Did you know that April is Daffodil Month? The Canadian Cancer Society hosts Daffodil Month, their largest campaign, to raise funds for vital cancer research and support services. Last year, in honour of Daffodil Month, the Canadian Cancer Society, Sudbury& District office created Paint the Downtown Yellow – which raised $1,486.87 – and the Bankers Corner Challenge – which raised $6,403.57 overall. This year’s Bankers Corner Challenge takes place today from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with TD, Scotia, BMO and RBX competing from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Downtown Sudbury Businesses -Downtown Sudbury Group, Vianet, Fuel Multimedia and SRO......
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This year marks the third annual Taste St. fundraising event, hosted by the Health Sciences North Foundation. The 2016 theme is “Graffiti Alley”, which will be an evening filled with food and drink from over 15 local vendors. Read on to find out all of the details about this year’s fundraiser, their vendors, and find out how you can get your hands on some tickets to Walt Disney World! What can we expect at this year’s Taste St. event? What is the theme, and how will it differ from previous years? On Friday, April 1, 2016, Health Sciences North......
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Event: March 5th, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. @ Ben Avery Gymnasium Website: www.relayforlife.ca/laurentianu Cancer is a disease that affects us all, either directly or indirectly. Everyone knows someone who has had their lives touched by this horrible disease. The Relay for Life is an event that brings the community together and inspires us to remember those that we have lost to cancer and those still fighting the disease. This year, two of our own Laurentian students are working together to make a difference in the fight against cancer! Jessica Harris and Kourtney LaRose are organizing Laurentian......
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Every year, Laurentian University hosts Airbandz For Cancer; an event where LU students team up, suit up, and dance and lip-sync their way to the top in front of a sold-out crowd, all to raise money for the Northern Cancer Foundation! This year’s Airbandz show was on February 6th, and raised $11,000! We talked with Joseph McGibbon, Residence Life Supervisor at Laurentian University to get the scoop on the history of Airbandz for Cancer. LU Airbandz is very popular fundraising event within the student community on campus; can you share with us the story of how it began? How......
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