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The annual Cabaret for a Cure dance and fashion show was one of the highlights of a Queen’s Law 2017-18 fundraising year that saw students raising money for charity at a number of events.
When they weren’t hitting the books this past academic year, Queen’s Law students hit the rinks, stages, and links to raise over $25,000 for charity.
compassion of so many students, staff and members of the Kingston community,” said Anu Lalith Kumar, Law’19, one of the co-presidents of the QLCS.
On March 15, the annual Cabaret for a Cure capped off a year of Queen’s Law Cancer Society (QLCS) fundraising events by raising $17,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Over 400 attended Cabaret at the Grand Theatre in downtown Kingston to see students dance, sing and model in support of cancer research. Guests from the Canadian Cancer Society’s Kingston branch were in the audience.
Local businesses donated items for the Cabaret raffle and provided clothes for the fashion shows. The QLCS auctioned off sought-after tickets to Toronto Maple Leafs, Blue Jays and Raptors games. But the most intense bidding was for unique events like dinner with the Dean and drinks with Professor Nick Bala.
“It was incredible to be involved in a group that is not only one of the largest clubs at Queen’s Law but one that captures the attention and 96 QUEEN’S LAW REPORTS ONLINE
In September the QLCS raised over $5,600 for the CIBC Run for the Cure in support of breast cancer research and in November the club raised $2,756 for the Movember Foundation, a charity focused on funding research in prostate and
