Casino Loyale

On Thursday October 15th the Public Relations class put on a fund raiser for United Way,The theme for the fund raiser was called Casino Loyale a title I believe was a great success. I felt that this opportunity was a great way for our public Relations class to get involved and become part of a group working together for a great cause. 

One of the first steps to getting ready for Casino Loyale was to figure out a venue, theme, prizes, setting a goal of $1500 and designating people to certain tasks. Most people had chosen certain organizations where they had to ask for donations which we later used as prizes. 

During Casino Loyale my task was to go around the school and find people who would donate $2.00 to play black jack and win a price. I was set up with a partner for this task and set up a black jack table in the Loyalist College Pioneer building cafeteria. My partner and I went around the school visiting classes to participate in the event and make donations to United Way. This event started off really well we ended up making a lot of donations for United Way.  This had to have been the most fun part personally for me. I really enjoyed playing black jack with people and helping to raise money not only for United Way but also working together as a team and supporting each other. 

The games we as a class decided on having for Casino Loyale where black jack, plinko, and way of the wheel, we designated people to run these events in various locations. Stations were set up in the Loyalist Cafeteria, shark tank pub, Loyalist Pioneer cafeteria as well as runners who would go around the college either playing black jack or just collecting money. 

Casino Loyale went really well and many people had won prizes all while donating money.  In the end we as a class worked together and had a lot of good prizes for the winners at Casino Loyale. I believe this fund raiser helped bring the class together as a team and gave us a more hands on approach to fund raising. Basically this opportunity really helped everyone build a better understanding of how much really goes into event planning as well as fund raising.  

This was a great opportunity to for all PR students who got involved with Casino Loyal to add this onto their resume. Especially these days when people are looking for a job volunteer work is a really good experience and great asset to have.     

This year alone the Loyalist College PR class surpassed their original goal of $1500 and raised over $1800. This is the most money the PR class has ever raised.  With a strong dedicated team working together and keeping each other motivated really made a big difference.  It is no wonder with all the support and hard work the Casino Loyale United Way fund raiser was such a great success.  I feel privileged and honored to have shared this amazing opportunity with my class mates and faculty.