September 27, 2005 Source: Concordia University:
http://publicaffairs.concordia.ca/mediaroom/pressreleases/2005/09/004984.shtml Sweet 16 for the Concordia Shuffle On Friday, September 30, Concordia University will present the 16th edition of its annual Shuffle. For the first time, Concordia's new president Claude Lajeunesse will join hundreds of staff, faculty, students, alumni and friends in the 6.5 km walkathon from the University's downtown Sir George Williams Campus to its Loyola Campus to raise funds for scholarships and bursaries. Since its inception, the Concordia Shuffle has raised more than $650,000 and some 300 students have benefited from these funds. This year, the event will kick-off at 1 p.m. in the new Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex at the corner of Guy and St. Catherine Sts. (1515 St. Catherine St. West). Tradition will also meet innovation, as Concordia takes this opportunity to launch a new fundraising program called Adopt-a-Student. Donors will be encouraged to commit to between $500 and $2,500 annually over a 3-year period. Although they won't be able to choose who they "adopt", the student recipients will be encouraged to contact their sponsor. So far, funds have been raised to adopt 217 students. For more information about the Concordia Shuffle, visit
http://shuffle.concordia.ca/home.shtml For more information about the Adopt-a-Student program, call
(514) 848-2424, ext. 4856 or visit http://shuffle.concordia.ca/docs/AdoptAStudentBrochure.pdf 30
Source: Chris Mota,
Senior Public Relations Officer
Concordia University
tel: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4884
cel: (514) 952-5556
fax: (514) 848-3383
e-mail: mota@alcor.concordia.ca
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