(taken from here):
"The Ignite Culture Show is an event that strives to preserve and bridge the gap between different Vietnamese generations, while bestowing ancestral traditions in combination with modern Vietnamese culture."
Since before Ivy even began her post-secondary studies at the University of Ottawa, she was recruited to be a part of the school's Vietnamese Student Association (VSA). Although Ivy has been a part of VSA since 2006, she had never participated at Ignite, before. Now, five years later, Ivy was proud to end her undergraduate student career, and time with VSA, by being part of the winning team at this year's Ignite Cultural Show in Toronto.
For three long months, many evenings and weekends of the VSA Ottawa (University of Ottawa and Carleton) Ignite 2011 team were spoken for by non-stop rehearsals. On March 19, 2011, at the Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, VSA Ottawa went up against the Universities of Toronto, Waterloo/Laurier, Ryerson, McMaster, Queen's, Western and York. Out of the 8 groups competing, VSA Ottawa placed first, Ryerson second, and York came in third (to see a video of the winners being announced, click here). The Ignite competition was a fun way to unite Vietnamese-Canadian students from all over Ontario, but it was also a learning, cultural experience that teaches the value and meaning of our Vietnamese heritage.
A "behind-the-scenes" look at VSA Ottawa's journey to Ignite 2011:
Full HD footage of VSA Ottawa's winning performance (make sure to watch it in 1080p!):
For now, here are some photos, while the videos are loading...
Along with musicians/students Andrew Lusk and Ben Tramontini, Ivy helped launch the 5 Days for the Homeless 2011 campaign at the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, March 13, 2011. Here are some photos, taken by Marie-Anne Laplante (V.P. Technologies of the 5 Days for the Homeless Committee).
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| Ivy singing in front of Morisset Library |
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| Michael on harmonica, Ivy, and Ben |
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| Ben performing |
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| Andrew performing |
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| Ottawa's Mayor Jim Watson is pictured here with participants from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management (left) and from Carleton University's Sprott School of Business (right). |
Taken from the 5 Days for the Homeless website:
"Five Days for the Homeless is a charity campaign founded in 2005 by students from the School of Business at the University of Alberta. It is a 5 day campaign in which university students live "homeless" on their campus to raise money and awareness for a local charity."
The University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management is participating for the first time, this year, in the 5 Days for the Homeless 2011 campaign. Four participants, Josée Archambault, Dmitry Berlin, Sarah Clayton, and Steve Nyenkamp, all students from Telfer, will be living "homeless" for five days to raise money for Operation Come Home.
During the five days, the participants must:
1. Remain on campus from March 13-18
2. Have no disposable income
3. Have no access to food or drinks
4. Have a pillow and blanket
5. Have no access to showers
6. Sleep outside on campus
7. Attend all of their regular classes and complete all of their academic responsibilities
Please support these four brave Telfer students, by donating what you can, on the 5days.ca website, here.
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