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COMMUNITY

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Asia Pacific / Mexico Awards
Inside

If you want to expand your knowledge and
forge friendships and working relationships
with people from Asia or Mexico, and share
those experiences with fellow British
Columbians on your return, you could qualify
for the Asia Pacific or Mexico Awards.

Hunger knows

The Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour,
through the British Columbia Centre for In¬

no season

ternational Education, offers financial awards

KEC Security

to public community college or provincial

notice

Heat in the street

institute students and professional staff ea¬

the Alumni Assoc.

Celebrating

30
Years

institute. For further information and appli¬
cation forms, contact Cecily May at
871-7178, ortheB.C. Centre for International

Education at 895-5070. Deadline for appli¬
cations: November 1, February 1

Asia Pacific Grant Program
This program provides small grants to enable
students to participate in an organized related
program of study at an overseas institution,
for example, practice-teaching ESL and

ger to develop their understanding of Asia or

studying Thai at an institution in Thailand.

Mexico.

Period abroad must be a minimum of two

These awards are reserved for people who
are keenly committed to cross-cultural un¬

ing in an exchange or linkage program

derstanding. Recipients represent Canada
abroad and are expected to use the experi¬
ence to promote understanding at home.

Roll the dice for

in a public community college or provincial

months and individuals must be participat¬
between a British Columbian institution and
the overseas institution. If this fits in with a
current or potential program of study in your

department, please contact Cecily May at

For students

871-7178, or the B.C. Centre for International

The program provides financial support for

Education at 895-5070 for further informa¬

award recipients attending rigorous programs

tion. Deadline for applications: November 1,

of study in Asia or Mexico.

February 1

For professional staff

***Please inform your students/colleagues of

The program provides financial support ena¬

these awards. It's not too early to start pre¬

bling recipients to work in an educational

paring now to meet the November 1 deadline,
as it takes time to acquire the necessary docu¬
mentation from the foreign institution.***

institution in Asia or Mexico.

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or
landed immigrants, and be permanent resi¬

dents of British Columbia attending/working

The Food Bank's 8th Annual Christmas in July Campaign

Hunger knows no season
Unfortunately, hunger does not vacation, and

kitchens. In just one year they collected and

Christmas is but once a year! At the Food
Bank, proverty is a daily reality as the staff

distributed over 2.5 million pounds of do¬

struggle to meet the basic needs of thousands

agencies in need.

of individuals who have come face to face
with hunger. In an attempt to meet the
growing need for food in our communi¬

ties, the Food Bank celebrates its 8th
Annual Christmas in July Campaign in
hopes of recapturing the Christmas

uick
uote
Wit is cultured
insolence.

—Aristotle

spirit and raising the necessary re¬
sources to meet the urgent need.

Each week the Food Bank responds
to the need for food by providing
food assistance to over 6,000 people

(thirty-one per cent are children) through 14
distribution centres in Vancouver, Burnaby

and on the North Shore. Additionally, thou¬
sands of others in need receive food

assistance through our aid to 62 receipient
agencies such as missions, soup kitchens,
shelters, meal programs and community

Your financial contribution will enable the
Food Bank to purchase items so that they
can offer nutritionally balanced bags of
food. All donations will be gratefully re¬
ceived and used responsibly to help
those individuals currently battling
x hunger.

Please continue the support you have

given the Food Bank in the past. By
responding to the Christmas in July
Campaign now, you can truly make a differ¬
ence in the lives of those less fortunate. VCC

will not be mounting an internal food drive
for this campaign, but we strongly encour¬
age you to donate what you can on your own.

You can contact the Food Bank at 311 East
6th Avenue, telephone 876-3601.

KEC contractors to
display I.D.

East Van Community
Market opens

As of Monday, July 24, all contractors at KEC
will be required to display identification
when working at this site. Our in house engi¬

Come one, come all to the grand opening of
Vancouver's First Community Market. The
East Vancouver Farmer's Market Society is

neering staff have their company logo
displayed on their shirts; all others will be

proud to announce the opening of their first
market on July 29, 1995, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00

required to pick up I.D. cards from security.

p.m. at the Creation Cultural Centre, Com¬

Should any contractor be seen in a work area

without identification, please notify security
immediately at local 7335. No contractors are
allowed access to office or work areas with¬
out proper I.D. issued by our Security Office.

If you have any questions, please call Bill
Miller at local 7133.
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nated and purchased food to individuals and

mercial Drive and 16th Ave. The Market will
occur weekly on Saturday mornings until

Thanksgiving and will feature locally grown
organic produce and locally produced qual¬
ity crafts. Bring your friends, bring your
family. For more information, or to become

a vendor call 879-5359 or 253-7628.

J U LY 20 1 995

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Upcoming seminar
How to Lead a Team, September 20,
1995, Vancouver Trade and Convention
Centre, 999 Canada Place. If you would
like further information, please contact
Cassandra Huang at local 7004.

Book Club Meeting

host, and net proceeds from the ball will
benefit the Alzheimer Society of B.C. to
support research, advocacy and educa¬
tion. Tickets are $150 and are
available at the Alzheimer So¬
ciety at 681-6530 or 1-800-6673742. Rev up your engines for
this fun-filled Brazilian-style
evening!

Early reminder of Book Club meeting on
Friday, September 29,1995 at 12:00 noon

Developments

at Not Just Desserts. We will discuss
Smylla's Sense of Snow, by Peter Hoeg,
translated by Tiina Nunnally. (North Van¬

in New Zealand
Higher Educa¬

couver Library has plenty of copies). Call

tion Sector is a

Carol Tulpar at 7257 if you have ques¬

luncheon address by

tions.

Norman Larocque, Sen¬

Feel some "Heat in the

ior Analyst, Working
Age Policy Section, New

Med:
Dead or Alive
Cars in need of new
clutches, C.V. shafts and
joints. Offer open to staff,
students and relatives. Call

B.C.'s Forget-Me-Not Gala Ball, Thurs¬

Zealand Treasury and
presented by the Fraser
Institute. Thursday, Au¬

day, August 31 at the Pan Pacific Hotel.
Sponsored by the Molson Indy, this turbo-

gust 10, 1905. Buffet
sandwich lunch at 12:15

charged fundraiser will see 500 guests

p.m., 12:30 speech, 1:30
Adjournment. Fraser In¬
stitute Boardroom, 2nd Floor, 626 Bute

Street," at the Alzheimer Society of

treated to a racy and glamorous evening.
Hundreds of action-packed auction items,
a sumptuous dinner and a live Latin band.

Phil Reimer (CBC TV weatherman) will

Murray at 871 -7417 or locals

7417, 7426.

Street. $25.00 includes GST. Applications
can be picked up at 4th floor switchboard.

1995/1996 Budget Binder
As mentioned in the Operations Council update last week, the 1995/1996 Budget
binder is now available for anyone who would like to see the materials in it. The
binder cannot be removed from the Budget and Planning area but you are welcome to
come up to the 5th floor and make copies of whatever information you wish. Please
contact Trang Nguyen at local 7015.
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Notice of City Centre
Campus Saturday closures
Connections
Editor, Design
and Layout:
Dale Rasmussen,

PR Dept

Since no classes have been scheduled at
City Centre on the Saturdays between July
22nd and September 2nd inclusive, the
campus access control system will be pro¬
grammed to magnetically lock all doors
leading to the campus on those days.
Steve Traviss

Campus Contacts
Ngee-Moi Voon

(CC),
Manijeh Golkhizi

(KEC)
Communications

Coordinator
Sarah Lucas, local

7158
Connections is
published every
Thursday, and the
deadline for submis¬
sions is 3:00 pm on
the previous Friday.
Please supply your
article to Manijeh or
Ngee-Moi in a
simple, word-proc¬

The ¦ local for Claire
PreSCOtt, VCC's new Manager of
Budget Accounting, is 7103 and not 7165
as previously mentioned. She will oper¬
ate temporarily from David Kolot's office

(5th floor) until further notice.

We invite
you to an

Connections will be on holi¬
days, burning burgers and sipping iced
tea, during the month of
August, returning the
first week after Labour
Day. If you have an
important message
you want to run in the
newsletter before the
summer is out, please

submit it by Friday,
July 21 for the July 27 issue, the last one
before September.

essed format (text
only is best) on an
IBM-compatible
disk, and include a
hardcopy. The edi¬

evening of
fun and
games!
Volunteers are

needed for the VCC Alumni Asso¬
ciation's casino nights. No
experience necessary, just the abil¬

ity to stay up past your bedtime!
Friday and Saturday, September I
and 2 at the Quality Inn, 725 S.E.
Marine Drive in Vancouver. Call
Veronika Metchie local 7173. If you
prefer a more active role, join in at

the games tables and support the
college's alma mater.

tor reserves the

right to edit submis¬
sions for clarity and
length, when neces¬
sary.

Please recycle
this newsletter.

FOR SALE
The King Edward Library has some Punch to add
to your life!! Those of you interested in English
wit and humour will appreciate Punch magazine.
An assortment of issues ranging from 1980-1986
are available for purchase at $0.25 each or five
for $1.00. You will find them on the upper level
of the Library.

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iOB POSTINGS ^
Office Clerk B, College and Career Access, KEC.
Closing: July 25.

JULY 20 1995