Cambrian PR students plan an eventful month for Sudbury.

Cambrian’s Public Relations (PR) Program brings fun in all shapes and sizes this March. Every year the second-year PR students at Cambrian College are given a two-semester long assignment to create, plan, and execute an event. The event must occur in the month of March giving the students seven months to bring an event to life. Students are driven to make their events huge successes by both a passing grade and raising funds to donate to a charity of the group’s choice.

This year the second-year PR students have put together seven events for you to attend this month. Each event will benefit their chosen charity as well as the Cambrian Foundation’s PR bursaries. These events range from sporting events, to trivia, to prom and more! Our Crater has all the must-know details about all seven events so you can attend each one and support local students and local charities!

MARCH 3:  Laughing in Action – Ferrigan’s Pub – 20 Birch St. Garson, ON

7:30 – 10:00 p.m.

PR students Shannon Macdonald, Leah Tessier, Marissa Nazaruk, and Mathieu Gagnon are hosting a Trivia Night! The group has teamed up with Sudbury Trivia Night to put on this event. Teams of up to eight people can compete to see who knows the most about life in the 2000’s! (Hello, millennials!) There will be three rounds of 15 questions and prizes will be awarded throughout the night!

The charity Laughing in Action supports is Action Sudbury. The group is very passionate about the message they spread. Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of death on Ontario roads. Over the past decade, more than 2,000 lives have been lost due to impaired driving, and more than 50,000 people have been injured in a collision caused by impaired driving. Action Sudbury is a local organization that works to eliminate death and injury as a result of impaired driving. Knowing every little bit helps, and on top of donating money at the end of this, they want to raise awareness for the organization.

In conjunction with their cause, Laughing in Action will also be partnered up with Driver Seat to give those who drive to the event and want to drink a safe way home for themselves and their vehicle!

Tickets are being sold in advance and at the door for $10. If you would like to buy tickets for Laughing in Action please contact Shannon Macdonald at shanmacdonald7@gmail.com or 705-988-1761. More information is also available at https://www.facebook.com/events/368916763487668/.

MARCH 11: Coffee & Wax – Kuppajo Espresso Bar – 109 Larch St. Sudbury, ON

3:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Locality meets coffee meets vinyl records. PR students Dylan Baron, Laura Lielklans, and Derek Montgomery are hosting a one of a kind coffee shop experience. Based around locality the group wants to appreciate Sudbury’s growing local businesses and support them with a fundraiser based on them. The event will include a pre-event scavenger hunt, live (local!) entertainment, a BYOR (bring your own record) table, auctions for local businesses goods, and pastries.

All proceeds from this event will support Sudbury Youth Rocks, a charity which helps children grow through the art of music. The charity has been supporting local youth through music for the past ten years and is the perfect choice for giving back to the local community.

This event is FREE to attend! Donations can be made through the BYOR table, specific pastry sales, and the auction items. For more information check out their Instagram @coffeeandwax as well as the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/322545681475029/

MARCH 11: Curl-ympic Games 2017 – Sudbury Curling Club – 300 Wessex St. Sudbury, ON

5:00 – 11:00 p.m.

These students have brought the Olympics to Sudbury! Nicole Vizza, Cynthia Furlotte, Emily Hreljac, and Tyler Potter are hosting an Olympic themed funspiel curling event. Participators of this event will have the chance to represent a country of their choice and go for gold! Spectators will be able to enjoy mini-games and win prizes! The event is a great way to enjoy the sport of curling for first-timers and seasoned pros.

The Curl-ympic’s proceeds will be going to the charity 1SAVES8, a local charity founded by Nancy Griffin. The charity works to raise awareness for organ donation and encourages people to save eight lives by agreeing to be organ donors. The group hopes the funds raised will gain more awareness for the cause.

So grab your friends, make a team, and pick a country! Represent your country at the top of the podium for Curl-ympics 2017. Tickets are on sale on Eventbrite at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curlympic-games-tickets-31936471847 More information is also available on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/472981723089918/

MARCH 19: Smashing Hunger – Cambrian College Gym – 1400 Barrydowne Rd. Sudbury, ON

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Spike the ball and hope you don’t fall. Sam Labelle and Kyana O’Bumsawin are hosting a volleyball tournament! This event will be held in the Cambrian College gym and is open for all skills level to create teams and compete. The tournament will be round robin, co-ed, and all ages. The tournament will run throughout the day with winners announced at the end with prizes to be won! Entry fees will help raise funds for The Salvation Army, the charity of choice. The charity helps local individuals and families who are in need of nutritious food. Smashing Hunger is hoping to support those in tough times and offer their help with this tournament.

If you are interested in signing up or just watching please contact Kyana at 705-507-4741 or kyanaobumsawin7@hotmail.com. More information available at: https://www.facebook.com/events/754202718071327/

MARCH 24: Second Chance Prom – The Grand Nightclub – 28 Elgin St. Sudbury, ON

9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

Remember Prom? How you never went, or you did and it could have been WAY better? These five PR students want to give you a second chance at prom. Brittany Philpott, Ashley Read, Andrea Coppo, Megan Karchie, and Mickeighla Short are bringing the disco ball, the spiked punch, and #2chanceprom to you! This 19+ event is going to transform the Grand into your new and improved prom with a photo booth, a D.J. mixing your favorite tracks from the past and present, beer pong, and a custom Snapchat filter! If you ever needed a reason to wear that dress or suit again this is it. A Prom King & Queen will also be crowned with prize baskets for both!

Second Chance Prom sticking with the second chance theme, chose Pet Save Sudbury as their charity of choice. Pet Save is a local animal rescue group that works to help the unwanted and abused pets of the Sudbury area. Funds raised giving Sudbury a second chance at prom will help give Sudbury’s pets a second chance at life. 

The event is hoping to raise funds not only with ticket sales but also with a speciality drink at the Grand the night of and with coat check. Tickets are available for purchase online on Eventbrite: https://2chanceprom.eventbrite.ca/ or in-person at Cambrian College, specific dates to be released on the Facebook page. For additional information and questions please see the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1903474683241607/.

MARCH 25: Spring Fling – Radisson Hotel – 85 Ste. Anne. Sudbury, ON

11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Kick off spring with the family at Spring Fling! Nicholas Ryma and Cassandra Vanderpluym are hosting a family orientated day with activities for all ages. Families will have the opportunity to hang out, spend some quality time together, eat popcorn, and play some games all while supporting two wonderful foundations.

The proceeds of this event will be going to NEO Kids Foundation. While providing an afternoon of fun for children and families they will be supporting a great cause to help sick children in the local community.

Tickets for this event will be sold in person by both Cassandra and Nick as well as in local businesses around the city. If you would like to purchase a ticket check the Facebook page for locations. Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1144267392339176/

MARCH 31: Wine & Wit – Ristorante Verdicchio (Natura Banquet Room) – 1351 Kelly Lake Road, Sudbury, ON

7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Book worms unite! An upscale social literary event is being brought to Sudbury by students Cassandra Secord, Carlie Quail, Nigel Knee, and Carik Gaudet. This event is for the people who love books but can’t find anyone to share that love with, for those who want more friends who love reading, and for those who need recommendations on what to read or want to get into reading. Wine and Wit is an evening for book worms, literary lovers, and wine enthusiasts! (My wine club has a book problem!) Guests will get to socialize, dine, enjoy live musical entertainment and listen to four guest speakers (all of whom are published authors). The fun doesn’t stop there either also included will be a silent auction and personalized bookmarks.

Wine & Wit will pay tribute to their favorite local spot with their charity choice, Friends of the Greater Sudbury Public Library. The charity helps fund programs and fixtures that the library is unable to afford themselves. Giving back to the reading community fits perfectly between the pages of this event!

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased three different ways. First being through Iris Events on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IrisEventsPR/) or email (cassandrasarahsecord@gmail.com), secondly in person at different locations leading up to the event, and lastly through Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wine-wit-tickets-32174526876?aff=es2