St. Wenceslaus Catholic School seventh and eighth graders spent Thursday night, March 17, sleeping outside in cardboard boxes to experience homelessness first-hand, to raise awareness of homelessness, learn the circumstances that often lead to homelessness, and raise money to benefit organizations that help alleviate homelessness.
According to St. Wenc teacher Jill McBroom, who helped organize the event, 42 students participated in the project, with 40 of the students spending the night outside.
Prior to crawling in their boxes, the students assembled sandwiches for The Sandwich Project of Minnesota, learned about the local...
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Students sleep in boxes to raise homelessness awareness
