<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This week, Carleton University Students spend five days outdoors to raise funds for a local homeless organization. On behalf of the entire homelessness community, we want to thank the organizers and students who are working hard to make a difference. This is just more evidence that our movement is growing!<div><p><i>"On Sunday, five Carleton students will leave the comforts of their
beds, showers, regular meals and shelter behind to sleep outside for
five nights. They are taking part in a national campaign called 5 Days
for the Homeless.</i></p><p><i>“The first year I did this, I met homeless people with non-typical
life stories about how they ended up on the street,” said Kristina
Partsinevelos, a Carleton master of journalism student who also sits on
the national organizing committee of 5 Days. “I learned the important
lesson that you can’t assume why someone is on the street and that more
often than not, it is not because of stereotypical stories you hear.”</i></p><div>Read the full story here: <a href="http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2012/03/08/carleton-university-students-to-spend-five-days-outdoors-for-the-homeless/">http://newsroom.carleton.ca/2012/03/08/carleton-university-students-to-spend-five-days-outdoors-for-the-homeless/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>