On September 28, 2005, The College of New Rochelle hosted Sleep Out 2005, a night of “consciousness-raising and advocacy,” sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry and Peacebuilders, the CNR Pax Christi Chapter, held on Maura Lawn.

Students, faculty members, and friends of the College gathered on the Main Campus of The College of New Rochelle for this unique “happening.”

Dale Williams, formerly homeless himself and now Executive Director of The Midnight Run, a volunteer organization that brings food to the homeless in New York City, shared his personal story of what it is like to live on the streets of America.  Above: Dale posed with Helen Wolf, Director of Campus Ministry.

Members of the College Community made temporary “homes for the night” out of cardboard boxes, thereby experiencing for one night what the homeless in America face every night. Above:  (l.-r.) Danielle Delancey SAS’09;  Heather Wallace  SAS’09, and Christina Robles SN’09 were part of the Freshman Class that participated in the event.