Goal to raise $51,000 for United Way The Trent University United Way campaign kicks off Sept. 30 with a celebrity barbecue at Bata Library podium and a $1,000 cheque from Marriott Corporation. The donation jumpstarts a 19-day effort to raise $51,000 from Trent faculty, staff and students between Sept. 29 and Oct. 17. The $1,000 was raised over the summer from the Friday barbecue lunch sales mounted by Marriott, Trent's food service provider. Last year, Trent faculty and staff donated $47,174 from 230 donors and special events but fell short of its $50,000 goal. The celebrity barbecue Sept. 30 takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Trent's interim president David Smith, Peterborough mayor Jack Doris, the heads of all three Trent unions, Central Students Association president Marijke Edmondson, sports team leaders and alumni will take turns flipping hamburgers and turning hot dogs on the grill outside Bata Library between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Campaign co-chairs James Neufeld and Jim Riva are focusing on the Trent Child Care Centre as a United Way agency here on campus that benefits from the community fund. "The United Way campaign gives us an opportunity to support in a tangible way the community services that could not survive without our help," says Neufeld. "This year, we are highlighting the Trent Child Care facility as a United Way organization that is literally on our doorstep, well-known to us all. But the organizations that benefit from a donation are as varied as our community's needs." Pledge packages have already been mailed out to some 180 retirees in the Peterborough area so that they can make their donations in time to be eligible for prize draws on Oct. 3, 10 and 17. Faculty and staff should also receive their pledge packages early next week. The packages will contain details about what prize is available when, a listing that will also be posted on Trent's Web site under News and Events. Donations can be directed to a specific agency or made generally. "In either case," says Neufeld, "donors can be confident that their gift is helping to improve our community's life. I hope that members of the Trent community will consider the appeal when it lands on their desks and contribute as they feel able." Marriott Corporation has also donated this year's grand prize for the Trent campaign, one night deluxe accommodation and breakfast at the Marriott Eaton Centre in Toronto and a pair of tickets to a theatre production or a professional game. The prize is valued at $600. Trent donors also have a chance to win these draw prizes: 10 insulated mugs donated by Marriott, six Paul Wilson T-shirts or two mouse pads from the Alumni Office, six packages of greeting cards from Communications, an original watercolor by Jeanne Barr, 10 Trent Bookstore gift certificates for $10 each, a framed loon print by Joanne Heath Menger, lunch with the president, a basket of homemade preserves from Pauline Mills, a Pampered Chef product from Pat Strode, a squash game or lesson with Paul Wilson, a $25 gift certificate from the Olde Stone Brewing Company or an instant camera from an anonymous donor. |
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