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The Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) will hold its popular September Sex Toy Bingo in Forwell Hall on Sept. 18 as a way to raise money for Hurricane Dorian Relief efforts.

The Fanshawe Student Union (FSU) will host two fundraisers for those in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.

As reported in a previous Interrobang article published Sept. 13, the UN said the Category 5 Hurricane that ripped through the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands in early September killed 50 people and left 76,000 homeless. On Sept. 14, UN News said there were 1,300 people missing. As reported by the CNN on Sept. 13, 3,900 people left from the Bahamas and headed for South Florida.

Julia Brown, the FSU interim president and finance coordinator, said that several students from the Bahamas told the student union they wanted to raise money for disaster relief.

“We’re very happy to do it, but it’s really great the students are taking on a leadership role,” she said.

The upcoming Sex Toy Bingo event will raise money to help those affected by Hurricane Dorian. The first Sex Toy Bingo of the school year will be in Forwell Hall on Sept. 18.

Brown said that because the September Sex Toy Bingo is such a popular event, to the point where 200 to 300 people are turned away at the Outback Shack, the event will be held Forwell Hall, which she said will likely be quite packed.

“We’ll probably have a donation box at other events in the next little bit, but this one was the one where we thought we could get the highest amount of contributions,” she said. “And the students who are doing it, whether it’s buying an extra sheet or something like that, they’re getting something out of it as well.”

The FSU is also working with students to plan a clothing and food drive on Sept. 25. Donations of clothing, hygiene products, and non-perishable food items will be accepted.

Leslie Knowles, a fourth year digital marketing student, is from the Bahamas and has been working with the FSU to hold the clothing and food drive. Although his family wasn’t directly impacted, as he’s from another island that wasn’t hit by Hurricane Dorian, he still wanted to help.

“A lot of people lost their homes without food, without clothes, without a roof over their head, so I just wanted to find a way to like, help and be able to help my country,” he said.

Knowles added that several of his friends from the islands, including fellow student Campbell Walker, have been impacted.

In an email interview with Interrobang, Walker, a carpentry and renovation techniques students, talked about the impact of Hurricane Dorian and how he’s been dealing with the aftermath.

“The house I grew up in was pretty damaged as the house was literally filled with water up to the ceiling,” Walker said in an email sent to Interrobang. “But compared to my neighbours and family members that I knew from the same community, we are blessed to have a house still standing.”

He added that students have been checking on him, but otherwise, he’s been keeping quiet on it to avoid talking about the event. Walker said he’s thankful for the support of the FSU.