2010 Events Schedule

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Check back for update for updates in case anything changes. If you notice any problems with the website, please contact Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry] at bbuss@gmu.edu or 703-829-0220.

Sleep Out 2008

Sunday 11/14:

Brown Bag Sunday, 12:00 PM -– 6:00 PM - Join Catholic Campus Ministry at the Bellarmine Chapel to make over 100 brown bag lunches and then bring them to homeless men and women in Washington, DC. RSVP on the Facebook event or just show up. Contact: John More [Catholic Campus Ministry], jmore@gmu.edu

Monday 11/15:

HHAW Headquarters, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - On the North Plaza: Get information on events, get a pin you can wear all week in support of people are hungry and homeless, make signs with hunger facts for your room door, make a card with a message of support and encouragement for men and women who are homeless, and/or make donations to the food and clothing donation drives. You can also help volunteer to help at HQ -- just ask any volunteer if any help is needed, if you have some time between classes and would like to help out. Contact: Seita Sakaguchi [Patriot Christian Ministry], ssakaguchi@sovgracefairfax.org

Tuesday 11/16:

HHAW Headquarters, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Moved to Johnson Center Kiosk A due to rain: Get information on events, get a pin you can wear all week in support of people are hungry and homeless, make signs with hunger facts for your room door, make a card with a message of support and encouragement for men and women who are homeless, and/or make donations to the food and clothing donation drives. You can also help volunteer to help at HQ -- just ask any volunteer if any help is needed, if you have some time between classes and would like to help out. Contact: Seita Sakaguchi [Patriot Christian Ministry], ssakaguchi@sovgracefairfax.org

Hunger Concert, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Moved to SUB II Ballroom due to rain: Whammy Award winners, The Braeded Chord! plus hear from Bread For the World Campus Organizer in-between music sets. Facebook event. Contact: Denise Giacomozzi May [United College Ministries], dmay@gmu.edu

Sleep Out 2007

Wednesday 11/17:

24 Hour Fast, 6:00 PM - Thursday at 6:00 PM - –We challenge the Mason community to fast for 24 hours, by which we mean not consuming food (please drink plenty of water to stay hydrated!) -- and the fast will be broken at the Hunger Banquet on Thursday night. Facebook event. Contact: John More [Catholic Campus Ministry], jmore@gmu.edu

PB&J Sandwich Assembly Line, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Join Hillel in SUB2 room VIP2 as we make sanwiches to be delivered to Food For Others, which delivers directly to those in need and is the largest distributer of free food in Northern Virginia. Facebook event. Contact: Rebecca Elliott [Hillel], relliot3@gmu.edu

Thursday 11/18:

Hunger Banquet, 6:00 PM –- 8:00 PM - Help fight hunger with fellow members of the Mason community. Come to the Oxfam Hunger Banquet in Dewberry Hall South, where you will learn about poverty and help put a stop to global hunger. Listen to speakers from international aid organizations, participate in interactive activities, and risk your dinner to help others. Join us for this fun, informative, and life-changing experience. $3 or 3 canned goods are requested. Facebook event. Sponsored by Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) and Maon Scholars. Contact: David Anderson, dander10@gmu.edu

Sleep Out & Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau, 10:00 PM - overnight until Friday at 7:00 AM - We challenge the whole community to spend a night outside on the North Plaza and experience a glimpse of what homelessness means to so many men and women. Meet in the North Plaza at 10:00 PM, and bring whatever you’ll need to stay warm until morning. Near the beginning of the event, we'll have a couple currently or formerly homeless men from the National Coalition for the Homeless share their personal stories and take questions about their experience. Learn more about what homelessness is really like from people who have been there. They'll stay to sleep on the pavement of the North Plaza with us. Rain, snow, or clear skies (Rain location is under the overhang between Robinson A&B.) Facebook event. Contact: Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry], bbuss@gmu.edu, 703-829-0220

Help the Homeless Walk 2008

Friday 11/19:

Saturday 11/20:

Sorting Donated Food, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Sorting donated food at the Salvation Army - Fairfax (4915 Ox Rd.; Fairfax, VA 22030) next to University Mall for distribution before Thanksgiving. Transportation available from the Sandy Creek Shuttle Stop at 8:30 AM. Contact: Tim Jo [Salvation Army Student Fellowship], 571-217-9957, cjo@gmu.edu

Turkey Outreach Thanksgiving dinner handout, 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Join The Gathering as we help families in Lincoln Heights, Washington D.C. by passing out over 300 free Thanksgiving meals to those in need. If you can attend register online (link) at the website below so we can get lunch for you!!! If you need a ride we will be either carpool or metro in together! Facebook event. Contact: Diana [Gathering], DianaMcGeough@gmail.com

Sunday 11/21:

CROP Walk, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - ENDING HUNGER ONE STEP AT A TIME. Last year, CROP Hunger Walks supported over $19 million which made a difference supporting local and global hunger-fighting efforts. The Burke CROP Hunger Walk starts at Living Savior Lutheran Church on Ox Road south of George Mason at 2 pm, crosses campus, stops for water at One God Ministry, and ends at Fairfax Presbyterian Church around 4 pm. Shuttle service will be available from GMU with pick-ups at 1:30PM and 1:45PM at the bus shelters on Rappahannock River Lane (just west of the Rappahannock parking deck and near the Starbucks in Northern Neck). (Please take the first one if you haven't pre-registered online!) Twenty-five percent of the funds raised goes to local agencies: Ecumenical Community Helping Others and Western Fairfax Christian Ministries. Seventy-five percent goes to Church World Service emergency needs and addressing root causes of poverty and hunger around the world. Get registration packet at HHAW HQ or register on the web to join the "George Mason Action Week (GMU HAAW)" team HERE (or any other team at www.cropwalkonline.org) -- Facebook event. Contact: Ben Buss [Lutheran Campus Ministry], bbuss@gmu.edu, 703-829-0220

Food and Clothing Distribution, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Meet at Lucas4-18 at Word of Life Church (5225 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22151) to take the food and clothes collected during the donation drives and distribute them to people in need in the surrounding area. Contact: Daliana Gandarillas, 540-220-4588, dgandari@gmu.edu

Sleep Out 2007