Run through the IDSSA, McGill Has Hope wants to put a $5 Bracelet of Hope on the wrist of every student at McGill.

On Sunday, April 11th, McGill students are invited to this charitable party being held at Cafeteria Restaurant on St. Laurent. There is no cover to come to the event and Cafeteria has agreed to donate 10% of what they make that night… So come on out for dinner and dancing, or just one of them, and be sure to bring a friend. Special guests are DJ Eddie Lewis and DJ Soul.

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Students on the Mayor Students Advisory Council have taken on the challenge of a kickoff awareness event for the Waterloo Region. This will be a night of entertainment focusing local talent and featuring speakers, Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik, Mayor Halloran and a representative of Dignitas Youth. It will be held on March 25th at 7:00pm at Waterloo Collegiate. Admission to the event is five dollars which includes a bracelet!!

This week at Trent University in Peterborough the BOH campaign will be featured at the 10 000 Villages Fair Trade Fair. The event begins on Thursday February 4th and will continue until Saturday February 6th in the First People’s Gathering Space. Bracelets will be on sale for the usual $5.00 so come out to buy a bracelet and see the many other fair trade featured items that the fair will have to offer!

On February 4th, 2010, the McGill IDSSA’s Box of Hope committee will be setting Bracelets of Hope for $5 each. The campaign launched at McGill in November of 2009 and in the past week, the group has made presentations to the Africa Students Society and the AUS Council! Buy your red and white beaded bracelet in the Leacock lobby between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Congratulations to all the schools that have been doing a great job with events this month.

This World AIDS Day, December 1st, Trent U held a movie-screening for the Tsepong Clinic documentary and raised over $400! As well, a speaking engagement featuring Anne-Marie was held at the Schulich School of Medicine at UWO, attracting many students and spreading the word about how Canadians are making an effort to end HIV/AIDS in Lesotho.

On December 3rd, Victoria College of the University of Toronto held a charity open mic night, “Mike the Change” that featured incredible student talent while raising over $1000 to support an end to HIV/AIDS.

Bishop MacDonell HS in Guelph held an incredible Dance-A-Thon for the cause on December 4th, promoting the Bracelet of Hope and student activism.

December 8 marked the last of Box of Hope events for this year, as Anne-Marie spoke at Sacred Heart School in Guelph. Going out with a bang, they were able to raise approximately $1200!

Abid Virani, Co-founder & Executive Director of Student Reach International is scheduled to appear at McGill University this Thursday November 26th at 5:30 in the Stewart Biology Building (South 1/4) to speak on the Bracelet of Hope campaign. As someone who has spent twenty weeks in the African continent and has spoken alongside Mayor Halloran of the Waterloo Region, Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjik, and Craig Keilberger, Abid has proven more than qualified to deliver a powerful and inspiring presentation. An event you surely do not want to miss!!

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To kick off the Box of Hope Campaign at Trent, there will be a screening of the film “Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope” on World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00pm. Come out for popcorn and spread awareness this World AIDS Day!

For more information, contact Meg at meg_a_moo2@hotmail.com.

On Thursday, November 19, Mayor Halloran, Bracelet of Hope and Student Reach International will be holding an awareness event in the Student Life Centre of the University of Waterloo. Learn more about the Bracelet of Hope Campaign, Box of Hope Campaign and how to stand up on World Aids Day! The event will be held from 11:00am – 2:00pm.

The University of Toronto will be hosting a panel discussion this month as a part of Victoria College’s annual International Week. The event will take place on October 28th at 4:30 pm in the Reading Room of the Birge Carnegie Building (95 Charles St W); and will feature members of the Bracelet of Hope Campaign.

A year ago this past spring, Bracelet of Hope had a new supporter get inspired and organize a fundraiser in his church that raised over $10,000. A head shaving event that is now refered to affectionately as “The Big Shave”. His name is Wes Burrows.

In the fall of 2008, Wes traveled with a group to visit both the South Africa women’s craft cooperative where the Bracelet of Hope is made and to the Tsepong Clinic in Lesotho, which is where the money raised by our campaign goes to provide support.

Inspired, this past June Wes organized a repeat event, with different heads, and raised another $10,000! In an email to SRI, Wes said that “It’s never too late to start making a difference – all you need is a cause to be passionate about and the courage to start.”

Wes was entered in a contest put on by Red Rose Tea that recognizes the achievements of Canadians who “Reach Out” to support a need locally, regionally, nationally or internationally. If you would like to support Wes in this contest, please click here. On the website, search “Burrows” and his story will pop up. Students of any age can support Wes simply by submitting their vote with a valid email.