Fight the winter blues and help make children’s dreams come true

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

Event management students and grads

Event Management students learn from grads and prepare for their campaign!

This spring, Algonquin College Event Management students will be taking you on adventures to the Orient, to the Prohibition era, to the magical land of Oz, and beyond in support of Children’s Wish Foundation.

Each year, the Event Management program hosts two charitable campaigns supporting their fundraising goal of $1 million for the Children’s Wish Foundation. So far, the students have raised over $850,000 — and it will soon be time to launch the winter 2016 campaign!

Make sure to check out these amazing sensory events from March 6 to April 8 — all planned and implemented from start to finish by Event Management student teams and organized with a budget of $0! The events themselves are all unique, and are sure to be a fantastic time in support of of a worthwhile cause.

Here are just a few of the events we have to look forward to in March and April:

Journey to the Orient

Do you hear it? Do you hear the rhythm of the Oud while you walk through our bustling bazaar and sip on rich Arabian coffee? You are invited to enjoy a three course Arabian dinner while being mesmerized by cultural dance performances that will sweep you off your feet and get you ready to join the celebration of beauty and richness of the Orient. Wednesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. at El Mazaj Restaurant. For more information, visit our website.

Journey To Murder


Join us in a night filled with mystery and suspense while indulging in a delicious, flavourful dinner. Live vicariously through the characters as they take a spooky but intriguing Journey To Murder. Listen closely to the creaks, shots and screams. Witness the terror in the characters’ eyes. Feel the shivers go down your spine as the story unfolds. Escape from Mr. Boddy’s mind game and get your fortune read. Transform your normal day-to-day life and join us at Journey To Murder, a Clue themed Mystery Gala on Friday, March 18 at 6 p.m. at the Restaurant International transformed into the Boddy Mansion! Who did it? Come and find out! For more information and to purchase a ticket visit our website.

Prohibition Wishin’


Come wet your whistle at Prohibition Wishin’, a Speakeasy and Dinner Club in support of the Children’s Wish Foundation. You’ll enjoy an era inspired three course dinner, melodious live jazz entertainment, mugshot photo booth and so much more; you never know, you might even learn the Charleston! Bring the secret password, included with your ticket, to get through the door into Ottawa’s premiere speakeasy. Come as you are, or come set the bar in flapper and gangster fashion. Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m. the Centurion Conference & Event Center is where you’ll want to be! To purchase tickets or for more information, visit our website.

Good luck to our Event Management students – looks like another great campaign! To see the full list of events, click here.

Last Fall, we told you about a neat story involving an Event Management student who was a Wish Kid herself! In case you missed it, here’s the story of Lisa Stinson.

 


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