FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Circle K’s ‘Kardboard City’ will benefit Huntington City Mission

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Circle K organization will be host this weekend to “Kardboard City,” a campus-wide service project, to raise awareness of homelessness and to raise money for the Huntington City Mission.

The project will take place from 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 until 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 on the Marshall Memorial Student Center plaza. Participants will spend the night on campus in cardboard boxes to make the homeless experience as realistic as possible.

“This will be our second year sponsoring this event,” Beverly Maynard, coordinator of “Kardboard City,” said. “I’m really looking forward to doing it again. I encourage anyone and everyone interested to come and join us Friday. There will be plenty of cardboard and duct tape to go around.”

The students will have limited food and only their boxes as they spend the night outdoors. Maynard said local furniture stores have been very generous in helping contribute their excess cardboard boxes. Items such as gift certificates and t-shirts, donated by local businesses, will be raffled. Tickets will be sold Friday evening for $1.

All proceeds raised by Circle K members and other organizations will go toward food and toy shopping for the upcoming holidays. The organization has set a goal of raising $1,000.

Circle K International is a collegiate service organization with a worldwide membership that promotes fellowship, leadership, and service. The Marshall Circle K is sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs of Huntington.

The City Mission was created to promote recovery, stability and personal growth in the community by providing hope and homes to men, women and children in need.

Anyone interested in helping may contact the Marshall University Circle K at MarshallCircleK@yahoo.com or Maynard at (304) 412-3512.

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