Camosun College students are helping raise money for a new playground at the Camosun daycare through a mystery tour of local breweries; an opportunity to feel great about sampling a few local beers after work on Friday.
There are still tickets available for the 2019 Mystery Brews tour on November 22. Hop on the bus at Lansdowne campus & tour a surprise selection of local breweries. All proceeds help build a new playground for the daycare. Get your tickets:
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The BrewB次元官网网址檚 Mystery Tour starts at Dunlop House (3100 Foul Bay Road) at 6:30 p.m., and ends back there at 10:30 p.m. A double-decker bus will be taking tourists around to two mystery locations, where they will enjoy a talk from the brewmaster, live music, food, and beer samples. Tickets are $70 and all proceeds from this event go towards helping Camosun College Child Care Services playgrounds.
The event is entirely student-organized and run by the Event Leadership Team from CamosunB次元官网网址檚 hospitality management program. Student Tom Adam said eight students, including him, organized the event and 25 students will act as volunteers on the night to provide service.
Adam said the collegeB次元官网网址檚 childcare services are really important to students. B次元官网网址淚t allows parents who donB次元官网网址檛 have a ton of money to continue their education,B次元官网网址� Adam said. B次元官网网址淚 personally know a lot of people who use the service and itB次元官网网址檚 really important for them.B次元官网网址� He said the current playgrounds are 20 to 27 years old, and thereB次元官网网址檚 not much money in the budget to fix them.
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The Camosun instructor running the program, David Armstrong, said he really wants to see students get a B次元官网网址渧ery solidB次元官网网址� understanding of social responsibility. B次元官网网址淲e want students in the hospitality industry, especially the management side of it, to really understand that thereB次元官网网址檚 more to hospitality than generating profits. ItB次元官网网址檚 about giving back to communities, developing relationships with people and helping out overall,B次元官网网址� Armstrong said.
Adam also said the students have been in contact with taxi services, and will have vouchers to hand out to those who shouldnB次元官网网址檛 drive home after the event.
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