Lock Haven University
Official Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Chad Spade
Phone: (570) 484-
E-mail: cspade@lhup.edu
Release Date: 04/21/2010

LHU MountainServe Center's sleepout raises funds and awareness for Haiti

Students in the Honors Club prepare to sleep out in Lock Haven's Triangle Park.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - On Friday April 16th, Lock Haven University's MountainServe office sponsored its bi-annual Sleepout in Lock Haven’s Triangle Park. The event this year focused on raising awareness for Haiti relief and the ongoing rebuilding efforts. Different clubs and organizations participated in the event and the Honors club won the Triple H award (Haven Helping Haiti). The Honors club raised over $300 and collected more than 3000 items of clothing. The social work club is selling t-shirts and will have raised $900. Over 60 students participated in the event and the night was filled with different activities such as building a cardboard house, a scavenger hunt, making Haiti bracelets and presentations by the different clubs.

Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.