Faculty of Fine Arts Run for Children!

In the second stage of the social responsibility project "We Make Children's Dreams Come True with a Make-a-Wish" organized in cooperation with Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (FAF) and Make-a-wish, the 6 November N Kolay Istanbul Marathon was run for children.

In the marathon event, which is the second stage of the social responsibility project, which set out with the aim of realizing the wishes of children struggling with life-threatening diseases and thus strengthening their feelings of hope, resilience and joy, Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts academics  an students and Make-a-wish team ran together. During the forty-fourth marathon this year, donations were collected to make children's dreams come true. In addition, N Kolay Istanbul Marathon, the only intercontinental marathon, aimed to raise awareness as a single voice in cooperation with Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Fine Arts & Make-a-wish.

Making Wishes The Greatest Happiness

The event, which constitutes the second phase of the project, which was conducted by Res .Asst. Ayten Bengisu Cansever, Res. Asst. Eliz Mutlu, Res. Asst. Tuğçe Öztürk and Res. Asst. Mustafa Dallı, started from Altunizade and ended in Dolmabahçe. Res .Asst. Ayten Bengisu Cansever expressed her views on the marathon event by saying, “We are here to raise awareness, and the wishes to be realized in this way are the greatest happiness for us”. Aslı Battal Özer, from the Make-a-wish team, said about the project organized in cooperation with Istanbul Gelişim University Fine Arts Faculty, “There was a huge family on the bridge today. We were so happy, so proud that it is indescribable. You have added strength to our strength with your presence and rushed to goodness with us”.

Last Stage E-Card Design Workshop

In the last stage of the project, an "E-Card Design Workshop" will be held with a volunteer team consisting of students from Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (FAF). The "E-Card Design Workshop", which will be attended by approximately forty students, will be held between 3-11 December 2022 at the K-Block (Tower) campus of Istanbul Gelişim University. The e-cards designed within the scope of the workshop will be shared with the Make-a-wish team and will be offered for sale on the internet to fulfill the wishes of the children.