WELCOME BACK. CELEBRATING CULTURE AND ART WHILE SUPPORTING A REALLY GOOD CAUSE. THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT THE BAYANIHAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION AT MARQUETTE DOES EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND WE HAVE THREE OF THE MEMBERS HERE. WE HAVE EVAN, CHRISTINA, CLAIRE JOINING US READY TO TALK ABOUT THEIR FASHION SHOW THAT THE MAIN GOAL HERE IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE ONES THAT ARE MOST IN NEED. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE CULTURE AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO BRING THIS OUT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. YEAH, SO BAYANIHAN, THE TITLE OF OUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION, IT MEANS TO COME TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL. AND THAT’S WHAT OUR SHOW REPRESENTS. WE HAVE ABOUT 50 OF OUR MEMBERS DOING DANCES, MODELING IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY. SO COOL TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WE WERE TALKING THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 27TH YEAR THAT THIS FASHION SHOW IS HOSTED, IF YOU WILL. WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FROM YEARS PAST? RIGHT. WELL, LAST YEAR WE SUPPORTED WAVES FOR WATER, WHICH IS HELPING PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES FIND CLEAN WATER. AND THIS YEAR, WE’RE SUPPORTING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN IT COMES TO HUNGER AND EDUCATION. YEAH. AND THROUGHOUT THOSE 27 YEARS, I’M SURE YOU ALL HAVE DONE A VARIETY OF SERVICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO THOSE IN THAT AREA. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKE I GUESS I CAN SAY, WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF BEING PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION FOR YOU THREE? I THINK THE BEST PART IS GATHERING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING MEMORIES LIKE DANCING WITH EACH OTHER, LIKE LAUGHING, LIKE WE REALLY GET TO SEE LIKE EVERYONE’S HARD WORK AND LIKE THE PERFORMERS OF THE SHOW AND ALSO, LIKE, HOW WE CAN, LIKE, IMPACT ON LIKE, OUR CHARITY, THE PROJECT FOR PEARLS TOGETHER. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WHAT ABOUT MARQUETTE COMMUNITY? I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE ON CAMPUS. I KNOW OBVIOUSLY ALL THE EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HOSTED FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. WHAT HAS THEIR REACTION BEEN LIKE? IT’S BEEN GREAT. WE FIRST OF ALL, COLLABORATE WITH THE NEARBY RESTAURANTS SUCH AS SERENITY AND MOCHIAKI AND WE’RE ABLE TO GET THEM MONEY WHILE WE HOST FUNDRAISERS THERE. AND THAT’S PART OF WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. AS FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, WE HAVE GUEST ACTS FROM DIFFERENT STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, BANGOR ACADEMY, WHICH IS LIKE A PUNJABI DANCE GROUP, AS WELL AS THE INDIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION AND AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION. AMAZING. SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. IS THIS THE BIGGEST EVENT THAT YOU GUYS HOST OR ARE THERE OTHER EVENTS THAT YOU ALSO DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST STUDENT RUN FUNDRAISER ON CAMPUS AT MARQUETTE. WOW. OKAY. SAY IT AGAIN, BECAUSE THAT DESERVES TO BE I MEAN, SAID A MILLION TIMES ONE MORE TIME, IT’S THE BIGGEST STUDENT LED FUNDRAISER ON CAMPUS. ON CAMPUS. OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT IS SO AMAZING. YOU GUYS ARE DOING SUCH AMAZING WORK. WHAT IF PEOPLE IS THIS OPEN TO EVERYONE? CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? YES, IT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. ACTUALLY. WE HAVE A TICKET SALE GOING ON NEXT WEEK FROM 11:00 TO 4 P.M. AT THE EMU. THE SECOND FLOOR. OKAY. OKAY, PERFECT. SO PEOPLE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THEIR TICKETS. AND WE DO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN PULL UP ON THE SCREEN HERE. THE SHOWCASE HAPPENING NOVEMBER 18TH AT MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY’S ALUMNI MEMORIAL UNION AT 6:00. AGAIN, THIS IS SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. PROCEEDS WILL HELP THEM IN NEED THROUGH PROJECT PEDALS. THAT’S WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, TOO. WE HAVE A LINK TO DONATE ON THE 12 NEWS MOBILE APP. YOU CAN FIND THAT UNDER LINKS. THANK