Caf initiative will build community
Sofia Ruiz
Bachelor of Arts student
Avondale College of Higher Education
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia
A market day organised by Avondale communication students—the first of its kind—will strengthen the relationship between the college and members of the community.
Thirty-five stallholders will sell fruit and vegetables, homemade arts and crafts and baked goods on Avondale’s Lake Macquarie campus this Sunday (October 21) from 10.00 AM. Market Day also features four Coronary Health Improvement Program mini-seminars and live entertainment during lunch. Children are catered for, too, with face painting, games, a jumping castle and a petting zoo and pottery art.
The cafeteria, which initiated the event, is the main sponsor. “We wanted to create an event that would give members of the community a reason to come onto campus,” says director of food services Nick Hartigan. “They know we’re here, but they think we’re a closed community, and we’re not.”
Half of the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) students taking Bruna Tawake’s Event Management class are organising Market Day. “Learning is enhanced by real-life practice and this is the kind of event that has all the potential of providing that,” says Bruna. She describes Market Day as “a relaxed event where there’ll be something for the whole family to enjoy. I hope it will provide the college and the community with a way of getting to know each other.”
“We want people, even if they’re not part of the Seventh-day Adventist community, to feel welcome on our campus anytime,” says communication student and group leader Brittany McNitt.
Nick is excited the cafeteria’s idea is, thanks to Bruna’s class, finally becoming a reality. “They’ve helped a lot. We’re impressed, and we have a great feeling about this.”
Market Day Southlake, Sunday, October 21, 2012, 10.00 AM-2.00 PM.
Tags: Faculty of Arts and Theology, Market Day Southlake, School of Humanities and Creative Arts