One Moment

One Moment’s first Quidditch Tournament, held on the 22nd of March, was a magical affair. Three teams took to the sky, while a plethora of volunteers prepared and sold hot chocolate, fanbags, and wands to the eager spectators. Even though the wind was beating furiously that day, everyone managed to stay on their brooms, and They Who Shall Not Be Named went home with the gold! Excited young muggles swarmed the teams at the end of the event, asking for autographs and posing for pictures.

We’d like to thank everyone who came out - the spectators, participants, and volunteers. With your help, One Moment managed to raise over $300 for charity!

Check out a video of compiled clips from the match here:

We’ve also uploaded an entire picture album as well.
Rebecca Schneidereit has provided us with a written account of the day’s events, be sure to check it out!

QUIDDITCH IS COMING TO DALHOUSIE!

On March 22nd, starting at 2:00, twenty-eight Dalhousie wizards will compete in an epic tournament for the AGES. Come one and all to watch the spectacle!

There will be bludgers. There will be capes. There will be quaffles, and brooms, and snitches. There will be MAGIC.

Entrance fee is donation-based. All Squibs, Muggles, and Wizards welcome.

Wickwire Field, Dalhousie. March 22nd. 2:00pm. Quidditch.

All proceeds to benefit children living with AIDS/HIV: www.one-moment.org

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The Appleby Arrows, is captained by Hannah S (Chaser). The team consists of Krista Grandy (Chaser), Mary-Claire Sanderson (Chaser), Nick Northrup (Beater), Gregory Morris (Beater), Melissa Archibald (Keeper), and James Healy (Seeker).

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P.D.T. United is captained by Mitch Handley (Chaser). The team consists of Ando Hirschbach (Chaser), Steven Corkum (Chaser), Jean Du Plessis (Beater), Andrew Isaac Mitchell (Beater), Tim Hiltz (Keeper), and Keegan Colville (Seeker).

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The Chudley Canons is captained by Logan Astle (Seeker). The team consists of Karen Filbee-Dexter (Chaser), Hannah Dahn (Chaser), Tara Dahn (Chaser), Richard Bell (Beater), Mike Gneiwek (Beater), and Chris Saulnier (Keeper).

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They Who Must Not Be Named is captained by Chris Sponagle (Chaser), David MacMillan (Chaser), Bryan Heystee (Chaser), Carolyn Carson (Beater), Jacqueline Skiptunis (Beater), Tom McCay (Keeper), and Adam Fraser (Seeker).

The position of SNITCHES are bravely played by Ayla McKay, Konstantin Iakovlev, and Jake Nicoll.

Running COMMENTARY will be provided by Rebecca Schneidereit and Ila Jay.

Referees TBA.

The location of the field can be viewed on this map!
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Should you have facebook: INVITE YER FRIENDS!
I guarantee a good time, or it’s a free Kneazle on me!

On February 14th, a brave troupe ventured into the SUB - battling hordes of students and an unforgiving wind chill - to meet an even more formidable enemy inside:

Hours and hours of cheesy love melodies.

But all was not lost! With collars up over their ears and fierce determination burning in their eyes, they set themselves at the task at hand. And indeed, by the end of the day, all that was left of the carnage were sad empty silver buckets and a tub full of cash.

That brave troupe raised $106.15 that day, selling rose after rose like there was no tomorrow. Actually, it turned out there was a tomorrow, but if they were an eighth as awesome, who knows if the sun would’ve risen?

If you’ve been checking DalNews lately, you may have noticed an article (written by Rebecca Schneidereit) concerning OneMoment, entitled Quidditch on the Quad! (check the article on our site here in case the link is broken)

The group hopes its fresh approach to fundraising will resonate with students, who can enjoy socializing and having a good time while helping children and teens under age 15 who have HIV and AIDS.

“We don’t want to use guilt tactics to get people to give,” says Ms. Soh. “I’d rather people feel happy, and through feeling happy, make other people happy. It’s different from what other charities do. I’m sure their tactics work as well … but we wanted to try something different.”

Vice-president Fahad Kabir’s conception of the secondary goal, accessible on One Moment’s website is more bittersweet: “The second objective is to create awareness … a realization (of) one’s own mortality,” he says, adding that too many people rush through life and miss out as a result.

“Life is made up of our time on earth and a lot can happen in that time … this society is here to make sure one can take a break from life itself and, for at least one second, take a moment for oneself.”

One Moment was created by Ms. Soh, Mr. Kabir and Geoff Seto, the society’s president. All three went to Halifax West High School and are in their second year of studies at Dalhousie.

If you are interested in being part of Quidditch, as well as other events (we do have a few planned between now and then!) why not sign up for our mailing list? We’re still looking for volunteers to help plan and run everything!

Well, Muggle Quidditch.

That’s right! As part of a fundraising effort for OneMoment, we’re planning on holding a Dalhousie Quidditch event sometime this semester. We’re still in the early planning stages at the moment, and would like to gauge the amount of interest in the Dalhousie population. Namely, we need Quidditch teams.

We’re currently aiming for four teams - ideally all teams will get together before the actual event to learn the rules of Muggle Quidditch and have a few games against each other. Each team member will be charged a $2 entrance fee to help us cover some costs and will be responsible for their own team costume (only cloaks are mandatory). BYOB (bring your own broom - mandatory. You can’t fly without a broom!) as well, no sharpened ends please.

If you’re interested in getting a team together, contact me or post on facebook with your preferred position and teammates. You don’t need all seven people to make a team - feel free to sign up as an individual as well and I’ll slot you into a group.

Head on after the break for a few more details!

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