{"id":46067,"date":"2017-07-31T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=46067"},"modified":"2017-08-29T16:06:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T20:06:46","slug":"badger-pride-expected-at-several-august-community-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/07\/badger-pride-expected-at-several-august-community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Badger pride expected at several August community events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From fidget spinners to beach balls, Brock\u2019s signature red gear has proven to be a popular addition at many community events this summer \u2014 and it looks as though August will be no different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University will have volunteers out in full force at several Niagara-area festivals, handing out swag and helping to extend the school\u2019s renowned student and campus experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brock has come on board to sponsor a number of local events in the past few months to continue to grow the University\u2019s involvement in the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Badger pride has been on display at Niagara VegFest, the Rankin Cancer Run, Hamilton Fringe Festival, Pelham Summerfest, and last weekend\u2019s Welland Floatfest, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That list will continue to grow later this week as Brock sponsors the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesribfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Catharines Rotary Ribfest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Montebello Park, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/portcolborne.ca\/page\/canal_days_program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downtown Port Colborne, both from Aug. 4 to 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University, in partnership with the Campus Store, will have a tent in the Ribfest vendor area to let visitors know what Brock has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Canal Days, Brock ambassadors will be on scene through a partnership with Student Life and Community Experience handing out various branded goodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fun will continue on Aug. 15 with Brock sponsoring a screening of Toy Story during <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharines.ca\/en\/experiencein\/Moonlight-Movies.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moonlight Flicks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hosted at the Port Dalhousie Supper Market. Boomer the Badger will be on site to meet with families and hand out Brock swag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country music fans will not want to miss the University\u2019s sponsorship of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunsetmusicseries.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset Music Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Aug. 29, when Wendy Lynn Snider will take over Charles Daley Park in Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brock\u2019s reach will extend beyond Niagara during <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/fanexpocanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fan Expo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The summer of events will conclude with Brock\u2019s biggest celebration of the year \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/homecoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homecoming weekend<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sept. 15-17, where everyone is invited to join Brock students, alumni, faculty and staff in marking the start of another academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weekend festivities will include the popular <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/07\/brock-badgers-head-back-downtown-for-steel-blade-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steel Blade Classic hockey game and Homecoming Tailgate Party<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0on Friday, Sept. 15, with a family fun zone, face painting and children\u2019s area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The University is proud to return as a sponsor of this year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarawinefestival.com\/wine-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Niagara Grape and Wine Festival<\/a>, hosting Brock Day in the Park on Saturday, Sept. 16. Badger pride will also be prominent at the festival&#8217;s Grande Parade and the following celebration with ambassadors handing out swag at Montebello Park on Saturday, Sept. 23.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.terryfox.ca\/registrant\/EventLocationHome.aspx?eventid=212409&amp;langpref=en-CA&amp;LocationID=212830&amp;Referrer=https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.ca%2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Catharines Terry Fox Run<\/a>\u00a0will also be held at Brock University this year on Sunday, Sept. 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From fidget spinners to beach balls, Brock\u2019s signature red gear has proven to be a popular addition at many community events this summer \u2014 and it looks as though August will be no different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":46069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[703,1195,5631,4326],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46067"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46131,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46067\/revisions\/46131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}