Shuffle 34 raises more than $200,000 for students and services

The Shuffle for Climate Justice team demonstrated their commitment with signs that harkened back to their participation in Montreal’s historic 2019 climate march and subsequent establishment of the Leadership in Environmental Sustainability Shuffle Award.

Other groups raised funds in memory of beloved Concordians.

These included the Dr. Bob Roy Memorial Award team; Team Kelly, named after student Kelly Oliel from the Département d’études françaises; and the Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Walkers, named in honour of the late professor who, faced with terminal ovarian cancer, inspired thousands before her death in 2021.

Kristen Dunfield, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, created the Wingspan Walkers with Chaudhri, her friend and colleague.

“The Shuffle will always have a special place in my heart for the strength it gave Nadia during an impossibly difficult time and for how it continues to bring people together who cared about her,” said Dunfield.

Shuffle 34 concluded at Loyola Campus with the President’s Picnic, where President Carr announced the total amount raised — $200,000 and counting.

Cherry Marshall, BA 06, MA 10, associate vice-president, Development, announced that The Pace Makers — whose members walked in support of the Concordia University Retired Faculty and Staff Scholarships and Awards Endowment — had raised almost $15,000, the most of any Shuffle 34 team. Team captain Kathleen Perry was named Shuffler of the Year.

Notably, Shuffle 34 marked the walkathon’s first time as a certified sustainable event.

“There is no sustainability without community, and Concordia is an excellent example of that because sustainability is a community-wide effort here,” remarked Cassandra Lamontagne, BA 12, MSc 16, sustainability manager at the Office of Sustainability.

All gifts made to the Shuffle count towards the Campaign for Concordia: Next-Gen Now, the university’s most ambitious campaign to date.