Show United Way Week Promotes Charity Charily at SLOG Marilyn G. G Sanders Staff Writer PART of being a community college means being involved with the needs of the community United Way week at is isone isone isone one of the ways the school remains in touch with the people United Way week is a sponsored school-sponsored series of events designed to raise funds for both United Way and Community Shares a anew anew anew new umbrella organization that collects money for different charitable agencies According to Public Information Assistant Assistant Assistant Assis Assis- tant Director Margaret Aoki This is one of the traditions at the College we feel that the betterment of the community is part of what were we're about Some of the agencies covered by these groups include The American Red Cross YWCA Odyssey House and The Salvation Salvation Salvation Salva Salva- tion Army Anny If IC the donor wishes to contribute to an organization organization organization orga orga- other than those covered by these two groups group Community Shares will channel the funds to the donors donors' requested organization Aoki said Events were scheduled to off kick-off Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day October 4 at with a pie auction Five donated pies were to be auctioned off to the highest bidder who got to throw them at President Frank Budd On Thursday Oct 7 there will be an all- all personnel meeting at the Redwood campus where representatives from both groups will make a short presentation on behalf of their organizations Events wind down on Ff Friday day Oct 8 with witha a chili off cook-off on the quad starting at 1130 am a.m. There will be participants in the off cook-off representing students faculty and staff with the chili tasters acting as judges All the food and drink items have been donated donated donated do do- by businesses in the community The contestants in the off cook-off will provide the chili at their own expense For the price of the 3 tick ticket tasters tasters t-tasters get getto getto getto to sample four different chilis chili's putting the ticket stub in the box of the one they like b best st st. A drink and nd bread item is included in the cost of the meal ticket The student who wins will receive books and supplies for one quarter a guaranteed parking space for one month two season passes to Bruin basketball passes to the haunted house at the Grand Theatre presidential presidential presidential buffet tickets and a T The staff and faculty winners will receive comparable prizes Aoki said all the prizes were donated by the school There will be two bands performing on the quad Friday as part of the activities Cosmetology Assistant Professor and Vica Advisor Bob Cantonwine will be there with his band and the band Tres also will perform The dance company will perform as well Aoki said the campaign raised in 1992 and said We have a goal of this year having more options options options op op- op- op of how you can contribute your money we should see an increase |