The 2008 McMaster United Way Campaign raised $221,750 with over $46,249 coming in January, the last month of the campaign.
As a member of the McMaster United Way Committee, I was really concerned about whether we would achieve our goal of $210,000.
With the economy in a free fall over the holidays and the whispers of [...]
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Never Seen Anything Like it!
Posted in News, United Way Campaign on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Golden Key Society
Posted in Upcoming Events on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Upcoming Events
Posted in Upcoming Events on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thursday, October 30, 2008 – The Golden Key Society pack the car event. Students will be encouraged to donate food for United Way agencies in the communities of Hamilton and Burlington.
Friday, October 31, 2008 – the MSU Pumpkin Hike. The event starts at 6:30 pm and last until 8:00 pm. For more information, please contact [...]
IRC Stair Climb
Posted in IRC Stair Climb on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MAC Students Ready For Any Challenge
Monday, October 20, 2008 – MAC Students raised over $1600 for the United Way. Despite many students still dealing with the aftermath of the Brandon Hall fire on Saturday, October 18, Inter-Residence Council still raised $1644 in its annual IRC Stair Walk. According to Nicole Ferreira, one of the student [...]
IRC STair Climb
Posted in IRC Stair Climb on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IRC Stair climb
Building a sense of community is what it is all about, according to Nicole Ferreira and Caitlin Hughes, IRC organizers for the 2008 Inter-Residence Council (IRC) Stair climb.
In addition to helping the United Way, the IRC Stair Climb is an important event for developing future leaders of the IRC. “We have very spirited [...]
Welcome Week
Posted in United Way Awards on September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Faculty Day at Ron Joyce Stadium
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 – Students prepare to hear the results of the first Drive Hunger Away campaign. The food will be given to United Way agencies and the MSU Breadbin Food Bank.
Clubfest
Posted in Clubfest on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Helping the Community is just what they do
The McMaster Field Hockey Team is more than just about sports, it’s about helping the community. “Most of the girls on the team feel very fortunate to be here (at McMaster University)” states Bryana Melink, team president. For the past two years, the Field Hockey team has volunteered [...]
Clubfest
Posted in Clubfest on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dedicated to Helping the Community
The McMaster Poverty Initiative consists of faculty, students and staff dedicated to using knowledge for social change.
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Clubfest
Posted in Clubfest on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Golden Key Society
The Golden Key Society (GKS) is an internationally recognized academic honour society dedicated to excellence. According to Christine Ibrahim, recording secretary for the club, membership is by invitation only to those students in the top 15% of the faculties. In addition to providing scholarships and networking opportunities, “we do alot of volunteer and [...]
Food Bank Campaign
Posted in Food Bank Campaign on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lights, Camera – ACTION!
McMaster Students are ready to help those in need. The Drive Away Hunger food bank drive will occur this Tuesday as part of Welcome week. The campaign will ask students to donate food to support the McMaster Student Union’s (MSU) Breadbin food-bank, St. Matthew’s House, the Eva Rockwell Centre and the Reach [...]
