-------- Original Message -------- Subject: June's Social Activity...the Red River Ex Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:30:57 -0500 From: Victoria Gauthier umgauthv@cc.umanitoba.ca To: Bev Godard godardbd@cc.umanitoba.ca
Hi Bev, Could you please forward this message onto the rest of the grad students?
Thanks, Victoria
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Grad Students,
The Social Committee (Iris, Anne, Meghan, Jessica, Kaleigh, Teresa and I) have decided that for the summer months we are going to have activities planned once a month to try to get all of the grad students out and getting to know eachother better.
The activity for the month of June is the Red River Ex. Now for those of you who aren't familiar with "the Ex" it is a carnival that comes around to Winnipeg (this year it is June 13-22) which involes rides, carnival games, concerts, exhibits, a petting zoo and delicious carnival food. It is located in the Red River Exhibition Park (west on Portage Ave i.e. towards Brandon/Portage la Prarie). We are planning to go either June 21 (Saturday) or the 22 (Sunday). To learn more about to Ex, visit this website: http://www.redriverex.com/ex_whatson.html.
Now there is going to have to be quite a bit of organization for this event to be a success. First of all, there is purchasing the tickets. The most cost effective way to purchase your tickets is to buy the early bird tickets (i.e. before June 12 at midnight).
Tickets before June12 at midnight are:
* $29.40 (unlimited rides, admission) at Mac's; or * $7.35 (gate admission ONLY) at Sobey's; or * $15.75 (10 ride swipe card) at Sobey's
Tickets purchased between June 13-22 are:
* $39.99 (unlimited rides, admission) at Mac's; or * $7.35 (gate admission ONLY) at Sobey's; or * $26.25 (10 ride swipe card) at Sobey's
At the gate...
* $8.00 (general admission) * Free (children 6 and under) * $1.00 (1 ride coupon) * $10.00 (11 rides) * $20.00 (22 rides) * $50.00 (55 rides)
What your social committee has decided to do is to collect everyone's money and purchase the tickets together. This way, you won't have to worry about finding the time to pick up your ticket.
The next thing is rides. For those who have a vehicle available, we should think about carpooling out there (once we determine how many drivers we have we can figure out a meeting place). Winnipeg Transit also provides a shuttle to the ex grounds. For information on that schedule follow the link: http://winnipegtransit.com/redriverex.jsp.
Please let me know if you are interested in joining us at the Ex and if you are willing to share your vehicle with carpoolers. This will be a great opportunity to meet and get to know your fellow grad students better and to get out of your office and have some fun!
Hope to see you there, and please let me know if you have any suggestions, Victoria (umgauthv@cc.umanitoba.ca mailto:umgauthv@cc.umanitoba.ca)