Insider December 2017 Participant Profile: Liam O’Hara What is your favorite thing about S.M.I.L.E.? Getting to hang out with all of my favourite buddies. What are your favourite activities to do at S.M.I.L.E.? Playing soccer and going swimming. What is your dream in life? To work at Disney World. Whether it means wearing a character costume and dressing up as Mickey or whatever else they may need, I’d take what I can get! What is your favourite movie? Star Wars! Go and see the new movie as quickly as you can. It was great! What are you most looking forward to over the Holidays? Having my annual Christmas party, where I’ll get to see all of my old friends. Giving Tuesday G iving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering that takes place after the hustle and bustle surrounding the consumer driven Black Friday and Cyber Monday events have ended. This year Giving Tuesday took place on November 28th, 2017 and Acadia University pledged to help raise money for S.M.I.L.E. as part of the day. In total, nearly $7,000 was raised for The S.M.I.L.E. Program as part of Giving Tuesday, mainly via online donations! We would like to thank the Acadia University Office of Advancement for all of their hard work in preparation for the day; Acadia’s food service provider Chartwells, for providing cookies to hand out to students and staff, in order to help spread the word about Giving Tuesday and also for matching donations up to $1,500; as well as all of those who donated throughout the day. We would also like to voice our appreciation for all of the S.M.I.L.E. participants, parents/guardians and volunteers (both past and present) who provided testimonials for the fundraiser, demonstrating how The S.M.I.L.E. Program has touched so many lives throughout its 35 years. Liam O’Hara (right) and his instructor John Flewelling. Page 3
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