The University of Windsor’s Engineering Students Society (ESS) is hosting a charity car smash Wednesday, March 24 where passersby can take out any pent-up anger on Engineering Associate Dean Darryl Danelon’s old car, all in the name of charity. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/ University of Windsor)
Ever wanted to key a car, cause some vehicular damage with a baseball bat or hammer — and all in the name of charity?
The University of Windsor’s Engineering Students Society (ESS) is hosting a charity car smash Wednesday, where passersby who donate can take out any pent-up anger on Engineering Associate Dean Darryl Danelon’s old car.
“Darryl was looking to get rid of his old car, and the Engineering Students Society wanted to create an opportunity for students to release pent-up frustration. The car was parted out by our students and technicians, and any salvageable parts are being sold by the Formula SAE Electric Capstone Team to support their project,” said alumni development coordinator RJ Sivanesan.
Danelon said having his car take hits is “nostalgic,” adding it reminds him of a similar event in his first year of engineering at UWindsor in the late 1990s, when they had to smash a car as part of welcome week.
Likening the experience to a “rage room,” Danelon thinks the charity car smash might be a therapeutic way for students to release pre-exam frustration.
Students can pay to take a swing at the car Wednesday, March 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the main atrium of the Centre for Engineering Innovation (CEI). All funds will be donated to United Way Windsor-Essex.
