Thirty-five college and university communities across Canada took the challenge issued by Rick Mercer and Belinda Stronach, co-chairs of the “Spread the Net” campaign, to raise the most money before December 31, 2007.
The University of Ottawa placed second to Dalhousie University which raised $17,035 while uOttawa raised $13,848, almost double its $7,000 goal. The University of British Columbia ($10,503), Carleton University ($9,896) and Simon Fraser University ($8,381) were also in the top five.
Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer would like to thank all 35 colleges and universities involved in the Campus Challenge, which raised an estimated $120,000. All funds raised go towards purchasing bednets to fight the spread of malaria.
