The Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement will host the 20th annual CommunityFest on Saturday. The festival will be held at the Gold Circle Lake from noon to 4 p.m.
Kyron Defreitas, vice president of Communications for the Inter-
Organizational Council, is proud that CommunityFest has been running for 20 years.
“It makes me happy to know that this was the 20th event, bringing the community together, allowing the community to come together, even for one event,” Defreitas said.
COURTESY OF CAMPUS LIFE AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Attendees visit a large inflatable shark at last year’s CommunityFest.
Ritchy Laguerre, graduate assistant for Student Engagement, gave an interview with Mako TV, NSU’s student-run news station, about the event.
“You can expect attractions, you can expect music, you can expect lots and lots of food. You can expect a lot of people bringing in their families,” Laguerre said. “Not only is this event for NSU students and the NSU community, it is open to the town of Davie.”
Michelle Manley, NSU alumna and former assistant dean of Student Development, started CommunityFest in 2003 to celebrate each member of the NSU family, including students, faculty and staff.
“She came, she executed the event,” Laguerre said. “It’s crazy to think that in 20 years, this event is still going on.”
The event will include free activities like mini golf, Jenga, a petting zoo, a rock wall and a balloon artist. There will also be tables where people can learn more about NSU departments, student clubs and organizations.
Defreitas said vendors like Little Caesars, Pizza Hut and The Magic Cow will be at CommunityFest.
“CommunityFest will be a hodgepodge of different parts of the community coming together. A lot of organizations will be there,” Defreitas said.
Defreitas expects around 5,000 people to attend this free event.
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