HHH Visits Washington and Lee

With two mini-vans and a lot of caffeine, twelve of us made our way up to Lexington, VA to spend a few days with students at Washington & Lee University for Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week.

Last spring students from W & L spent their spring break with the Urban Ministry Center community. This fall, they invited us to come to their world.

Not only did we get to visit with our friends from last spring, but we were able to provide programming for the campus: our soccer players presented the documentary "Kickin' It" that examines the Homeless World Cup and features Charlottean Craig Holley; a handful artists presented their work in the student Commons; and a panel of HHH members presented a "Faces of Homelessness Panel" to help students put a story (or in our case 4 stories) to the word "homeless."

Thank you to Elliot, Robbie and all who helped make our trip possible.

See below for some great pictures:
Quinetta, Capone, Jamie and Rollon in front of "Robert E. Lee Chapel"

Elliot shows of us Columnade walk. For the week, students placed 23 makeshift tents with facts about homelessness in the historic campus walk. Elliot is pictured above at the tent where he slept all week to raise awareness.

Rollon and Jamie on our walk through the historic downtown of Lexington, VA.

Quinetta is featured with one of makeshift tent and a provoking fact - 79% of homeless youth attend school