September 8, 2010
Cultural Diversity Events
Got Culture?
 
Huff does!  We know that Huff is an extremely diverse multicultural school.  In 2007, we determined that the approximately 465 students attending Huff at the time were born in 24 different countries!  Amazing! The Huff PTA likes to celebrate this diversity by sponsoring at least one annual Cultural Diversity Event, but we NEED YOU to make it happen!  We provide the money and support, you provide the cultural experience! 

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We will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexican Independence Day with some delicious food, entertainment AND a Huff and Puff PTA Walk-A-Thon on Friday, September 17!  The Huff Teachers/Staff, the Huff PTA, and the Huff Hispanic Community are joining forces for this special event!

 The main goals of this event are to:

1. Bring together the Huff Community to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month;

2. Promote fitness and walking as an important part of a healthy lifestyle;

3. Enjoy delicious food; and,

4. Provide a FUN way for students to raise money for their PTA and be proud of their school! 

 
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What other cultures will be celebrated in 2010/11?
  
If you would like to promote your culture to the Huff Community or have ideas,
Contact the VP Volunteers to discuss!

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In 2010, we had an Irish Day!  Thanks to Colleen M. for Chairing this superfun event!  Kids and parents enjoyed lively Irish music and tried their luck at Irish Step dancing. Participants had fun watching a hurling team scrimmage and admiring amazing Irish wolfhounds and Irish Setters! Thanks to Huff Bakers for providing some authentic Irish Soda Bread!

In 2009, to honour our neighbours to the north and our Canadian Principal, we had an O' Canada Pancake Breakast event with lots of fun activities that included: eating yummy pancakes with Canadian Maple syrup, playing a hockey game with a homemade Stanley Cup, throwing snowballs with real snow, meeting a real dog-sledding team, sliding on a double-inflatable slide, learning Canadian trivia, making crafts and more!
In 2008, the PTA generously sponsored an Indian Heritage Event.  Indian members of the Huff Community came together and proudly hosted an incredible event which included such things as delicious Indian cuisine, traditional Indian games, crafts, an awesome fashion show, and an unbelievably well-choreographed and executed cultural dance all in traditional costume!
 
In 2007, Huff PTA sponsored a Cultural Heritage Event with a spectacular performance by Aztec Dancers.