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United Way Goal Is $400,000
Campaign co-chairs are confident University community can meet this year's target
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| Gryphon mascot Griff is usually cheering U of G varsity teams on to victory, but he showed up on Branion Plaza Sept. 27 for the kickoff of this year's United Way campaign, where student co-chair Latham French was selling tickets for the annual tuition lottery. Photo by Mary Dickieson |
There are lots of zeros in the $400,000 target set Sept. 27 at the kickoff of this year's campus campaign to support United Way Services of Guelph and Wellington, but campus co-chairs Irene Thompson, associate director of residence life, Prof. Jim Atkinson, Animal and Poultry Science, and undergraduate student Latham French are full of confidence.
They predict the University community will meet — and exceed — the $400,000 goal before the end of the nine-week campaign.
“Our success depends on volunteer canvassers who distribute pledge forms across campus and a generous response from staff and faculty,” says Thompson.
She reminds everyone that pledge forms returned early will qualify for a series of incentive draws, with the first slated for Oct. 12. Prizes have been donated by individuals and departments on campus and some downtown businesses.
There's still time to buy a ticket for the annual tuition lottery supported by student groups across campus. The date of the draw is Oct. 12, with the lucky winner to receive one semester's free tuition. Anyone can win, but the grand prize must be awarded to a current U of G student. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5. To buy a ticket, send e-mail to co-op student Suba Naganathan at suba@unitedwayguelph.com.
Departments across campus are hosting a range of fundraisers in support of the United Way. Upcoming events include a bake sale and book sale Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the residence admissions office in Maritime Hall and a “Curiosity Shop” raffle of eclectic gift items Oct. 19 in Communications and Public Affairs on Level 4 of the University Centre. Items will be on display from Oct. 15 to 19; tickets are $2 each or three for $5.
The College of Social and Applied Human Sciences presents the improvisational troupe Theatre on the Edge Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in Room 300 of the Macdonald Institute Building. Prof. Andrea Buchholz, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, is a member of the troupe. Tickets are $7.50 and available at the door.