"HOMELESS FOR A NIGHT"

sponsored by Hillel

Sat-Sun October 3-4

Sunken Gardens

~starting @ 7pm~

On October 3-4, Hillel, is sleeping outside in a Sukkah (a temporary thatched-roof structure) on the Sunken Gardens to observe the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, and to raise awareness and money for the homeless in Williamsburg.

Hillel would like to invite all IJM members to participate in our event, which seeks to educate the William and Mary community about a population that your organization cares about as well. Participants will experience being "Homeless for a Night" on Saturday October 3, and learn about the homeless in Williamsburg from local activists and organizations to spark discussion and spread awareness of this issue on campus. Information about the homeless in Williamsburg will be displayed and distributed for participants and casual observers to become more aware of the Williamsburg homeless, and hopefully compel them to act on that knowledge.

We are also asking for support from local residents and businesses so that at the end of the event, we can donate the contributions to an organization serving the local homeless population. In the spirit of inter-faith education, we'd like to explain the Jewish holiday of Sukkot to IJM members and other non-Jews, and how it is connected with homelessness.