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BC 成人每日大赛 Affairs brought a slice or two of happiness to students鈥� Friendsgiving celebrations, November 14-17, by offering free apple and pumpkin pies and tote bags with handouts from the C21 Center and Campus Ministry to students to encourage conversation and reflection on 鈥渇aith, gratitude, connection, and what makes BC feel like home.鈥澛犅�
Called Give Thanks, Get Pie, the program, which was conceived by AVP for 成人每日大赛 Engagement and Formation Colleen Dallavalle, sent freshly baked pies on Friday courtesy of BC Dining Services to students in dorm rooms or meeting spaces across campus in an effort to promote meaningful conversations on gratitude鈥攁 central theme of Ignatian spirituality.
It was based on the successful Debate Night initiative that Dallavalle launched in 2024 to encourage students with differing political viewpoints to watch the debates together while eating pizza supplied by 成人每日大赛 Affairs.
鈥湷扇嗣咳沾笕黶 want to have values-based conversations but often do not know how to do so outside of the classroom,鈥� said Dallavalle. 鈥淭hese initiatives reflect our desire to give them the tools to engage in these conversations within their own spaces.鈥�
成人每日大赛s who respond to the post-reflection survey are entered into a raffle to win a Yeti cooler with a sleek BC design created by BC students in the Hatchery at 245 Beacon Street.
鈥淲e hoped students would avail themselves of this opportunity to carry BC鈥檚 mission beyond the classroom and into their everyday lives,鈥� said Dallavalle. 鈥淲e are pleased that it was a success. 鈥�