2005-2006
TERM I
CROP WALK 05
HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK 05
ALTERNATIVE GIVING FAIR 05Advocacy Events:
Post Card sending through savedarfur.com
Asked congress to support Darfur internationally
Results:
About 100 signatures
Fundraising Events:
Trick or Canning
Worked with Circle K to collect non-perishables by going door to door for donations on Halloween.
Results:
Collected a grocery cart full of goods for Salvation Army
TERM II
Advocacy Events:
Petition: Bring America Home Act
Dorm storm signing
Results:
200 petitions sent
“Hey Senate, Wake up and Smell the Coffee” Campaign
Sent Letters to the Editor on the Affordable Housing Fund.
Results:
5 letters sent
Awareness Events:
SWAHP Buttons
Members made SWAHP buttons to wear around campus
TERM III
Advocacy Events:
Stick with it Campaign
Sent petitions to senators on the Affordable Housing Fund. Signed popsicle sticks, built houses with them, and took pictures to send to senators.
Results:
About 200 signatures to each senator
Uganda “Invisible Children Campaign”
Held a sleepout in Appleton with Circle K
Results:
15 students attended
Peace troops to Sudan Campaign
Signed postcards to send to President to urge the sending of peace troops to Sudan.
Results:
About 40 postcards/signatures
Awareness Events:
To the Streets Sleep Out
Participated in UW Madison’s sleep out to advocate the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Service Events:
Chicago Visibility Campaign
Students went on a Service trip to Minneapolis to learn about the hunger and poverty issues in the area.
Volunteered sites included:
-Salvation Army (serving lunch, organizing Hallmark closet)
-Cornerstone Café (soup kitchen and housing facility)
-Sarah’s Circle (women’s shelter)
-Café Too (restaurant/job placement program)
-Caring Closet (second-hand clothes)
Results:
About 12 students attended