SMU students sleep outside to raise awareness

Saint Mary’s University students will sleep in cardboard boxes the night of Tuesday, April 17, during the annual shak-a-thon, part of Habitat for Humanity’s Act!Speak!Build! Week April 15-20.
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Act!Speak!Build! Week is Habitat for Humanity’s national week of advocacy. Saint Mary’s Habitat group has planned a full week of activities to raise awareness about the millions of people who do not have adequate shelter to sleep.

A prayer service will be held on campus after the 9 p.m. Mass Sunday at Saint Thomas More Chapel.

On Monday, a poster painting party will be held at 8 p.m. in Room E of the Toner Student Center. Posters will feature statistics about homelessness and will be hung around campus.

The shak-a-thon will begin at 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Plaza.

On Wednesday, a slideshow about Habitat for Humanity will be held before the 9 p.m. SAC movie.

On Thursday at 4:40 p.m., students will meet at the Info Desk to participate in the Walk to Rally with Winona State students. Participants will walk from the Winona State campus to the Winona Habitat office downtown to raise awareness about the need for affordable housing in Winona and the surrounding areas.

On Friday at 3:30 p.m., students will meet at the info desk to do a can collection fundraiser.

For more information, e-mail habitat@smumn.edu.