What can I say about last week? Many hours were spent at Westerner Days , in sunny Red Deer, Alberta. I was there promoting SAIT’s full-time, Apprenticeship, Continuing and Distance Education programs. The booth was open to the public Wednesday – Sunday from noon until 10 p.m. so I was very happy to have the help of Sandra Vogel and Tim Fountain, from SAIT’s Customer Services Department.
Although Westerner Days is a trimmed down version of the Calgary Stampede, there was a steady stream of people parading through the market on a daily basis and our best business came when it would rain. When people are cold and wet they need someone to talk to and we were happy to oblige! We had a great time handing out boomerangs to the young kids and the young at heart.
On Sunday, we ventured down to Kensington’s Sun and Salsa Festival. Kevin Olenick and Robert McCallum, also of Customer Services, met with over 260 festival dwellers looking for information between imbibing on nachos and salsa and purchasing jewellery, clothing or unique gifts from the many vendors lines up along 10 Street and Kensington Road.
We were very excited to unveil our newest recruitment equipment…our summer tent! I’m sure Kevin and Robert were happy to have a retreat from the hot sun.
Wednesday brought SAIT to the Old Sun Community College Career Fair, held in conjunction with the Siksika Youth Awareness Week. Siksika Nation is nestled in the small, pretty community of Gleichen, one hour east of Calgary. I enjoyed a quiet drive there and had fun answering questions from some eager high school students. Best of all, they fed us like royalty. A huge thank you to the Siksika community for the excellent event!
This weekend I am at the Calgary Folk Festival! Come visit me at the SAIT booth and check out the great music.
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