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ONE NIGHT WITHOUT A HOME

“One Night Without a Home” is a fundraising and awareness
event that is being held at Virginia Tech by the Engaging
Leaders Social Justice group. This event is part of the
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week with the
purpose of highlighting the problems of hunger and
homelessness.

An event like “One Night Without a Home” helps people
understand and realize the difficulties that homeless
people face daily and an end to homelessness is not
impossible. This event will be held on November 9, 2007
from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am on the Henderson Lawn and will
include awareness activities as well as fundraising
opportunities.

Planned Events
* Concert. A small concert will be held with local
musicians October Rain and Jose Manuel Cerrato.
Come enjoy the music and bring a can of food or any
monetary donation for MCEAP.
* Faces of Homelessness. We invite you to join a
discussion about the experiences of homelessness and
the situations that have caused the persistence of
homelessness. We would like to have an enlightening
conversation with people that can share their experiences,
in a respectful environment.

How you can help?
* Sponsor the night. You can sponsor one or more hours
of the students’ or participants’ time sleeping outside.
The goal for the group is to raise $1,500 to help pay
expenses for those that are at risk of losing their homes
and will not have sufficient funds to pay for heating this
winter. (If paying by check, please make them payable to
MCEAP, all checks and donations are tax deductible, MCEAP
is a 501 (c) 3 organization.)
* Canned food and non perishables collection. Cans of food
and other non perishable items will be collected during the
time the group will be at Henderson Lawn. Food for the
homeless: Items with pop-top lids, food with no cooking
required, and boxed drinks. Non perishables: Deodorant,
shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, razors, combs
and brushes, laundry detergent, diapers, wet-ones,
cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels.


I plan to participate in this event and am looking
for donors. Please, contact me for more information.