I was volunteering a huge job fair our school was hosting. Over 100 companies set up booths in our gym, some included Coca-Cola, Bell, Edward Jones, CAT Construction, and many others. Some of the booths offered freebies – some highlights were a shaker cup from Coca-Cola, Nightlight from GreenEnergy, fancy chocolates from IKEA. I chatted …
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When I checked out the website of the university entrepreneurship organization, I noticed they are hosting events each week all through the month. And each event offered loads of free food! Tonight featured “The Top 36”, one of Canada’s largest entrepreneurship competitions. Several exec members delivered a presentation on what it is and how to …
I found flyers plastered all around campus inviting students to attend their first meeting. This group promoted fair trade foodstuff – food produced by people earning fair wages. That obviously meant a markup on prices, something I would personally never buy (but that’s an argument for another day). The members baked a delicious cake and …
This was actually a pleasant surprise – I stumbled across this event when I was looking for quiet place to study. I stopped by our faculty hall and restaurant, when I noticed lots of students and some Profs congregating around a buffet table. Not knowing what the event was, I confidently strolled up to the …
Our campus has an on-site museum, and opening night receptions are great for free food. Tonight was such a night. They served up cheeses and various other finger foods – and also wine. As you can imagine, the wine selection is quite weak – only 2 variety of white and red. Nevertheless, free alcohol is …
