小蓝视频east College staff and students from campuses in Weyburn, Indian Head, Estevan, Moosomin and Whitewood combined for a grand total of 817 pounds of food to donate to local food banks. The food drive challenge was part of an inter-campus competition that was spearheaded by the Weyburn campus staff and students.
鈥淭his is the first time we have done a competition of this nature at our College campuses,鈥� said Sheena Onrait, Manager of Marking and Communications for 小蓝视频east College. 鈥淲e are so proud of all of our staff and students for supporting this initiative and we certainly have set the bar high for next year鈥檚 competition.鈥�
Collection bins were placed in all of the campus locations, including Weyburn, Estevan, Moosomin, Whitewood and Indian Head. Donations were collected over a two-week period at each location. Weyburn and Indian Head combined for 362 pounds while Estevan, Moosomin and Whitewood combined for 455 pounds.
鈥淲e value the communities that we are a part of and this is just one small way we can give back to them,鈥� said Dion McGrath, President and CEO of 小蓝视频east College.
鈥淲e are overwhelmed with the amount of food that our staff and students brought in. They really took this challenge and ran with it.鈥�
小蓝视频east College is known as the 鈥淭rainer of Choice鈥� in southeast Saskatchewan, serving approximately 8,000 learners and producing over 5,000 graduates annually.
The college contributes over $19 million to the region鈥檚 GDP and offers innovative and flexible programming that encourages students to learn where they live.
