Staff and students organize fundraiser for Japan

Yukon College staff and students will be hosting Hope for Japan, a fundraiser for the victims of the Japanese earthquake. The event will take place on Friday, April 8th from 8pm to 12am in the Yukon College Cafeteria, the Kinnicknick Kaff.

Yukon College has hosted many Japanese international students over the last decade. Thankfully, the current Japanese international students haven’t been directly affected by the recent earthquake/tsunami in Japan. “The situation in Japan weighs heavily on the minds of those at the College, and in partnership with our students, we decided to take action and do what we can from afar”, said international education coordinator, Yoshie Kumagae.

The event will involve live music, a dance, t-shirt sales, silent auction, food and a cash bar. The funds raised at this event will be donated directly to the Canadian Red Cross.

“We anticipate that the event will be a huge success, given the level of support we have received from staff, students and the community”, said college relations and international director, Jacqueline Bedard. “The motivation and organizational efforts from both staff and students speaks to the community spirit at Yukon College”, said Bedard.

Yukon College has received a great deal of support for this event. Community members, businesses and artists have donated many silent auction items. The event title and logo, Hope for Japan, was donated by Okanagan University College (OUC) and will be printed on t-shirts to be sold at the event. The printing of these t-shirts was donated by Terra Firma.

The event will include music by Second Cousins and Dave Haddock and all the music equipment has been donated by Solid Sound and Unitech.