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BUILDING SUCCESS

It's an ambitious goal, but for the three
employee co-chairs of the Douglas
College Foundation’s internal
campaign, the challenge of raising
$50,000 for student aid is well worth
the effort.

Kevin  Barrington-Foote, Wendy
Keenleyside and Carol nelson have
been planning many activities for the
campaign week, February 9th to I3th.
Those activites include fund raising
endeavors shcu as: a Jazz Band con-
cert during the Tuesday lunch hour in
the cafeteria; a theatre student
performance starting at 12:30 on
Thursday; a Valentine’s evening
dance and social sponsored by the
Student Society; and two of the best
basketball games of the year on Fri-
day.

“| believe co-chairing this committee
is a positive, practical way to con-
tribute to the welfare of students,” said
Keenleyside. “Although | have only
worked here for eighteen months, | feel
a strong commitment to the ideals
Douglas College stands for.”

The committee, made up of other
faculty, staff and students, have also
come up with a very interesting remin-
der of how much money is raised day
by day.

A 24 foot, three-faced triangular
pyramid will be constructed in the
middle of the councourse under the
direction of theatre manager Paul
Hodson (co-designed by Drew Yong).

Two sides will be constructed of wood
framing and plywood outer face, pain-
ted to look like cement brick work. the
third unfinished side will be left un-
finished, growing only as the 450,000
is raised.

“We want to give the feeling that
something is being built,” said Hod-
son.

 

   

To go along with the campaign,
buttons and posters have already been
produced and people donating will
have as many as I0 chances to win a
donated gift certificate.

“| believe strongly in any activity that
makes funds available to students to
promote education and assist studnets
with their goals,” said Barrington-
foote. “To have more funds availalbe is

_a@ very important way in which to

promote education.”

The Foundation has already helped
raise a $310,000 endowment for
student aid. As well, it has distributed
funds to other worthwhile educational
endeavors.

It's first-ever, non-student grant was
to the Writer-in-Residence Program,
jointly sponsoring Janice Kulyk Keefer
with White Spot and the Canada
Council. The Foundation gave the
program a $850 grant.

It will also be sponsoring as many as
three other projects, soon to be
announced.

In the student aid area, the Foundation
recently gave out a series of scholar-
ships and bursaires to deserving and
needy students.

The internal $50,000 campaign is part
of a much larger appeal which is now
getting underway by the Foundation
Board of Directors. That appeal hopes
to raise $500,000 for student aid and
other educaitonal projects.

The three co-chairs of the internal
campaign know that for the larger
$500,000 appeal to be successful, fhe
Douglas College community will have
to show the broader external commu-
nity that it is concerned about student
aid.

 

MAD HATTER 11

 

 

 

“A good education is very important in
these uncertain times but it is also very
expensive. anything we can do to
make education more available to our
students will eventually benefit all of
us. As employees of Douglas College,
we are working with needy students
everyday. We can see the problems
first hand and | fell strongly that we
should help in every way possible,”
said Carol Nelson.

“if we don't who will?”