Ice cream for a cause
The W.A. Murphy Student Centre lobby was crowded, with lineups well down the hall, as people waited to get a scoop of ice cream and help a good cause: mental health.
As part of COWS ice cream and the Canadian Mental Health Association鈥檚 Moo Let鈥檚 Talk campaign, a satellite ice cream scooping station was set up on campus March 1, 2018 to raise funds for the CMHA and to increase awareness of mental health issues and supports.
69传媒student, faculty and staff came out enforce to support the initiative, which was in memory of 69传媒student Jason Driscoll. March 1 would have been his 22nd birthday.
69传媒President Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz took time to hand out ice cream and speak with Jason鈥檚 family and students.
In total, the satellite station raised $1,431, with 350 people served.
The President鈥檚 Office also donated $1,000 in Jason鈥檚 memory to support additional initiatives during . The use of the funds will be directed by Jason's family.
