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CAMPUS WHEELS IN MOTION RAISES MORE THAN $18,000
The U of G community helped raise more than $18,000 to provide recreational and fitness opportunities for people with spinal cord injury during the fifth annual Wheels in Motion June 8. Most of the money raised will stay in Guelph and be used to buy wheelchair-accessible fitness equipment for the Victoria Road Recreation Centre and a height-adjustable examination table for Student Health Services.
TOASTMASTERS CLUB AIMS TO BOOST SPEAKING SKILLS
Town and Gown Toastmasters, a local chapter of Toastmasters International, meets weekly on campus to help people improve their speaking skills in a friendly, supportive environment. The club meets Wednesdays year-round from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. in the OAC boardroom (Room 104) in Johnston Hall. For more information or to inquire about attending a few meetings as a guest, contact Eric Maginnis at ericmaginnis@sympatico.ca.
RUN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF COLORECTAL CANCER
On Sept. 1, Nicole Chuchmach, a B.Comm. and MBA graduate of Guelph, will begin an eight-week run from Milton to New York City to raise awareness of colorectal cancer in honour of her mother, Sophie, who died of the disease in 2006. The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada has launched a website that allows people to follow Chuchmach's journey, support the run or join it along the way. Visit www.sophiesrun.ca.
AND THE WINNER IS . . .
The winner of a $50 gift certificate from the U of G Bookstore in this semester's “Where Are You Now?” contest is Matt Edwards of BA Counselling. The following people correctly reported that the June 4 photo was of storage lockers in the grounds compound on Stone Road East: John Van Manen, Ray Hutchison, Danny Martin, Gillian Maurice, Rob Yanchus, Rose Kucman, Rob Vanderspek and Christine Church.