Thursday, December 2, 2010

Cardboard Box City 2010: Update!

A group of us from the St. Francis got a picture in the article the Post Bulletin did about Cardboard Box City this year!  Read the article below and visit the link to read more and see all the pictures from the event.
Post Bulletin article:

Main Event: Group members spend night in boxes

By Sarah Shonyo
The Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN
The ordinarily vacant stretch of lawn at Soldiers Field Park was recently the site of a dramatic — albeit temporary — urban development venture.
Nearly 300 participants and 40 volunteers braved the plunging temps on Oct. 22 to take part in the sixth annual Cardboard Box City.
The event, which is generally geared toward kids and young adults, raises awareness of homelessness in and around Olmsted County and raises funds to support homelessness efforts by the Salvation Army and Interfaith Hospitality Network... (read more)


Cardboard Box CIty posted it's own pictures, too!  See all the event photos here:
http://cardboard-box-city.org/2010_Event_Pictures.html

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