Like so many others who attended a most enjoyable Charity Ball arranged by the Association of Graduate Planners (AGP) and the Environmental Graduate Student Association (EGSA) at Tyrone Restaurant and Ultralounge Uptown Waterloo March 10th, 2010, I received a ‘thank you’ letter from Habitat for Humanity the other day.
The disastrous January 12 earthquake in Haiti displaced or made homeless an estimated 1.2 million people. Our Charity Ball raised $2,970 in support of Habitat for Humanity’s continued efforts in the rebuilding of Haiti.
Charity Ball organizing involves students organizing, delegating responsibility and collaborating to set out a vision, securing the venue, marketing, scheduling the itinerary, ticket sales, inquiring and collecting donations and hosting at the night of.
Moreover, it requires a community of social interaction, individual passion and local supporting institutions and businesses – the easily underestimated power of generosity.
To all who participated: we wish to express a heartfelt “thank you”, and we hope arranging the Charity Ball will be a continued tradition for the AGP and the EGSA at the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment for years to come.
Association of Graduate Planners (AGP): University of Waterloo 