Kia ora koutou,

Thank you to everyone who supported the Library’s stall at the 2022 UCSA Winter Wellness Expo that was held in Haere-roa on Thursday! Despite the weather it was a great day, and we managed to engage with over 300 students! For those of you who missed it, here are some highlights!

The events team planned two competitions to run on the day. One of these was a ‘guess how many sour patch kids are in the jar’ competition. For this competition, the closest guess won the jar of sour patch kids (our winner actually guessed the EXACT number of sour patch kids!). Overall, we received 123 entries for this competition! The second competition running on the day was designed to boost our followers on social media. To enter, each person needed to scan our QR code, enter their UC username, and then follow us on at least one of our social media platforms. Three winners were randomly picked out of all the entries, and each winner received a wellness pack which contained some yummy goodies and healthy wellness treats, as well as a UC branded item. Overall, we received 140 entries for this competition! For general giveaways (freebies), we had badges and scrunchies made in the Te Rua Makerspace, which were snapped up! We also set up a variety of collateral for people to take, including the 2022 Library brochure, Library postcards, manaakitanga info sheets, and Te Rua invitations.

Having the Library’s presence at the Winter Wellness expo was a great opportunity to engage with students and remind them that we’re always here to help – we received lots of enquiries from curious students about Te Rua Makerspace, as well. It was also fantastic to network with similar UC departments. Overall, it was a very successful day!

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Isabella

On behalf of the Winter Wellness events team