Students living in for literacy

Laurentian University students Destiny Roy and McKenna Elasser are camping out at the entrance to the J.N. Desmarais Library from Jan. 20-26 as part of their effort to raise money to build school libraries in India.

They are raising money through Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds (DREAM)'s Live-in for Literacy event.

Live-in for Literacy is a student initiative which promotes the importance of literacy and raises money to build educational facilities in developing countries.

This year, the students participating in the project hope to raise $27,000 to build six school libraries in India through the organization Room to Read. Roy and Elasser hope to raise $4,000 by themselves.

Students at Laurentian's Georgian campus, as well as at Queen's University, McMaster University, Memorial University, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa, the University of Toronto and York University are also participating in the event.

For more information, or to donate, visit www.liveinforliteracy.com, or contact Roy and Elasser at 705-521-4343.

Posted by Arron Pickard