March is known for one it’s most famous holidays, St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a day known most for fun, leisure and all things Irish! Unfortunately, this day is also often known for the over-consumption of alcohol use. This is particularly noticeable with post- secondary school students. While this time most definitely does call for celebration, students may also find that the peer pressures to over-consume are often over-bearing. BACCHUS wants to make it known that celebrating can be done safely. BACCHUS Canada launches an annual program to post-secondary schools to challenge misconceptions around what it means to celebrate 'all things Irish', and to raise awareness about the risks associated with heavy consumption.
This year's manual is designed to help BACCHUS members plan events around campus that create engaging opportunities and activities for students to express their 'green spirit' in ways that do not endorse the association between 'all things Irish' and over-consumption. This is a day that should be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of whether or not they choose to associate it with drinking. Irish spirit and culture is much richer than that.
Members can access the manual and all the printable materials to help create events/programs around campus by logging your user name and password into the Bacchus member’s site (www.bacchusmembers.com)
Thanks for empowering students, and saving the lives of youth across Canada.
Dayla Burgess
Community Engagement Intern
The Student Life Education Company
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