Shuffle — it’s good for you!
Last year, Heather Stewart (right) won a raffle at the Shuffle — lunch with President Frederick Lowy. Here they are enjoying a meal at Newtown, on Crescent St., with organizer Murray Sang.
Photo by Andrew Dobrowolskyj
This is the 15th anniversary of the Shuffle, the annual walkathon between campuses to raise scholarships. That’s a lot of shuffling!
The organizing committee are running (no, shuffling) a contest to name th Top 15 Reasons to Shuffle.
The deadline is past, but we know they won’t turn down a really good entry. Send your wacky, only-at-Concordia suggestions to maria.piccioni@concordia.caWin some nifty prizes and the admiration of your friends.
“Walking the Shuffle burns more calories than walking up the stalled escalators in the Hall Building!” - Murray Sang, chair of Shuffle Committee
“Shuffling means I don't have to stand in line for the shuttle bus to get home!” - Simon Horn, IRC
“Feeling great about performing a large physical feat by stuffing your face afterwards.” - Marc Bourcier, Engineering & Computer Science
How about these prizes? A trip to New York City! Tickets to Los Angeles! A $1,000 travel certificate! Passes on JetBlue Airways to Florida, New Orleans, Las Vegas, California, Dominican Republic or Nassau! A weekend package to Quebec City! A weekend in Toronto!
Start collecting pledges today. Sign up your friends, your family, your boss. Murray Sang says, “Support our students and maybe you'll get that chance to wiggle your toes in the sand!”
Last year, Concordians raised over $61,700.
Let’s go for more this year. Make this 15th anniversary edition the best yet.
For pledge forms, contact Maria Piccioni at ext. 4979 or visit the web site, http://shuffle.concordia.ca.
Registration has already started, in the atrium of the McConnell Building at lunch hour.
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