Once again this year, more than 100 Niagara College business students will “Raise the Roof” to raise money in support of key community agencies in Niagara.
Students in Niagara College’s Business – Sales and Marketing and Business Administration – Marketing programs gain practical experience by participating in the annual “Raise the Roof” campaign, which begins tomorrow with “Toque Tuesday.” Over the past four years, Niagara College students have raised more than $100,000 in support of Community Care (St. Catharines) and Project Share (Niagara Falls). Students have also worked with Project Hope in Welland.
“Raise the Roof offers a great opportunity for our students to put theory into practice, in a way that benefits the community,” said Jim Butko, Chair of the School of Business and Management Studies. “It teaches important lessons in both sales and in citizenship.”
The students will be selling the “Raise the Roof” toques on campus and at Toque Tuesday events, including the Mayor’s Pancake Breakfast at the St. Catharines Market Square, the Mayor and Council Chili-Cook-Off at the Optimist Hall in Niagara Falls, as well as Niagara Ice Dogs games.
Raise the Roof is one of many community initiatives through which Niagara College students gain hands-on experience, while serving the community. Niagara College construction students build homes through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, dental students provide care for children through the “Shiny Smiles” program, and Event Management students help non-profit agencies through the annual Many Hands project.
With 8,000 full-time students, Niagara College offers more than 90 diploma, baccalaureate degrees and advanced level programs at campuses in Welland, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls and St. Catharines. Areas of specialization include food and wine sciences, advanced technology, applied health and community safety, and the College is home to the globally-recognized Niagara Culinary Institute and Niagara College Teaching Winery. In 2008, Niagara College launched a $90 million campus redevelopment project, which is scheduled for completion in 2011. For more information, visit www.niagaracollege.ca.
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For more information, contact:
Derek Spence
Faculty
School of Business and Management Studies
905 641-2252 ext. 4142
dspence@niagaracollege.ca
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