Source: Brandon University http://www.brandonu.ca/news/article.asp?A_ID=1129 The 2006 BUSU/ACCSA Halloween Food Drive campus club competitionOctober 18, 2006 BRANDON, MB – Calling all Brandon University campus clubs - your group could win up to $250.00 by trick or treating for non-perishable food items as part of this year's BUSU/ACCSA Halloween Food Drive! Here's how it works: 1. Email BUSU Student Services Coordinator Kyle Lougheed at lougheedk@brandonu.ca or call Kyle at (204) 727-7478 and confirm that your club wishes to participate in the Food Drive. 2. Indicate how many people will be participating in your group. 3. Stop by the BUSU office between Oct. 25 and Oct. 30 and obtain your colour-coded map, containing the area of Brandon your club can canvas for non-perishable food items. 4. Check in at the BUSU booth in the Mingling Area on Oct. 31 between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to obtain your materials and start trick or treating! Deadline for participation is Wed. Oct. 25th. The Food Drive is open to all Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College campus clubs and student organizations to compete in. All food collected is weighed by BUSU volunteers and totals are determined on a per capita basis. The clubs that bring in the greatest weights of food per capita will win $250, $150, and $100 grand prizes from BUSU! Sign up for the food drive today and trick or treat for a great cause with your friends between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Halloween. Last year's food drive raised over 4,000 lbs. of food, and BU will also be competing with ACC campus-to-campus to see which school can collect the greatest amount of food for their respective food banks! For more information, contact the BUSU office at (204) 727-9660. - 30 -
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