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WAT Nil UUCHIIONICIE - Wednesday, N14» h. :00! ' 5 By Boa VRBANM. ceived that it is now warm enough to live on the streets. she said. lot of homeless can‘t do. So by rais- "They're thinking if a '.i‘year»old 7. 7 ifl'll’."_l"),“fl ”V W for homeless people to sleep out- “ Many people stereotype ing money and staying up all night can give so much back to the com- side," said Natalie (lresswell. a homeless people." said Meister. we can support them and give munitythatlcan aswell." tiideiits at Laurelwood public tirade a student at [.atirelwood "That‘s wrong." them something that will help Rick Moffitt. the teacher who school decided that sacrificing and member of the Student Team Christine Ma said it‘s so easy to them get through the night." helped organize the evening, said one night of sleep was the least Activity Reps, which helped orgaii- turn a blind eye to the problem The Wakeâ€"Ailhoii also ties into the kids we‘re very enthusiastic they could do to raise awareness lie the event. “ There's not enough when you're walking downtown the school's mantra of making a about helping. ”They‘re obviously about the plighiofthe local homeless money in the system for Out ofthe It‘s simple to say that it's their fault. difference in the community, not homeless kids, but there's So. H l' of them gathered after (201d to run the entire year." “That doesn't mean we should. Whether it's through the school‘s some lived experience in under- school last Friday to hold a Wake In fact. the cool nighttime temv n't help them." she said. “This is a Week of (living efforts in Decem- standing about it," he said. A-Tlion in support of the kitchen peratures in May, and some of the problem. and we want to show her to visits they do iii support of “Although we are kids, we have er Downtown (Iommunity Health adverse weather conditions over how hard it is to beout there." the Food Bank ofWaterloo Region, the power to change something (lentre and the local Homelessness the next month. can be just as “A lot of us don't realize how they try to give something back. and realize we have that power." AdvisoryGroup. challenging for the homeless as lucky we are." said Noelle “Filmer- ”I think my parents and my sib» said Wilmering, “It‘s a ripple They raised rtiore than $4.700. winter's fury. ing. 13. “We have a bed to sleep in. lings have also thought about givâ€" effect." collecting a minimum of $50 each "It's not warm enough iii May to “We have enough money to ing back more to the community “When you drop a pebble in a in pledges. The proceeds will go sleep outside especially if it’s rain- both afford a roof over our heads since I decided to do the Wake-A- lake the ripple goes around and towards purchasing triuch needed ing." said Creswell. 14. ”It can get and buy food each month. which a Thon." said Moriah Altmayer. the change keeps getting bigger," emergency supplies like sleeping very uncomfortable and we're just bags and knapsacks for those liv» trying to experience what they go . ing on the streets. through on a smaller scale by hav» . .' _.‘ ._ ' lt's partictilarly important that ing people stay awake all night to F“ U ‘ “ - 5 , . . , , '9' the funds come now, said organiz- see how it would be for homeless ‘ ‘ ”if deg / ers of the sleepless night event, people.” ’. 7 (are, {fl because the Out of the Cold pro- Fortunately. the students at . I. ’“ ‘ ,i' ) ‘ gram, which provides emergency laurelwood had the shelter of the ‘ y 5 - "‘ "V” CI\RI E] shelter front November to the end school gym. and there were a ‘ 'jj‘lj‘ .. y. ”at”; ONE of April. officially closed its doors number of activities planned to f ‘ A " . bf, _ the weekend before the fundraiser, help them get through the night. * . h‘ . ,5; z ‘1 3 : a i' ”C ""r ‘ When those church beds are Though they were just sharing in % M, ' :- fl, 3g: I , closed for the season. it doesn't the experience. not having their ‘I 5 I, ' ‘ § this“? . agar ‘ ' in V mean the problem of homeless- own bed for one night gave them 1-. 5, L ,4! '1; fi’jtjgg‘xz RE ' 123?; I . : . ness just goes away. The homeless something to think about. ‘ ‘ £51335; “3:; A 55.53%??? iffy.“ - . don't just disappear from our Karin Meister, 14. said it was an I. , -»' . ' , . . 3' '53 an... __. _ streets. said the students. important statement to make sit- v.3! 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