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The holiday season brings forth a time of tradition and celebration. For many Dalhousie students traveling home to enjoy this time with family is difficult, and so they will instead remain on campus during the winter break. With your help, we hope to host another 200 students during our cherished celebration on December 21, 2023 at the 9th Annual International Student Holiday Dinner.

Since 2015, over 1400 students have come together with their friends and community to share their traditions, holiday spirit, and of course a delicious meal made possible by dedicated volunteers and our generous donors. Now as we prepare for our ninth celebration, we are again turning to our community to help support this worthwhile cause.

Planning for this year’s dinner is underway, and our celebration will begin with a reception in the beautiful Victorian Lounge of Shirreff Hall. Students will sip punch, play games and listen to live performances of traditional holiday music from around the world. The reception is followed by our delicious buffet dinner in the main dining hall, complete with an expansive dessert station which is always a huge hit with our guests. With your support, we hope to make this our most joyous celebration yet.

A donation of $35 enables one student to enjoy a meal in the company of their friends and community. For many of our guests, this is the only holiday meal they will attend, and so with a fundraising goal of $7,000, we hope to invite another 200 guests to participate in this cherished tradition.

If you have any questions, please contact Stacey de Molitor, Manager of Alumni Programs at Stacey.demolitor@dal.ca or 902-471-1008.