Winston-Salem State University News November 12, 2012 Fraternity Hosts 16th Annual Sleep-Out for the Homeless The Delta Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will conduct its 16th annual overnight sleep-out for the homeless campaign beginning Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. near the Greek plots on campus. Activities will include the collection of nonperishable food items, school supplies, and clothing items for the homeless. The campaign culminates with the all-night sleep-out to raise awareness about the homeless in the Piedmont. Members of the fraternity and students supporting the initiative sleep in cardboard boxes, sleeping bags, and tents. The fraternity will set up a makeshift cardboard city near the Phi Beta Sigma monument on the university's Greek plots area outside of the Cleon F. Thompson Student Services Center. Clothing items will be donated to the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission, while the nonperishable food items will be given to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. The school supplies will be donated to Project Hope of the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County School System, and the monetary donations will go to the Samaritan Ministries Annual Penny Campaign. In 2011 members collected 20 boxes of clothing and shoes, 1,567 pounds of non-perishable food items and $1,500 cash. In 2010 members collected 31 boxes of clothing and shoes, 617 pounds of non-perishable food items and $381.75 cash. Donations may be made during the evening of Friday, Nov. 16, at the Clock Tower on the campus of WSSU from 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. For more information contact Carl Leak at 336-750-2453, or chapter advisor Calvin Holloway at 336-750-8627. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.