Show Clubs donate tree to charitable festival Jennifer Morgan Contributing Writer The Festival of Trees is an annual event where groups or individuals decorate and donate trees and the public can bid on them andall and andall andall all proceeds go to Primary Childrens Children's Medical Center This year will have a tree on display thanks to the club Students for Choice The following is an interview with Shelley Johnson president co-president of Students for Choice Globe Who is Students for Choice Johnson Quite a few people rarely know about my organization I am president co-president of Students for Choice along with my esteemed colleague Jensen which is an organization organization organization on campus that stands for reproductive rights and education We believe that people should have the right to choose what is best for them and we believe in providing medically accurate information and pressing for more comprehensive sexual education for the school systems so that people will be informed in their decisions for themselves Globe How is this tree different from the theone theone theone one the Asian Student Association donated last year Johnson What makes this tree unique is that it is a tree that is the comprised efforts of over 16 different clubs Globe Does the tree have a theme Johnson The tree is indeed The tree itself was named Beary Beaty Starry Night The idea was for each club to have a bear and decorate it to represent their club J These ese bears are now climbing the tree amongst many of the star ornaments to a large silver star on top Although we are all different people with different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent backgrounds and beliefs we are still all Bruins and are are climbing towards our goals in inthe inthe inthe the skies together Festival of Trees Cont Cant on Page 3 J Z J r. r h r. r i f r I 4 r t M 1 l 4 f cf c E EIE Eo o IE J r f V 7 sr Cx c CD x Y 1 ex Students for Choice club gets other clubs involved with the Festival of Trees See more photos on page 9 Festival of Trees Cont from front Actually this is the best part about the tree because like I mentioned before its it's the efforts of many clubs coming together Clubs tend to do their own thing and occasionally join up with another club for a one night affair here and there Generally these clubs are also associated For instance my myown myown myown own club tends to work with the Democrats and Coloring out- out the side lie e Lines Uiles be because we v ha similar milar g goals goals' Wand and poli political views This tree is is' overall an effort of several clubs that do donot donot donot not generally work together and some that have even been viewed as ing All of them came together for over man hours of work on this tree despite their differences knowing that it was going to a higher cause Globe How was it working with other clubs Johnson One of the most gracious clubs on campus for this project was the Eagle Forum Although one could perceive us as complete opposite ends of the political spectrum the president Cory more than willingly gave up time tune towards the cause of the tree and assisted us with assembling it for the festival Both clubs are graciously graciously graciously gra gra- civil towards one another and re looking 9 t doing together in the future semester Globe Any final thoughts regarding this project Johnson This tree is simply a representation representation representation of differences and diversity working together in gracious civility for the advantage of an absolutely wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- cause The Festival of Trees will be at the South Towne Expo Center located at South State Street from 10 am a.m. 10 pm p.m. through Dec 3 3 Tickets are 4 for adults for children 11 and under and for senior citizens Discount tickets are for adults and 2 for children and are available at any Zions Zion's Bank |