Events at the sleepout

Throught the week there will be various activities hosted by our co-sponsors. Please also feel free to stop by the site anytime from Tuesday, October 14th to Tuesday October 21st. We will be hanging out, eating, doing homework, and sleeping in the courtyard behind Brown College.

Tues, Oct 14, 3-6pm: Help build the Sukkah and set up the site!

Wed, Oct 15, 7pm: Opening night Dinner and Homelessness-Awareness campaign. Hear from a member of Charlottesville Health Access, then help spread awareness about local homelessness issues to the whole University by making posters, painting Beta Bridge, andchalking! Dinner Sponsored by Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers!

Thurs, Oct 16: Sleep out with members of Hoos Against Hunger and Homelessness
8pm: Dinner and discussion with Dave Norris from PACEM Shelter. Dinner Sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings.
8:30pm: Help make PB&J sandwiches for donation to The Salvation Army of Charlottesville

Fri, Oct 17, 9pm: Sleep out with Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity. Dinner Sponsored by Buffalo Wild Wings

Mon, Oct 20:
6:30pm: Interfaith Scriptural Reasoning session lead by Professor Peter Ochs. The discussion session is entitled "The Transient Nature of our Lives".
9:00pm: Movie night at the sleepout complete with popcorn and candy available for sale to support Charlottesville Health Access.

About the Sleepout

The UVa Sleepout for the Homeless is a 7 night sleep-out fundraiser to raise money for Charlottesville Health Access, which provides medical screening and healthcare system navigation for homeless individuals in Charlottesville. During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, it is customary for Jews to sleep outside in a temporary dwelling known as a Sukkah to commemorate the 40 years the Israelites spent wandering the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. In honor of this holiday, and in recognition of those in our community for whom sleeping outside is not an occasion to celebrate, the Jewish Social Justice Council and it's co-sponsors will be hosting the third annual Sleepout for the Homeless from Tuesday, October 14th to Tuesday, October 21st. During the sleepout, UVa students of all faiths will be sleeping out for 1-7 nights in the Sukkah and in tents next to Brown College and receiving sponsorships from their friends and families to do so. 100% of these sponsorships will go directly to Charlottesville Health Access. Over the past two years, sleepout participants have raised over $14,000 for local homelessness organizations.

How You Can Help

Sleep out! You can sleep outside any night(s) from Tuesday October 14 to Monday October 20. All you need to do its fill out the online registration form and print a sponsor sheet to begin collecting donations and pledges from your friends, family, or local businesses you think might want to donate. Use this sample letter to help get you started. Sponsors can make a donation using the mail in form, or online.

Sponsor your friends! Find a friend who is sleeping out and pledge to sponsor them for each night they sleep out. Even a couple of dollars a night can go a long when participants get lots of sponsors! Donations can be make using the mail in form, or online.

Make a donation! Don't know anyone who is sleeping out. You can still support the cause by making a donation online, or use the mail in form. All donations are fully tax deductible.

Visit the site! We will be hanging out, eating, doing homework, and sleeping in the courtyard behind Brown College from Tuesday, October 14 to Tuesday, October 21, so stop by, learn more about homelessness and the organization we're supporting, and support the sleepout. Check out our Events and Co-sponsors page to see a listing of events and activities at the site.

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