Donate Now to the Financial Aid Fund 49% of Canadians are on the verge of insolvency, according to a survey published in The Financial Post on March 30. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic reaches its peak in Montreal, it is already having a major financial impact on young people and families. Surge in demand Dawson’s…
About a dozen employees of Dawson responded last week to let us know they are available to help the seniors in our community. If you are a Dawson employee or retiree over 70 years old, please let us know if you would like a telephone visitor or help getting groceries.
Contact Carey-Ann Pawsey or Lucy Segal to get help or offer to be a helper.
Dawson College student Tristan Hamer has created a volunteer movement of young people in high school and CEGEP to provide free or pay what you can babysitting services for people in need of childcare during the school shutdown. The students have been featured in Le Journal de Montréal and La Presse. Click Read More to read the article in La Presse.
Help us help the older members of our community. People over 70 are supposed to be staying inside at home.
If you are a staff member or a retiree over 70, let us know if you need a friendly telephone visit or if you could use a grocery or pharmacy drop off.
Younger staff, let us know if you are available to help out. We will match you up!
Please contact Carey-Ann Pawsey or Lucy Segal at cpawsey@dawsoncollege.qc.ca or at lsegal@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
The DSSU and the DTU sponsored a lunch to celebrate International Women's Day yesterday.
Through a book sale and raffle tickets, $940 was raised for Chez Doris! An enormous thank you to everyone who participated and to all those who attended the lunch! The raffle winners were:
Anne Marie DiMichele, Magda Mlek, Maureen MacMahon, Eliza Wood, Christina Parsons, Melaine Campbell, Carey-Ann Pawsey, Teresa Polgar, Kayla Smith, Patricia Yetman, Cristina Stanciu, Stacey Kennedy, Eva Helms, Yvonne Dudley, Santa Di Stefano, Richard Dugas, Louisa Hadley, Mona Leroux, Christine Layne, Ursula Cabral, Meng Rong, Melanie Matthews!
Thank you to our generous sponsors: Cavallaro Anjou, Club Soda, Dawson Bookstore, Blues Athletics, Theatre Department, Dawson Activity Club, Athletic Therapy, Michelle Lee, Gianna Smith, Kayla Smith, Melanie Matthews & Tory Jarvis. The photo is of original art created and donated by Melanie Matthews.
A steady stream of students enjoy the ease and support of the Financial Aid Food Bank. We are always in need of items to keep the shelves stocked. Variety is the spice of life, as they say. We are asking for community support for our students. Needed non-perishable foods: Canned vegetables (corn, peas, beans, carrots,…
Tickets are now on sale for the 23rd edition of Artists in Bloom April 16 at 6 p.m. in 3C.1. Students in Visual Arts, 3D Animation and CGI and Illustration will create works of art live that will be auctioned while guests enjoy hors d’oeuvres on the house, live music and a cash bar. Staffed by…
Women's Day Raffle tickets are still available for a long list of great prizes. Benefiting Chez Doris, tickets are two for $5 or five for $10. Get your tickets from Carey-Ann Pawsey in 4A.1-4 or Gianna Smith in 2E.6. Don't forget Women's Day lunch in the Rose Lounge on Monday, March 9 from 12 p.m.- 2 p.m. More info in Read More link.
Your blood may be needed by someone who has had an accident, is having surgery or is being treated for an illness: 1,000 donations of blood are needed every day. Donate blood today and tomorrow at Dawson College in 3C.1:
Tuesday, Feb. 25: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 26: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Save the Date! The 23rd edition of Artists in Bloom will take place April 16 at 6 p.m. in 3C.1. Students in Visual Arts, 3D Animation and CGI and Illustration will create works of art live that will be auctioned while guests enjoy hors d’oeuvres on the house, live music and a cash bar. Staffed by…
Last Modified: March 31, 2020
