Bits of Becca: Sleeping Homeless

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Sleeping Homeless

A week before graduation and Sammy is sleeping in a cardboard box for NHS (National Honors Society). They were supposed to ask for donations in support of the homeless (Jackson, Aliza, and Maren even donated their own hard earned money), then go to the football field and sleep in a cardboard box to have a sense of what they go through. Sammy made his cardboard home out of a bunch of little boxes we had and duck tape. He made it just long enough for him to sleep in and tall enough for him not to be too claustrophobic. I thought it was a cold night, but he said he slept just fine. The kids had to get up in the morning and go to school without showering or changing clothes, they had to experience the whole homeless ordeal. He had a blast. I guess if it was for real, he wouldn't have so much fun. Then again, maybe he would.

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