The student-led fundraising drive to purchase portions of local indie video store Have You Seen's dvd collection has exceeded its $5,000 goal and is still accepting donations.
At press time, the amount collected was approximately $6,300. The funds will allow for several hundred films to be added to the Sadleir House Library's catalogue.
The donations represent a collaborative effort from Trent's colleges and academic departments. Otonabee, Champlain, Lady Eaton, Gzowski, and Catharine Parr Traill colleges have all contributed, as well as the Gzowski College Cabinet, Canadian Studies, and Political Studies departments.
Student groups including the Trent Film Society, the Seasoned Spoon, Centre for Gender and Social Justice, and TCSA have come together to contribute funds. They're joined by community groups such as includingJamaican Self-Help and The New Canadians' Centre.
Gzowski College Assistant Dwayne Collins, who has helped to coordinate the initiative, says that the public Have You Seen DVD sale that was initially planned for last Saturday has been postponed.This means that forthcoming donations can still be used toward an initial bulk purchase of films.
