Fundraiser

AC student raises funds for local Ottawa not-for-profit 

After a long year of online schooling, missed placement opportunities, and little peer– to– peer interaction, working with Ausome Ottawa was just the burnout medicine that Katie Groves needed.

Ausome Ottawa is a not-for-profit dedicated to enriching the lives of families living with autism through sport. Algonquin College’s Occupational and Physical Therapy programs have proudly partnered with Ausome Ottawa’s Fine Motor Program for many years now, working in tandem to provide a safe space where children can thrive, and AC students can gain hands– on experience.

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Student fundraising effort exceeds goal

By Shannon Murphy, Public Relations Student

Algonquin College Publica Relations Program

Algonquin Public Relations students who organized LiveWorkPlay. (Photo courtesy Marilyn Mikkelsen)


Dreams Worth Living was a social awareness public relations campaign organized by Algonquin PR students with the mission to raise money and awareness for an incredible local organization, LiveWorkPlay. LiveWorkPlay is a charity who strives to, ‘help the community welcome people with intellectual disabilities to live, work and play as valued citizens.’ Continue reading →