For immediate release: Friday, Aug. 20, 2004

WHO: As many as 1,200 AUPE members
WHAT: Member appreciation barbecue
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 24
WHERE: South Lawn, MacEwan Student Centre, U of C campus

More than 1,000 expected at AUPE barbecue Tuesday on U of C campus

CALGARY — Rain or shine, members of Local 052 of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees at the University of Calgary will hold their second annual member appreciation barbecue next Tuesday.

As many as 1,200 AUPE members and guests are expected to turn up for free burgers — 100 per cent Alberta beef or veggie — from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the South Lawn of the MacEwan Student Centre.

Members of Local 052 — which represents more than 2,800 U of C non-academic employees — and U of C trust employees are invited to the event.

Last year, more than 800 people turned up for the member appreciation barbecue, “which was such an overwhelming event we decided to make it an annual occasion,” said organizer Nancy Ritchie.

“This will provide an opportunity for all U of C support staff to meet one another in a social setting,” Ritchie said.

AUPE President Dan MacLennan will be in Calgary for the event, and will be available for media interviews.

A shuttle bus has been chartered to make sure U of C employees at off-campus locations can attend the event.

For more information, contact:
Dan MacLennan, President, AUPE, 780-930-3301 or 780-232-8392 (cellular phone)
Albi Sole, Local 052 Chair, AUPE, 403-710-5799 (cellular phone)
Nancy Ritchie, Event Organizer, AUPE, 403-829-3608 (cellular phone)
Scott Pattison, Communications Staff, AUPE, 780-930-3406