Shine on, U of T
For more than four decades, first-year students from nearly 60 Canadian universities and colleges have raised money during Orientation week’s Shinerama to help find a cure, or an effective control, for cystic fibrosis (CF). In fact, last year 35,000 students from coast to coast banded together to shine shoes, wash cars, and hold numerous other community events, raising more than $920,000 for the fight against CF. We are very proud to announce that, thanks in part to the community’s support, University College was a great part of this achievement, raising over $4,000 in 2005.
This year we plan to beat that total on our “Shine Day,” Saturday, September 9, but we need your help. We ask everyone at U of T to please give generously to support our Shinerama campaign. All money raised will go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s (CCFF) research and treatment programs. When Shinerama began in 1964, most children with cystic fibrosis did not live long enough to attend kindergarten; today, half of all Canadians with CF may expect to live to age 37 and beyond. Children with CF in Canada can now look forward to becoming young adults and pursing their own dreams of attending college or university.
For more information on Shinerama or the CCFF, please contact me at (416) 522-8701 or at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for helping our students to shine!
Lucas Castellani
University College Shinerama Chair
