{"id":9848,"date":"2020-03-26T10:04:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cloud9living.com\/blog\/?p=9848"},"modified":"2020-04-10T14:04:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T20:04:27","slug":"a-message-from-our-president-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virgingifts.com\/blog\/a-message-from-our-president-ceo","title":{"rendered":"A Message from our President &#038; CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To Our Virgin Gifts Community,<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of everyone at Virgin Gifts, our hearts go out to all those impacted by COVID-19 \u2013 not only those battling the virus, but also the essential workers and their families, and everyone whose jobs have been impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Here at Virgin Gifts our company mission is \u201cTo create lifelong memories through amazing experiences!\u201d As a small, family owned business since 2005, we have poured our hearts and souls into this mission, creating countless memories over the years. However, now we must all do our part and stay home to unite in the fight against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>We are confident these challenging times will pass and we know Americans will be ready to embrace life more than ever. More adventure. More exploring. More special moments together. More experiences! And we will be here; ready to help you do just that.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, our team is working remotely and available to help in any way possible \u2013 from rescheduling upcoming experiences to helping you give an amazing experience gift for a future occasion, we are here for you. And to encourage us all to start embracing life again when this passes, we are now offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingifts.com\/gift-certificates\">25% off eGift Cards<\/a> with the idea that you can save now and book an amazing experience when this passes.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you and we look forward to helping all of you create lifelong memories for many years to come.<\/p>\n<p>John Augst & Bobby Augst<\/p>\n<p>CEO & President<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9849 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature-1024x237.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature-1024x237.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature-768x178.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature-1080x250.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.virgingifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Bobby-Augst-Signature.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Our Virgin Gifts Community, On behalf of everyone at Virgin Gifts, our hearts go out to all those impacted by COVID-19 \u2013 not only those battling the virus, but also the essential workers and their families, and everyone whose jobs have been impacted. 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