A photo from the 2017 event held in
the Mines campus. Students are inviting the public for the second annual a
“Night in the Cold” event from 3-5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Students
with the Lambda
Chi Alpha Fraternity at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
invite the public to a “Night in the Cold” event from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 13, to raise money for the Cornerstone Rescue Mission and raise awareness
of homeless issues in Rapid City.
“Rapid City had its homeless population count increase by 28
percent to 385 people in the last year. We believe it’s important to bring the
Rapid City community together to support Cornerstone Mission and make a
difference.” says Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity member Neil Leyda, a chemical
engineering major at SD Mines who is helping organize the event.
The “Night in the Cold” includes
dinner, family-friendly games, and a movie, plus a chance to learn more about
issues faced by those in the homeless community. The event is open to the public. Those who
wish to participate can sign up here.
Participants can meet at Surbeck
Center on the Mines campus (map
here) at the 3 p.m. start of the event. Participants should bring
tents and/or sleeping bags and appropriate clothing if they choose to stay
overnight on campus. If weather is not permitting, the event will be moved
indoors. Participants are also encouraged to bring cardboard and tape for a
cardboard house building competition.
The event is free, but donations
are encouraged with proceeds benefitting the Cornerstone Rescue Mission. To
rsvp and donate, sign up here. For
more information, contact neil.leyda@mines.sdsmt.edu