SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
University Affairs Office
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
(707) 664-2057
e-mail: jean.wasp@sonoma.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2003
Contact: JUMP office, (707) 664-4277
A Week to Study Homelessness and Hunger
In an effort to raise campus consciousness about the issues of hunger andhomelessness, Sonoma State's student volunteer organization, Join Us Making Progress, is sponsoring a Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week beginning today.Students, staff and faculty will be given the opportunity to find out how they can make a difference in the lives of those without basic needs and provisions. A series of events throughout the week will educate the SSU campus about the current state of homelessness and hunger in America and what they can do to remedy the situation.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
ALL WEEK
Warm Clothing Drive — Donation bins will be located around campus and dormitory laundry rooms all week starting today
TUESDAY
Campus Wide Fast — Students will be given the opportunity to fast for onemeal and reflect on how hunger affects 840 million people every day. Hunger 101, an educational simulation about hunger and it's effects, is set for noon-1:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Soup Kitchen— Trip to San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church to serve dinner at Glide's soup kitchen, 1:30-7:30 p.m. Transportation will be provided.
THURSDAY
A Night Without a Home (National Awareness Sleep-Out) — Participants are invited to spend the night in the Stevenson Quad to experience what it is like to be homeless for a night. 6-10 p.m. in Stevenson Quad, or the Commons if it rains.
FRIDAY
Prepare and serve dinner at a local homeless shelter.
For further information, call the JUMP office, (707) 664-4277.