Where are you sleeping tonight? Did you know?- An estimated 157,000 are homeless each year in Canada- The 20% who remain homeless for more than 3 month become chronically homeless, leading a life on the streets typically resulting to addiction, abuse and suicide- The average life expectancy of a homeless person is 39 years- Chronic homelessness results in 1,350 deaths a year Allow me to introduce myself... My name is Steven Bonomo and I am the Charity Coordinator for Brock’s Business Students’ Association. This year the BSA will once again be hosting a local ‘5 Days for the Homeless’ event as part of the nation wide campaign. The efforts of the campaign is geared to raise awareness of the issue as well as monetary donations for local charities. Check out the history tab to learn more about the development of the campaign. The charity Brock is raising donations for is Community Care – St. Catharines which provide a wide range of program to help prevent and assist homeless. This website can be used to learn about everything from who’s participating to who our local charity is. Feel free to take a look around. Steve Bonomo Charity Coordinator – BSA Vice-President - HRMA
Facebook Event Search: 5 Days For Homeless @ Brock .... and 5 Days - Wrap up Campfire
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March 14th-19th 2010 are our Five Days |
Campaign Rules During the five day campaign, students from across the country will be making personal sacrifices to make their community a better place. Students will forgo their comforts and live outside on campus for five full days. Participants will: Remain on campus for five days. The campaign begins 5PM Sunday March 14th 2010 and ends 5PM Friday March 19th 2010. Have no income. 100% of the funds donated to participants are passed on to each regions respective charity cause. Have no food or drinks. Food can only be received through direct donations, and all non perishable food must be held and donated. Have only a pillow and a sleeping bag. These items can be exchanged for an emergency meal. Have no access to showers, or facilities to which their student status would usually grant them access. Washrooms can only be accessed when campus buildings are open. Sleep outside. The only exception is if inclement weather becomes a health risk. Attend all classes. Participants will complete all academic responsibilities, including student organizations and teaching positions. Avoid personal communication media. Participants will be expected to not use cell phone or online social networking websites (Facebook, etc) during the Five Days campaign except for the purposes of promoting the campaign. Each region is required to have at least one cell phone for safety purposes. Write about their experiences. Participants’ experiences will be posted on an online blog available on www.5days.ca.
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