INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / APRIL 17, 1990

 

 

Sea cruise and sunshine await contest winner

 

ouglas College employees

Helen and Bruce Clarke will
be doing some California Dream-
ing next month.

Helen was the grand prize
winner in the 20th Anniversary
Time Capsule Contest. She won a
trip for two to California in May,
which includes airfare to Los An-
geles, three nights at the Newport
Beach Mariott Hotel, and a trip
home aboard the luxurious Star
Princess cruise liner.

Clarke, a Learning Resources
Technical Assistant in the library
and her husband Bruce, a main-
tenance assistant in the Instruction-

 

 

 

al Media Services department,

 

were both present when the win-
ning entry was drawn by Gordon
Gilgan, Dean of the Academic
Division and chairman of the 20th
Anniversary Steering Committee
during a trumpet-heralded

Helen Clarke and Bruce Clarke

 

ceremony in the Douglas Room
April 6th.
Clarke, the beach-bound win-

 

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dedication of so many private citizens, community groups, organizations
and corporations, this success would not have been possible. With their
ongoing support, we can continue to help students achieve their
academic goals."

The Foundation also presented several Certificates of Appreciation
to College and community volunteers in recognition of their generous
contributions in time and effort to support Foundation campaigns.

A special award was presented to George Mussalem of Maple Ridge,
who was among the initial supporters of Douglas College. Mussalem has
since served on advisory committees of Maple Ridge, the Douglas Col-
lege Student Trust, and most recently, the Douglas College Foundation.
His association with the College spans 25 years.

"The awards demonstrate the ongoing devotion of community volun-
teers to Douglas College,” said Bill Day, president of Douglas College.
"These people (such as George Mussalem) have been working since the
mid-60’s initially to bring the College into being, and most recently, in
order to provide aid to students who are increasingly beset by inflation

and rising College expenses." ;
"We appreciate their contribution." ml gs. sages FOUNDATION

ner, says she was "surprised" when
her name was pulled from the
draw box. "As Gordon was read-
ing the winning entry, I realized it
was mine. I couldn’t believe it,"
she said.

Clarke’s winning entry sug-
gested that a 20th Anniversary
Calendar and pin, a Community
Programs and Services brochure,
and a Douglas College T-shirt be
included in the Time Capsule. "I
thought that basically anything
with the 20th Anniversary logo on
it would be good to include,” she
said.

Clarke’s husband Bruce says
the couple love California and
visit it often, but the cruise and a
stay at the first-class Mariott Hotel
will be a first for them. "This is so
fantastic," said Bruce. "We’ve been
to Anaheim before, but we’ve
never stayed at the Newport
Beach Mariott."

The contest was organized by
the 20th Anniversary Steering
Committee, which plans to seal a
Time Capsule at the closing
ceremony of the 20th Anniversary
celebration next fall. The commit-
tee asked faculty, staff, and ad-
ministrators for ideas on what to
include in the Time Capsule.

"We were overwhelmed by the
response," said Gilgan. "We
received literally hundreds of
entries, and we'll be publishing a
complete list of all the suggestions
in an upcoming issue of the In-
side."

Gilgan says members of the
20th Anniversary Steering Com-
mittee will weed through the
entries and select approximately
10 items to include in the Time
Capsule.

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