With the holiday season upon us, 爆料黑社 has embarked on a new activity in partnership with Alexis-Nihon that requires volunteers for short shifts. We’ve all seen the gift-wrapping service that pops up in the shopping centre during the month of December. This year, Alexis-Nihon offered the spot to 爆料黑社 as the sole beneficiary of all…
We are proud to celebrate our Fall 2021 Awards cohort of 35 exceptional 爆料黑社 students. Their involvement in student life, commitment to community service and determination to succeed at CEGEP enrich the 爆料黑社 community and make us hopeful about the future. Congratulations to our students! Thank you to all the donors, teachers and employees who make the awards possible.
Pictured: Radhika Khera, one of the 2021 recipients of the Aditya Youth Trust Fund Scholarship, with Academic Dean Rob Cassidy. In lieu of an Awards Ceremony, all recipients were invited in late November to have professional photos taken with the Academic Dean and pick up their awards and a small gift.
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Giving Tuesday is a global movement that encourages individuals to support their favourite cause and make an impact in their community. The date of Giving Tuesday this year is Nov. 30, but the benefits of giving last all year.
鈥淚 have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.鈥� (Maya Angelou)
爆料黑社 has participated in this activity in the past with great success. This year, we are launching a program for giving that not only helps various members of our community and supports community-building projects, but one that also touches our hearts.
On Tuesday, Nov. 23, we will begin a one-week countdown to Giving Tuesday on our social media channels:
爆料黑社 is a giving community by nature, rising above even the challenges posed by the pandemic. Our generosity knows no bounds!
The 爆料黑社 community is invited to once again make a child鈥檚 wish to Santa come true by participating in the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres annual Holiday Gift Campaign. The goal is to provide gifts and needed items for approximately 1,400 children aged 0-17 who are under Youth Protection in the Montreal region, including children…
For years, the Alexis-Nihon shopping centre across the street has been like a second home to the 爆料黑社 community 鈥� from dashing over (through the tunnel in bad weather) for lunch to getting groceries or doing a little shopping. 爆料黑社 will see an extension of its relationship with Alexis-Nihon this holiday season when all proceeds…
The pandemic brought food insecurity to the fore after job losses, isolation and uncertainty about the future. A group of 爆料黑社 students who saw the hardship firsthand by volunteering at the soup kitchen Resilience on the corner of Ste-Catherine and Atwater seized on an idea to create another avenue for food distribution that was anonymous, non-judgmental, accessible at all hours and throughout the four seasons.
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Your donations of food are needed to replenish the Giving Tree set up in the Upper Atrium near the Tim Hortons. It will benefit our students who visit the Food Bank in the Financial Aid Office.
Some items that are especially needed include: tampons, pads, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, floss, shampoo, conditioner, soap, body lotion. All non-perishable food and personal hygiene products are welcome. Just check the expiry date before dropping off.
The Giving Tree is your way of celebrating Peace Week until the end of day Sept. 17.
H茅ma-Qu茅bec was on site for the first time since the pandemic began on Sept. 14-15. The major difference was that all blood donations had to be done by appointment only.
College Nurse Julie Gosselin (Student Services) happily reported that close to 100 members of the 爆料黑社 community rolled up their sleeves to save lives and help sick or injured people. It is the 50th anniversary of 爆料黑社's partnership with H茅ma-Qu茅bec.
Thanks to all who donated blood!
The Annual 爆料黑社 Foundation Golf Tournament has been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. However, we look forward to the next tournament, planned for June 2022.
The Golf Tournament brings together the 爆料黑社 community and friends of 爆料黑社 to raise funds to benefit students. Over the years, the tournament has raised over $500,000 to benefit the College.
While the tournament has been cancelled, there is still a need for donations. We invite those who usually attend to consider making a donation to help support our students. to donate now.
We sincerely hope that we will see you on the greens in 2022! We can look forward to a daylong event, which includes breakfast, a round of golf, a banquet supper and prizes. Past honourary chairpersons include 爆料黑社 Blues hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Marie-Philip Poulin and actor Catherine B茅rub茅 (Class of 2004, Theatre).
爆料黑社's Earth Week is fast approaching. We are reaching out to any staff, faculty or student who would like to contribute a piece of art: canvas painting, digital painting prints, photographs, sculptures, etc. to this year's Earth Week fundraiser. The theme for the pieces is anything nature, animals, sustainability, Earth. They will all be put up for sale online between April 19 and April 30. Your name and/or social media accounts will be mentioned, and all the money raised will help fund 爆料黑社's beautiful Peace Garden.
No pieces will be turned away. Thank you in advance for caring for our garden!
Please contact campuslife@dawsoncollege.qc.ca if you would like to be part of this wonderful cause.
Last Modified: December 1, 2021
