{"id":6100,"date":"2025-11-06T08:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/?p=6100"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:44:51","slug":"in-full-bloom-bates-alumni-at-the-azalea-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/2025\/11\/06\/in-full-bloom-bates-alumni-at-the-azalea-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"In Full Bloom: Bates Alumni at the Azalea Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bates community gathered on <strong>Thursday, May 15, 2025<\/strong>, for a delightful springtime stroll at the stunning <strong>Kinney Faella Azalea Gardens<\/strong> in Rhode Island. This beautiful space, with deep ties to Betty Kinney Faella &#8217;51 and her family, was in full bloom, providing an enchanting setting for Bobcats to reconnect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relive the beauty and spot your classmates in the complete photo gallery!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/9DFAFBED-3345-49ED-8A8E-7DBF08FA0515.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"6122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/9DFAFBED-3345-49ED-8A8E-7DBF08FA0515-900x675.webp\" alt=\"Kinney Azelea Gardens\" class=\"wp-image-6122\" 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