A fun FSU Glow Run & Paint Party

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In addition to the frosh concert, the Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) is hosting a Paint Party and Glow Run. Both are great activities to help start your school year off on a great note.

On Sept. 13, the Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) will be hosting its third annual charity Glow Run.

All students are able to participate in this run that will start at the SUB courtyard. The 2.5 kilometre run will be around the campus.

Tickets are $10 for the run and then five dollars for the Paint Party at the Biz Booth, while runners will receive a t-shirt. There are 100 spots open for students and there will also be roughly 34 volunteers.

This year the FSU will be raising funds for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Christine Bélanger the FSU advocacy and communications co-ordinator, explained what this event is all about.

“This is one of our annual events that we raise money for charity, so all of the proceeds from ticket sales and if anybody wants to do a pledge form or anything, they can pledge to donate to a charity of the year, which is Mothers Against Drunk Driving.”

Bélanger further explained why the FSU decided on MADD as this year’s charity of choice.

“We thought that it was interesting to kind of look at a charity that would focus on students and how students are impacted. So we looked at different charities and everyone in the office got to contribute an idea of which charity they wanted, so we looked at who it personally impacts in the office and everything and we decided MADD,” Bélanger said. “Anything from alcohol or substance abuse to texting and driving, which is a really big focus on our generation right now. Especially with the students coming out of high school, it’s a really big focus. So we chose [MADD] because especially they’ll bring in awareness activities for our students to do as well.” This will be the first time this event will raise money for MADD. Previous charities the FSU has raised money for include the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Jumpstart and Shinerama.

Registration is set to start at 6 p.m. and prior to the run, students will do a warm up with members of Fanshawe’s Student Wellness Centre.

The Paint Party, another event, will be taking place after the run at approximately 8 p.m.

The Party will be outside in the SUB courtyard, weather permitting. The party includes a DJ, paint being shot off the stage, LED furniture, dancing and more.

Students are encouraged to wear white that you won’t mind getting messy.

“The Paint Party is kind of like our second frosh concert,” Tyler Hetherington, the FSU events and activities co-ordinator, said.

Hetherington said the Paint Party is also a way to also bring out students to a frosh event, who may not have gone to the frosh concert, which will be “Falcon Lit”.

For more details on any of these events, visit fsu.ca.