So i am a little late on this specific post but I felt I should blog about it nonetheless...
On Thursday October 15, the post-grad Public Relations students at Loyalist College held a fundraising event for the United Way.
The event was casino-themed and titled Casino Loyale. There were plenty of casino games including black jack, plinko, crown and anchor and the chance wheel. Each game cost $2.00 to play and were strategically positioned throughout the school.
All 32 of us started planning and preparing for the event in September. Prizes were donated from many local businesses and were a great hit!
The goal for the event was to raise $1,500 and we not only met this goal but exceeded it! After just 5 short hours, we as a class were able to raise $1,806 for the United Way!
It was such a great success and we were very proud of what we could accomplish. It was a great event to run and staff and students seemed to have a lot of fun participating in the games and winning prizes.
A fellow classmate wrote an article in The Intelligencer to share our success.
In the end, it was a great experience for us PR students to see how the planning of such an important event starts and what kind of work it entails. We also got the opportunity to work as a team and really get to know eachother.
