Vancouver, B.C. (March 10, 2008):
The UBC Dollar Project will be holding its biggest event of the year,
the first annual “Dollar Day” on Wednesday March 19, 2008.
Dollar
Day will be a day of charity, fun, and free stuff! A booth will be set
up on campus where everyone can donate $1 for a good cause. In return,
each donor will receive a sticker, which is redeemable for free
popcorn, one entry to our raffle draw, and other goodies. Additional
raffle tickets sell at $1 each. Prizes for the raffle draw include DVD
rental certificates, T-shirts, movie tickets, and more.
The purpose of Dollar Day is to raise awareness and donations for the charities supported by the UBC Dollar Project. We
hope the Dollar Day will be both a day of fun and community building
for UBC and a day of charitable fundraising. We aim to establish Dollar
Day as our annual event to increase the visibility of our club on
campus and thus the important message of global awareness and
responsibility that we are promoting.
Visit their web site: http://www.ubcdollarproject.blogspot.com/
(awesome job Tiffany!)
About the UBC Dollar Project
The
UBC Dollar Project is a UBC student initiative that aims to demonstrate
the power of collective action. Its ultimate goal is to collect a
single dollar each year from each and every one of the more than 56,000
students, faculty, and staff of UBC. The Dollar
Project will in turn donate 100% of the amount it receives to
charitable causes to help solve today’s global problems in
environmental preservation, human rights, and animal welfare. For 2008
the beneficiaries selected by the Dollar Project are the David Suzuki Foundation, Animal Advocates, and Education without Borders. Remember: a mere dollar from each individual in the UBC population would amount to at least $56,000!
The
UBC Dollar Project’s focus is not to collect as much money as possible,
but rather, to collect it from as many people as possible. In this way,
the UBC Dollar Project not only makes a positive global impact directly
by donating to charities, but more importantly, it also reminds the UBC
community that seemingly negligible individual contributions, when
summed together, can make a substantial difference in the world. The
long-term goal of The Dollar Project is to spread to other communities
to help more people realize that if everyone makes a small individual
effort, the collective result is something to be proud of.
For more information please contact:
Tiffany Tong; (604)765 5171
Email: ubcdollarproject@gmail.com
Facebook Group: UBC Dollar Project
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