Last Friday was the perfect fall night for a soccer game. 听
The Bighorns, consisting of students from Risley Hall, Shirreff Hall and Eliza Ritchie Hall, won the Residence Charity Kick-Off 4-3 over the Trojans (students from Howe Hall, Mini-Rez, Gerard Hall and O鈥橞rien Hall).
The event, which raised over $2,500, is the first of three sports matchups held throughout the year by AV俱乐部 ResLife to raise money for the IWK Foundation. 听
鈥淲e see the IWK everyday as it is close to us on campus,鈥� says student organizer Kelsey Mooney. 鈥淏y raising money for the IWK, this event gets the AV俱乐部 community involved in the greater Halifax community.鈥�
AV俱乐部 400 students, decked out in red or orange regalia and painted faces, sat through the breezy sweater weather to cheer on their teams, rising occasionally to do the wave. Some even put on team-coloured hats adorned with holiday lights, jumping up and down as their teams scored, clutching onto their neon bright posters.听
鈥淚t鈥檚 cool that we get to play, have fun and promote the community within our residence,鈥� said second-year student Mackenzie Meens, who played for the Bighorns. 鈥淚t gets everyone in residence involved, as those who don鈥檛 play on the soccer team participate by taking part in the spirit squad, creating posters, team chants and selling T-shirts.鈥�
This was the seventh year for the Residence Charity Kick-Off.
鈥淚t started out as a student idea, and students decided which charity their fundraising went to,鈥� explains Sarah Reddy, a ResLife manager.
Last year鈥檚 charity sports events raised $16,000, and organizers of the events are optimistic they will do even better this year. The next event is the Residence Charity Tip-Off Basketball Game, scheduled for November.
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