SPRING FEST 2013
Monday
April 29, 2013
Blood
Drive
HUB Gym, 12:00PM – 4:00PM
Tuesday
April 30, 2013
Dodgeball
Tournament
HUB Gym, 6:00PM
Come down to the Hub Gym for the
round robin dodgeball tournament.
Register your team at the Center
for Student Involvement and Leadership, Campus Center 105, Spring Point
Residence Hall or Surfsite Residence Hall.
Prizes for the tournament winning
team.
Wednesday
May 1, 2013
Trivia
Night
Campus Center, 6:00PM
Teams of 2 - 5 students compete
in multiple rounds of pub-style trivia. Topics include history of US/Iraq war,
US/Afghanistan war, Global Financial Crisis, US Financial Crisis, and Greek
Bailout
Prizes for the top 3 teams.
Thursday
May 2, 2013
Spring
Fest BBQ
Outside of the Dining Hall
11:30PM – 1:30PM
Come join us for free food, free
games, and free t-shirts!
Try the awesome mobile zip line!
Plus jousting and bungee run.
DUNK TANK TO RAISE MONEY FOR NEW
SMCC FOOD BANK.
$1 or one non-perishable food item gets you a chance to dunk
SMCC President Ron Cantor, Shane Long (CeSIL), Tony Poulin (CA Faculty), Lisa Jade (BHHS Faculty), Shane Cushing (RA) or another faculty or staff member.
$1 or one non-perishable food item gets you a chance to dunk
SMCC President Ron Cantor, Shane Long (CeSIL), Tony Poulin (CA Faculty), Lisa Jade (BHHS Faculty), Shane Cushing (RA) or another faculty or staff member.
Tropical
Hula Dance
HUB Gym
8:00PM – 12:00AM
Come dance your heart out to the
music of “VJ Pulse”. That’s right, the guy that makes you groove at local clubs
is now coming to SMCC! It’s going to be a whole new experience, including our
first ever Limbo Contest! So throw on your grass skirts, flip flops, and
sunglasses and come over to the gym and just lose yourself.
Free for SMCC Students w/ID $5.00
for Guest
Friday
May 3, 2013
Game
Night
Campus Center
6:00PM
Come join us for some fun and
games at the Campus Center including Magic the Gathering, Poker and board
games.
Prizes for game winners! Door
prizes for anyone that attends! Refreshments will be served!
Extended
Bus Service from SMCC
Departures added at
Wednesday, May 1st
10:20 PM
Thursday, May 2 11:20 PM
Friday, May 3 10:20 PM
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ROTARACT
SPRING CLEANING - Spring is here! Is it time to clean out clothes that you no longer wear? DONATE them to families in need. ROTORACT has placed big cardboard boxes around campus (campus center, gym, dorms) for your gently used donated items. Please help families in need.
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Maine Mayhem 2013
The Maine Mayhem Film Festival is an annual film festival produced in coordination with senior students in SMCC's Communications and New Media department. Tickets for this year's festival sold out in less than 48 hours. Missed out tickets? If you are a current student at SMCC, we have options for you. Go to the CeSIL Facebook page and 'like' us (SMCC Center for Student Involvement and Leadership)This just in..... a 2nd showing has been added. 9:15pm on the same date (May 9th)
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SMCC Senior Art Exhibition
The exhibition runs from April 25th - May 4th.
It's at Rose Contemporary, located at 92 Congress St., Portland, ME
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Volunteer Opportunity
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The Furniture Center, a non-profit organization, is a
collaborative effort between churches, social service agencies, and interested
community members in the Greater Portland area. We are staffed entirely by
volunteers.
We are seeking volunteers,
preferably those who own large vehicles to help us pick up donated furniture
and deliver it to our recipients.
Please call us at 200-7796 and leave a message if you want to help.
Thank you.
Mandy Garmey
Volunteer Coordinator
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Fourth Annual Maine Walks with Haiti
& 4 Mile Run
Date: May 11, 2013
Location: Back Cove Park, Portland (across from Hannaford)
Maine Walks with Haiti and 4 Mile Run is a great opportunity for
people of all ages to get involved with an international humanitarian purpose
and make a tangible difference in the lives of many Haitians. Proceeds from this family-friendly walk or
timed run around Portland's Back Cove benefit Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health
Partnership which works to improve health care in northern Haiti. Hosted by Kim Block from WGME, this event will
be filled with music, storytelling, and other entertainment. Gather at the Preble St. Parking Lot across from Hannaford and
walk or run around scenic Back Cove.
Enjoy a morning of fun including a Haitian RaRa band led by Boston-based Blem su Blem!
We welcome and invite all SMCC students,
faculty and staff to join us for this festive and fun event. We encourage you to form teams and challenge
each other to raise funds to help support Konbit Sante’s projects: Hospitality
vs Culinary Arts? Nursing vs EMS? Criminal Justice vs Fire Science?? Come join the fun !
Strollers and dogs on leashes are welcome. Pre-registration is $10-$15 for youth and
adults. Children under 12 are free. Rain or shine.
8:30am Registration
9:15am Welcome
9:30am Runner's Gun, followed by Walkers
10:30am Awards
9-noon Entertainment
Register online at www.mainewalksforhaiti.org
Youth $10
Adult (21+) $15 (runner $20 after May 9th)
Children 12 and under free
ENTERTAINMENT:
BLEM SU BLEM
The Boston-based group Blem
su Blem, led by King BoBo, will be performing a traditional Haitian RaRa
parade. This nine-member band will be
leading student musicians from a number of area schools and organizations.
HAITIAN VOODOO
JAZZ by GIFRANTS
Noted
Boston-based Haitian singer/songwriter/guitarist, Marcien Guy-Frantz Toussaint,
who performs under the name Gifrants, will perform his signature style he calls
Voodoo Jazz, an eclectic style that has grown out of a combination of
Racine-Funk, Brazilian sounds, and traditional Haitian Twoubadou (troubador)
music. For more information about
Gifrants, visit www.gifrants.com
STORYTELLING BY CHARLOT LUCIEN
Master storyteller and illustrator, Charlot Lucien, is founder and
co-director of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts and member of
Konbit Sante's board of directors. He
tells stories for families, children, and diverse audiences, and his
performances usually include a “Krik? Krak!” session of traditional Haitian
riddles and traditional Haitian folktales that take the audience on a creative
folkloric journey. For more information
about Charlot Lucien, visit www.charlotlucien.com
THE GYM DANDIES CIRCUS
The Gym Dandies Circus has gained national acclaim as a troupe of
kids who do amazing things on their unicycles.
Made up of Scarborough students, grades 3-12, the group was founded to
help youth develop their motor skills in a supportive, non-competitive
atmosphere. For more information, visit http://www.gymdandies.org.
DJ, HAROLD SIMILIEN
Enjoy the mix of great music presented by DJ, Harold Similien of
Maine Street Events in Brunswick.
Harold's passion is music and people enjoying music. Hailing from the Caribbean country of Haiti,
where he ran his own radio station and DJ business, Harold brings the warmth
and friendliness of the islands to Maine. For more information, visit www.mainestreetevents.com.
For more information, contact: Kari Suva, ksuva@konbitsante.org, office: 207-347-6733.
