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Triple week a success for Foundation and students

Triple your fun to triple
the fund week is over, but
the results of the week will
benefit students for years
to come.

“The response from
employees was wonderful,”
says Myrna Popove,
Executive Director of the
Foundation. “Our single
biggest accomplishment
was to increase the number
of payroll deduction
donors by 23 percent. This
means there’s now more
than $5,000 going
towards student aid each
year.”

Events included a phone-
in auction, daily 50-50
draws, delivery of happy-
face helium balloons,
cookie and chocolate sales
and a penny drive.

“In all, over $3,300 was
raised from Foundation
events held during Triple
Week,” says Popove. “In
addition to that, over
$5,000 was raised from
cheques and cash
donations made from
February 15 to the end of
March.”

Some of the money raised
for student aid goes
directly to bursaries, while
a portion goes into
endowment funds. In this
way, the Foundation can
meet some of the critical
immediate need for dollars
as well as build for the
future.

“There was great support
for all of the individual
activities, with the happy-
face balloon delivery,

Purdy’s chocolate suckers

and 50-50 tickets being

very popular,” says Popove.

“The Presidential car wash
team — College President
Susan Witter, Vice
President Educational
Services Al Atkinson,
Executive Secretary to the
President Barb Bessey,
Executive Secretary to the
College Board Margaret
Murray, Communications
& Marketing Director
Brad Barber and Building
Service Worker Lance
Hurst — was awesome.
They're already talking
about meeting ahead of
time and developing some
marketing strategies for
next year!”

Next year’s week will be a
bit different, now that the

provincial government's

matching endowment
program has ended.
Employee donations are
still matched by the
College, however, so the
name will be changed to
Double your fun to double
the fund.

“We'd like to expand the
activities and partners for
next year,” says Popove.
“We'd also like more
activities at the David Lam
and Thomas Haney
Campuses.”

If you have any ideas for
activities for next year or
would like to participate in
some way, please contact
Myrna Popove at

popovem @douglas.bc.ca or
at 604-527-5873.

Performance expresses voices of women in prison

 

 

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Playwright Penny Gummerson sits in front of
backdrops created by students of the Douglas
College Prison Education Department for their
production of Voices Within, a series of creative
works performed on February 19.

The students of the Douglas College Prison Education

Program at the Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women

were given a rare opportunity to express themselves on

February 19. On this evening, actors Renae Morriseau

and Cathy Rachey performed works created by the

students of the Douglas College Prison Education
Department ina performance called Voices Within. The
students had been hard at work since November creating

monologues, poems and other pieces of writing with the

support of their instructors and playwright Penny

Gummerson.

“Our creative writing sessions are an integral part of the

school program,” says Mary Frances Smith, College

instructor. “For many women, this is the first, or only, time

they have had an opportunity to express and hear their

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VOICES.

The two actors volunteered their time and talent to bring

the women’s writing to life to an appreciative audience of

students, instructors, friends, and college and prison

representatives.

“Many people and organizations helped to make the
evening such a success,” says Carla Bullinger, College

instructor. “We would like to thank the women in the

Prison Education program, the City of Vancouver, the
Playwright Theatre Centre, Literacy BC, Douglas College
and the Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women for their

support, confidence, and recognition of the value of voice

for women in prison.”

 

(I-r) Vice President Educational Services Al
Atkinson, College President Susan Witter,
Building Service Worker Lance Hurst,
Communications & Marketing Director Brad
Barber, Executive Secretary to the President Barb
Bessey and Executive Secretary to the College
Board Margaret Murray broke out the bubbles for
student aid as members of the Presidential Car
Wash Team.

College-wide budget forum
scheduled for April

Participate in the next College-Wide Budget Forum
on April 18, 4-5:30 pm in the Performing Arts
Theatre (New Westminster Campus). This forum
will be video-conferenced to the David Lam and
Thomas Haney Campuses, as well as video-streamed
to your personal computer. Watch your e-mail for
further announcements regarding the budget and
instructions on video streaming.

 

PD event for faculty

The Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology
(C2T2) , with funding support from AVED, is
sponsoring a professional development event on team
work. This workshop focuses on integrating team skills
development, along with critical thinking and
interpersonal communication skills, within existing
courses. The workshop is open to post-secondary faculty
members interested in enhancing their focus on teamwork
skills within their courses. The fee for this course is $107.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, May 30 and
Friday, May 31 at the SFU Harbour Centre. Information
and registration forms are available on the C2T2 Web site
at http://www.c2t2.ca/article.asp?item_id=3640.
Registration is limited; please register early.

 

Quote of the Month

“Silent gratitude isnt much use to anyone.”

G. B. Stern