Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Red and White Day!

You've seen advertisements on the school screens. Students have been handing out flyers to you. You feel it in the air... it can all only mean one thing... RED and WHITE DAY is THIS WEDNESDAY!

What's so special about the celebration of these two colors on November 14th? Well, red and white day occurs twice a year and it's purpose is to promote some fun along with school spirit around campus while bringing the school together! In honor of red and white day some great activities and deals can be found around campus. I don't want any of you to miss out all the great stuff going on, so here's some information below:

10:00a 
FREE Breakfast in Vari Hall brought to you by the YFS

12:00p 
Spirit Rally and Food Giveaway in the Student Centre
*** This is also when the winner of the MY TIME competition will be revealed- so make sure you attend to find out if you won FREE tuition!

11:00a-3:00p 
Button Making (similar to the one's we were giving away all summer)
Prizes and Giveaways (you have more chances of winning if your sporting some YORK GEAR)

Get this shirt for $10 (incl. tax) in
Vari Hall 
10:00a-3:00p
YORK T-Shirts for sale in Vari Hall for only
TEN DOLLARS!

On top of the activities, some vendors on campus will be selling items on SALE for the day:

Bookstore: 25% off all red and white clothing and gift ware
Tait McKensie: 10% off select items
Absinthe Pub: FREE can of pop with any lunch if your sporting red and white clothing
Country Style: $1 for rose's pudding cookies
Michealangelo's: 15% off on entrees
Orange Snail: $7 for fried chicken with avocado salad
Blumont: 10% off anything
Mac Sushi: 10% off anything
Gino's Pizza: 10% off any combo meal order
Islands Caribbean: 1/4lb chicken and 2 festivals for $4 +hst
Jimmy the Greek: 10% off any menu item
Underground: 15% off food from 11a-6p
Armark Cafeterias: $4.99 for lasagna, garlic bread, and a red/white cupcake
York has also invited some food trucks, so check them out around campus and maybe get some unique food items!

There are also some competitions going on around campus:

Best in Class Competition
Take a picture of you and your class sporting Red and White, for a chance to win FREE coffee for the whole class! For more information on rules and how to submit a picture click here.

Team Spirit Competition 
Any group of students can compete for a chance to win a free pizza lunch! You gotta show some spirit in order to win though. This competition involves banner decorating, picture, cheering, and celebrating! For more information on all the aspects of the competition and how to enter click here. The team of students at Student Community and Leadership Development are entering this competition!

Student Community and Leadership Development getting ready for
red and white day!

If you have any questions about the day feel free to comment below, or check out the red and white day website! Hope to see you all wearing the two best colours ever! :)

Until Next Time, I'll be Yorking Around,







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