Hunger is Not a Game
November 12-16, 2012
Info Table in Village Square
MONDAY
Thanksgiving Sponsorship Collections
Village Square, 10 am – 3 pm. Interested in sponsoring a Thanksgiving meal for a family? $40 will provide a family a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Contribute individually, or as part of a club or a class. Visit the table to find out more.
TUESDAY
Empty Bowl Sale, and Thanksgiving Sponsorship Collections
Village Square, 10 am – 3 pm
Oxfam Hunger Banquet
Location: SU 214, Time: 4:30 pm - At this interactive event, the place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty. There is a $5 suggested donation for this event that will go towards Oxfam America (www.oxfamamerica.org). Register for this event here: https://orgsync.com/6502/forms/25500
WEDNESDAY
Empty Bowl Sale, and Thanksgiving Sponsorship Collections
Village Square, 10 am – 3 pm
“I am the Queen” Film Screening & Discussion
Location: SU 216; Time: 5:00 pm. "I am the Queen" takes a look at the often unobserved life of Chicago’s Puerto Rican transgender community documenting the Cacique Pageant, the first annual transgender pageant held in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. A panel discussion with members of Puerto Rican Cultural Center's El Rescate, the LGBTQ homeless youth center in Humbolt Park. A donation of thefollowing is suggested: Cleaning Products, Books, DVDs, Cooking Utensils, Winter Clothing or College Level School Supplies. Refreshments will be served. Volunteer Opportunity: North Park Friendship Center, 3448 W. Foster Avenue, 1 pm – 5 pm. Do you want to do some direct community service? North Park Friendship Center, just steps away from NEIU, has a volunteer opportunity for up to 3 students
both today and Friday. Space is extremely limited – please only register if you are certain you can complete the hours. Please register here: https://orgsync.com/6502/forms/60852
Sleep Out Experience – Outside of the PE Complex; Time: 11 pm – 6 am. Spend the evening sleeping outside to understand what thousands of people experience every night on the streets of Chicago. Sponsorship is encouraged. All money collected will be donated to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Please register for this event here: https://orgsync.com/6502/forms/17158
THURSDAY
Artisan Sale
Village Square, 10 am – 3 pm; Would you like to purchase one of the beautifully designed bowls created by our own Ceramics students? All
proceeds will benefit a local food bank.
First Year Discovery Series Volunteer Opportunity at A Just Harvest
A Just Harvest’s mission is to fight poverty and hunger in the Rogers Park and greater Chicago community by providing nutritious meals daily. Space is limited to 8. Sign up to work a shift at this local food kitchen (Times: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm) here: https://orgsync.com/6502/forms/40903
FRIDAY
Volunteer Opportunity
North Park Friendship Center, 3448 W. Foster Avenue, 1 pm – 5 pm. Do you want to do some direct community service? North Park Friendship
Center, just steps away from NEIU, has a volunteer opportunity for up to 3 students today. Space is extremely limited – please only register if you are certain you can complete the hours. Please register here: https://orgsync.com/6502/forms/60852
Food Packing for Neighborhood Thanksgiving Boxes, Location: Multipurpose Room, Time: 12:00 pm. Join the SLD staff as they prepare to pack Thanksgiving boxes for local families for delivery on Saturday.
SATURDAY
Thanksgiving Box Donation Delivery
Location: Multipurpose Room Time: 10 am. The boxes are packed and now we’re ready to deliver them to neighborhood families for their Thanksgiving meal. Access to a car is preferred, but we will be carpooling as well! This project is for those who sponsored families. |
