flats in university halls, by the festive elves of the Residence Life team. Here are some of the wonderful messages that were shared.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7593 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2021\/12\/08\/deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years\/inner-messages-final-online24\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online24.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online24-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2021\/12\/08\/deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years\/inner-messages-final-online34\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online34.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online34.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online34-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online41.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online41-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2021\/12\/08\/deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years\/inner-messages-final-online50\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online50.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online50.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online50-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/2021\/12\/08\/deck-the-halls-cardiff-alumni-send-festive-messages-to-first-years\/inner-messages-final-online38\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online38.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online38.jpg 420w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/Inner-messages-FINAL-online38-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Theodora Ackers, a first-year languages student, and her flatmates were so pleased to receive their card, they wanted to send their thanks to the alumna who\u2019d sent it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/theodora-erin-ackers-35587121b_dear-vicky-vella-today-our-flat-received-activity-6871618481519898624-9DeM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/theodora-erin-ackers-35587121b_dear-vicky-vella-today-our-flat-received-activity-6871618481519898624-9DeM\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/LinkedIn-post-667x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/LinkedIn-post-667x1024.jpg 667w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/LinkedIn-post-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/LinkedIn-post-768x1178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/323\/2021\/12\/LinkedIn-post.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you received a card and would like to thank the alum, tweet your message to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffAlumni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Cardiffalumni<\/a> with #DeckTheHalls or email <a href=\"mailto:alumni@cardiff.ac.uk\">alumni@cardiff.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re a Cardiff alum and you\u2019d like to support Cardiff students, as well as your fellow alumni, sign up to <a href=\"https:\/\/connected.cardiff.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardiff Connected<\/a>, our alumni networking platform. 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