AWWW YEAH! New Year, New Team, New Fun Times with EngSoc! Hope you all had a great holiday and are pumped for the new term! My name is Abdullah Barakat, and I will be your VP Finance for the Winter 2016 term. Throughout my co-op term and the first few weeks of this term, a lot has happened when it comes to the finance side of EngSoc.
Novelties
Over the course of the Fall term, Novelties sold over $4000 worth of products, and now we need more! If you have any ideas for new products, or about anything you want to see in Novelties, feel free to message me or come by the Orifice (I’m usually there a lot).
On another note, over 30 pairs of coveralls have been sold this week, and people are so excited to get them in! There will be a fire sale in the coming weeks, so if you are looking to get the last of some of our inventory in Novelties, keep an eye out!
RidgidWare
RidgidWare is back this term, and it’s already started out with a bang! We implemented a brand new beginner Arduino workshop, which was very well attended and response to it was very high! As a result, the RidgidWare directors are now working to implements a series of workshops for the Fall 2016 term ranging for those of all skill levels.
Also, RidgidWare is now opened for more hours during the week, and is now targeted more as a service than as a store. So feel free to go in there if you have any hardware related questions. The hours are Monday to Friday 11:30 to 12:30, and the extended hours are Tuesday to Thursday 12:30 to 1:30.
Student Deals
The ever expanding student deals program now has two new deals! We now get a 10% discount at Menchies, and double stamps at Marble Slab! We also unfortunately lost one of our original deals in Aunties Kitchen. EngSoc and Aunties could not reach an agreement, and hence the student deal was discontinued. But no worries, we are currently working on getting more deals and I will keep all students informed once any agreements has been made and confirmed.
Square
Ever gone to the CnD and be like “I have no cash, oh well, I’ll go to Tim’s”? Well look no further! In the coming weeks, the CnD will be implementing Square, which will allow people to use their credit cards to make payments. It will be tried out on one register as a start, and the implementation might expand depending on the reaction we get from it.
Hockey Game
EngSoc sponsored one of the local minor league hockey teams (ages 8 and 9), and we went to a nearby arena and watched one of their games. Needless to say the Engineers were out in full forces and were the rowdiest cheers in the crowd! They were so cute! It was honestly just great to support the kids in the community and to bring a lot of people together to demonstrate the Engineering Spirit at Waterloo! The kids enjoyed it, the parents loved it, and you bet the Engineers had a blast cheering their hearts out! Fun times had by all!
That is all for now, but if you guys ever have any ideas, questions or just generally want to chat, feel free to come by the orifice or email me at vpfinance.a@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca.
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