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July 4, 2024

A line of 450 boxes of cereal toppled like giant dominos through the hallways of ��������’s Barrie Campus today as a fundraiser for the �������� FoodLocker, an on-campus emergency food bank for students.

Growler, the college’s grizzly bear mascot, knocked over the first cereal box to start the dominos, which ran nearly 100 metres from the �������� Students’ Association (GCSA) Lounge to the library and spiraled around the bottom of a large staircase.

The cereal will now be donated to students in need. In the last two academic years, about 6,000 students have accessed the �������� FoodLocker, of which nearly half are repeat users.

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and we wanted to support our students to help get their days off to a strong start so they can focus on their studies and having an unrivaled experience at ��������,” said Jenni Thompson, Media Relations Officer at the college and a lead organizer.

A group of employees in ��������’s Marketing, Communications and Recruitment and Conference and Events Services department were inspired to start this fundraiser with cereal dominos after seeing a video online of an elementary school doing something similar.

All the cereal was donated by �������� employees and their friends and family.  

Members of the GCSA, which operates the �������� FoodLocker program at all seven campuses, organized the setting up of the cereal.

We are cereal-ously grateful for everyone’s support!