UTMSU hosts “Love Week” to celebrate Valentine’s Day
The week will feature a rose-delivery program, a cookie decorating workshop, a social, and a romantic gala.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the University of Toronto Mississauga Student Union (UTMSU) is holding several events from February 7 to 14 to celebrate the love-filled day. Dubbed “Love Week,” the event will feature four events: A Rose for You, Cupid’s Cookie Corner, Sweetheart Social, and Under the Moonlight: a Bridgerton Ball.
Starting the festivities is A Rose for You, which will take place on February 10. By filling out a form and paying C$5 through Eventbrite, students can order a rose for whomever they want. Participants can also choose to let the receivers know their identity or to remain anonymous. Each form will cover one rose, meaning those interested in sending multiple roses will have to fill out more than one form.
Once the forms have been filled and the price paid, the recipients will receive an email on February 8 informing them of their package, which can be acquired on February 10 from the Presentation room between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. The secret admirers would have had to act fast though, as the deadline to order a rose was last Friday, February 7.
The second event, which will be held on February 11 in the Student Centre Presentation Room, is Cupid’s Cookie Corner. This event consists of a workshop where participants can decorate cookies free of charge. Unlike A Rose For You, this program does not involve any registration. Instead, it operates on a first-come, first-served basis.
The third scheduled event is the Sweetheart Social, which is set to be held on February 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and according to a UTMSU Instagram post, it will be “a night of fun, food, and maybe even a new connection!” The social will consist of two parts: “Love Gone Wrong,” which invites participants to share failed date stories anonymously and bond over bad experiences together, and “Quick Connects,” which engages participants in lively speed-friending. A raffle will also be held and the winner will score a C$100 restaurant gift card.
The fourth and final event of the event-filled week is Under the Moonlight, which will take place on February 14, or Valentine’s Day. Called the “Town’s most enchanting soirée” in the Union’s Instagram post, the week finale will feature a gala held at The Blind Duck from 8 p.m. to midnight, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Appetizers will be served from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. after which the night will begin with music, dancing, and even a bar. Tickets to the gala will depend on how early you buy them, with early birds paying C$5, late birds paying C$10 and those at the door paying C$15. Since this is a formal event, attendees are encouraged to wear formal attire.
